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Magical world of inflatable art opens new cultural landmark in Manchester

Creative Boom

Yayoi Kusama and Dots Obsession, 1996-2011 Installation view_ The Watari Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo. Courtesy of Ota Fine Arts, Victoria Miro and David Zwirner. The new venue will be commissioning and presenting a year-round programme by leading artists from across the world. © YAYOI KUSAMA.

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Joelle McKenna brings the creative struggle to life in comic store installation

Creative Boom

A 2012 graduate from Boston University's College of Fine Art, she's also the creative director of Brooklyn Magazine print publication. And every season, the owner invites an artist to create a sculptural window display for his shop."

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Paula Scher and Jonathan Yeo launch online courses in design and painting with the BBC

Creative Boom

Now world-renowned designer Paula Scher and portrait artist Jonathan Yeo are the latest names set to join BBC Maestro's platform. Described as the "master conjurer of the instantly familiar," she straddles the line between pop culture and fine art in her work. You can pay per course or subscribe to access as many as you'd like.

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The Alternative Limb Project by Sophie de Oliveira Barata is where art meets science

Creative Boom

Artist and sculptor Sophie de Oliveira Barata has combined art, technology and science to create artificial limbs, which are wearable art pieces for performance and exhibition. The Lewes-based artist explores themes of body image and definitions of beauty. Image by Omkaar Kotedia, co-created with Dani Clode.

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F5: Susan Maddux Shares Her Vintage Textiles, Art Collection + More

Design Milk

Known for the origami-inspired technique she uses to transform paintings into wall sculptures, Los Angeles-based artist Susan Maddux’s creativity is incredible to experience. Susan Maddux After receiving a fine art degree in painting from the San Francisco Art Institute, Maddux’s career began as a surface designer in New York.

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Big Chief Demond Melancon Is Rewriting the Definition of Contemporary Art Through Beads

Design Milk

These are the tools and materials New Orleans-based artist Demond Melancon uses to create his Black Masking suits and his contemporary art portraiture series. CERF+ , a mutual aid safety net for artists, introduced us to Melancon recently, and we jumped at the chance to learn more about him, his work and his ambitions.

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Florence Henri: the forgotten female pioneer of surreal photography

UX Collective

Florence Henri was a pioneering surrealist artist, photographer, painter, and pianist. After encountering Berlin’s avant-garde artists, she shifted her interest from music to painting, and she began studying painting in Berlin in 1914. It is a typical painting influenced by Constructivism (1915–1930) (The Art Story, 2012).