Each season, fashion and lifestyle tradeshow Capsule commissions a single artist to create an exclusive body of work to be featured on invites, signage and printed newsletters distributed during stops in New York, Paris, Berlin and Las Vegas. Previous years have seen Hisham Bharoocha, Amy Jean Porter and Micah Lidberg featured—among others. For SS15 NYC-based mixed media artist Kalen Hollomon got the nod. By using …
Art and commerce are traditionally thought of as opposing forces. Of course, this is especially true for artists who’s work lands on both advertisements and gallery walls. Finding inspiration from commercial work while maintaining a sense of integrity in the art world is no easy task, but Toronto-based artist Gary Taxali proves it’s not only possible but, at times, beneficial. Taxali is set to open …
The summer solstice is the official start of summer and the longest day of the year. It’s also a time to get together with friends and family for food, drinks and—in the higher reaches of the northern hemisphere—bask in the midnight sun. Nobody celebrates the summer solstice, or midsummer, quite like the Nordics, with their all-night parties and ancient traditions. In honor of the solstice, …
