Jean Jullien’s “US”

The French illustrator's latest work, from the humorous to the sinister, on view at London's Kemistry Gallery

French-born, London-based illustrator and Cool Hunting favorite, Jean Jullien has returned to London’s Kemistry Gallery with new exhibition “US.” Like much of Jullien’s work, the title itself is humorous and has a double meaning, seemingly referring to both the United States (some of the work was produced while the artist was living in New York) and to us—his subjects, his viewers. Jullien excels at finding …

Miami Art Week 2014: Smears, Swipes and Strokes

Painted works defined by the thickness of brushwork and beyond

Regardless of the movement within contemporary art, process and technique translate to scene and sensation. The following works found across Miami Art Week all invoke sustained strokes, be that caked-on smears stretching across a canvas to petite tip-of-the-brush swipes. Altogether, they demonstrate the power of pressing down with various intensities across a mix of media. The definition of the word line—”a long, narrow mark or …

Scene, by All: Miami Art Week 2014

Instagram highlights from the city's art extravaganza

There are two verifiable facts pertaining to every Miami Art Week: first, no one can make it to everything; second, someone managed to capture what you missed and put it up on Instagram. That makes the week-long, multi-fair event a perfect fit for our Scene, by All series, which in this case, rounds up highlights from our friends and peers who were also out and …