Kris Provoost Captures China’s Architectural Icons

In an impressive photo study called “Beautified China,” Beligan architect Kris Provoost has documented a bulk of the most extraordinary architectural phenomena in China. Provoost has been based in Shanghai for six years now, studying Asian megacities and large-scale structural experiments there. From the CCTV headquarters by Rem Koolhaas and Ole Scheeren to the Shanghai Tower by Gensler, Provoost’s imagery (and videos) capture the spectacular. …

New African Photography II

The second annual exhibition of emerging African artists shows personal reflection of their home turf

In an impressive exhibition of visual artists on the rise, Brooklyn’s Red Hook Labs and London-based Nataal Media have teamed up for the second consecutive year to co-curate “New African Photography II.” The display coincides with the illustrious 1:54 Contemporary Art Fair—a reference to the 54 countries that comprise the continent—which has traveled from Somerset House to New York’s Pioneer Works this week. “This is …

Louis De Belle’s Portraits of NYC Commuters

Creases, sweat spots and stains on clothing makes up Milan-born photographer Louis De Belle’s “Cartographies” series. The photographs are unconventional, close-up portraits that show very specific details which reveal information about the subject. He tells It’s Nice That, “The idea reducing visual information to a minimum, by isolating pedestrians’ clothing, originated from a personal interest for drapery, the depiction of folds of cloth in sculpture …