Aviva Neuman of Brooklyn’s Simon/Neuman² Gallery

The young Swedish curator on her effort to make art truly accessible

by Laila Gohar When Swedish curator Aviva Neuman decided to open a contemporary art photo gallery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, she did not have to look far for inspiration; for Neuman, art has always been a family affair. The 25-year-old was raised by her mother, Amy Simon, a visual artist, and her father, David Neuman, the founder and director of the influential contemporary art museum, Magasin …

Cool Hunting Video: David Sena

A master tattoo artist who also "paints" with fire

Several years ago, we visited artist David Sena‘s studio to peep behind the curtain and find out about his unique process. Sena (who has given a few CH staff members tattoos in the past) creates large-scale artworks using an unusual method: the Cooper Union graduate “paints” almost exclusively using fireworks. The results are fantastic. The artist translates rough burn marks and leftover trails from smoke …

Kalen Hollomon for Capsule SS15

The NYC-based mixed media artist creates provocative collages with vintage adverts

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 …