Her Highness

Yayoi Kusama at The Whitney, LGA's new boutique, Xbox aquariums and more in our weekly look at the web

In an effort to draw attention—and admiration—to “the gift that is woman,” NYC-based artist Delphine Diaw Diallo presents the “Highness” project. Spanning sculpture, design, photography, collage and music, the elaborate hair-like body of work stands outside of time and place for a chilling depiction of the future through her eyes.

Systemic

Seven artists tackle organizational and cultural systems

An innovative group exhibition, “Systemic” at Carolina Nitsch Project Room tasked seven artists to submit work representative of their relationship to process and organization. The result is a mixed bag of takes on systems and structures that range from the mathematical to the organic. Each personal approach has implications for collective behavior, with the exhibition functioning as a kind of societal meditation on the way …

Alessandro Brighetti Schizophrenia

A macabre demonstration in the electromagnetic manipulation of oil-based ferrofluids

Raised in a family of doctors and formally educated as a painter, Alessandro Brighetti finds himself and his work helplessly drawn towards the fields of arts and science. Initially channeling this keen interest through works reminiscent of petri dish experiments and cellular dissections, Brighetti’s work has since evolved to include a range of chemically enhanced sculptures. On a recent visit to Switzerland’s Scope Basel 2012 …