Premiere: “I’m Here” by Tunde Olaniran

Enter a world designed by abstract visual artist Ellen Rutt for the dynamic track

Tunde Olaniran’s talents and passions stretch far beyond music. The multi-disciplinary singer/songwriter/producer/rapper is also a brilliant choreographer and fervent activist. He combines all these skills for “I’m Here”—a song that addresses the complex relationship he has with his hometown of Flint in a way that will resonate with anyone from “a place like Flint,” he tells us. “I tour and travel a lot so when …

Chandelier Creative’s “Mermaid Ranch” Open Residency in East Hampton

10-day artist stays throughout the summer in an idyllic setting

Be it the idyllic beauty or a shot at solitude, the Hamptons’ century-old art scene continues to foster profound talent. A devotion to the arts runs through museums and studios, residences and artist residencies. East Hampton’s Mermaid Ranch—which adds to this creative enthusiasm—began as a satellite office, of sorts. It was a remote refuge, designed to trigger ideas for people working at Chandelier Creative. Employees …

Studio Visit: Digital Artist Yang Yongliang

In the crossroads between new visual languages and traditional Chinese art

by Alessandro De Toni A few meters from the Bund—the iconic promenade in Shanghai that offers a picture postcard view of booming urban China—an Art Deco building raised in 1931 hosts a cluster of creative studios. Here, digital artist Yang Yongliang—an explorer of new Chinese aesthetics—conceives his pieces. At the age of 25, Yongliang decided that he wanted to be a full-time artist after receiving …