Dakar Biennale 2014: Highlights From Dak’Art

Our favorite works exhibited at Senegal's 11th annual contemporary art festival

Though less famous than its siblings in Venice and Berlin, the Dakar Biennale (on until 8 June) is a world-class art show worth the attention of international art experts and enthusiasts. This year’s Dak’Art is the 11th edition of the Biennale and one of the largest gathering of contemporary African artists anywhere in the world. The artworks on show were as striking as they were …

Kate Steciw’s Manipulated Stock Images

The artist turns 5 images intended for much more mundane use into hypnotic pieces that transcend the rectangular photograph

In her first solo exhibition in Germany, artist Kate Steciw manipulates a very limited number of stock images into unique layered compositions, blurring the line between representation and abstraction. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania-born and now Brooklyn-based Steciw adorns each piece (framed in unique shapes that often come out of the wall or sit on the floor) with decals, wheels, hooks and chains to further challenge our traditional …

Conventional Wisdom: International Santa Celebration

Beards, boots, sleighs and plenty of cheer at the annual gathering, explored by photographer Arthur Drooker

For over a year now, photographer Arthur Drooker has traveled the US, stepping into the wondrous world of conventions and meeting their passionate, engaged attendees. Drooker invited CH along, to peer inside every stop through his lens as he constructs a new book appropriately titled Conventional Wisdom. With stops at a Fetish Con, the World Clown Association and even Bronycon, we’ve gained a little insight …