Art | October 29, 2020

Over 90 works, in a rigorous exposition itinerary, illustrate Banksy's world. The 16th-century architecture of the Chiostro del Bramante in Rome becomes a setting for the “unknown” artist who has charmed the world through works steeped in irony, denunciation, politics, intelligence, and protest. From ''Love is in the Air'' to ''Girl with Balloon''; from ''Queen Vic'' to ''Napalm'', from ''Toxic Mary'' to ''HMV'', from the press runs for the book ''Wall & Piece'' to the projects for vinyl and CD covers. ''I was pretty bad with the spray can, so I started cutting out the stencils''. Banksy's own words provide some indications as to the technique he most frequently uses. On display, thanks to stencilling: paper or canvas prints, along with a selection of unique works executed using different techniques: oil or acrylic on canvas, spray on canvas, stencils on metal or concrete, painted polymeric sculptures or varnished bronze ones. Read more

Art | October 27, 2020

Flesh, corpses, souls and bland flashlights, all composite into seconds or milliseconds of lights and shadows, projecting onto the film that never knows how to lie. Focus gathering and the shutter releasing, connecting his unpretentious, rebellious, wild and free perspectives towards the naked human body. The images look so natural, yet fun and unexpected. One soul after another all blossom like a newborn baby, urging to crawl out of his mother's womb, dying to be redefined. In this era that we live in, being censored by the Chinese government has almost become a stamp of approval for contemporary artists. Ren Hang, a young man with a mature look and tanned skin, hair as short as a Chinese soldiers', always carrying an irresistibly cute and innocent smile on his cheeks. He is, perhaps, the sole artist and photographer with the most edgy outlook towards the naked human body. Read more

Interviews | October 20, 2020

Marjorie has studied fine art since she was 12 years old. She has a BA with a major in Applied Art and Art History from Willamette University. She also studied at San Francisco State University, Academy of Art San Francisco and with Stanford University in Venice Italy. After years of study, she now creates her own style, pushing the envelope of innovation to make new sensations for the eye of the beholder. Creating different series keeps her imagination renewed. Read more

Interviews | October 18, 2020

With a background in film-making, interior architecture, and animation, Tokyo-based media artist Nao Sakamoto, also known as NAOWAO, explores hybrid worlds between the physical and the digital. She is intrigued by the way contemporary culture influences us human beings and believes it requires rethinking the relationship between ourselves and the world around us. Read more