Kim Dong Yoo

The process behind the artist's large-scale portraits pairing cultural icons

Already a household name in Asia, Korean painter Kim Dong Yoo‘s inaugural U.S. exhibit at NYC’s Hasted Kraeutler gallery aims to introduce the artist to a new, American audience. The self-titled show features a series of large-scale paintings that, from afar, depict a single grand portrait of notables from John F. Kennedy to Michael Jackson. Upon closer inspection, however, one realizes that the work is …

William Kentridge

The artist's book release coincides with Johannesburg's recent renaissance

Based in Johannesburg, South Africa’s contemporary art emblem William Kentridge has played an important role in the artistic revival that has taken place in the post-industrial city in recent years. With the launch of his edition in the Tate Modern Artists Series, Kentridge brings attention to the vibrant creative community growing in what had become a derelict maze over several decades. The latest Tate Modern …

100 Headless Women

Anonymous nudes explore the mystery of the human form

To say that nudity is trending is nothing new. The statement has certainly rung true for the last 60,000 years, or at least since we began walking upright and admiring each other’s progressively less hairy bodies. Appreciation of the naked form plays many roles in art, culture and society, and while photographer Max Snow doesn’t strive to dissect this complicated relationship in his show “100 …