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Japanese artist En Iwamura's fanciful sculptures are a holiday for the mind

Creative Boom

Japanese artist En Iwamura 's response invokes a sense of lively and wondrous innocence with his paintings, sculptures, and installations, which take the viewer on something approaching a holiday for the mind. Both of these works are on show at a solo exhibition at WOAW Gallery in Hong Kong, entitled URLANDSCHAF (26 May 26 to 7 July).

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A Love Letter to Stockport: Alison Waters' ceramic tribute to an 'unloved' car park

Creative Boom

Waters' series of sculptures reimagines the 1965 modernist screen as a celebration of the town's overlooked architectural heritage. The hand-built ceramic sculptures draw inspiration from the views of Stockport, which are visible through the gaps in Boyson's geometric facade.

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Furniture + Sculpture Fuse in the Head Hand Foot Exhibition

Design Milk

Serving as both his first major solo show in the United Kingdom and the announcement of global representation by London’s Gallery FUMI , Casey McCafferty unveils a new body of work in carved wood and stone, in an exhibition called Head Hand Foot , that will be on display through June 29th, 2024. Photography courtesy of Gallery FUMI.

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Trap of the Truth: Erwin Wurm makes his UK museum exhibition debut

Creative Boom

© Erwin Wurm Renowned Austrian artist Erwin Wurm has unveiled his first UK museum exhibition at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. These are just some of the surreal sights awaiting visitors at Trap of the Truth, a comprehensive exhibition of Erwin Wurm's work running at Yorkshire Sculpture Park from now until 28 April 2024.

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Ai Weiwei’s New Toy Brick Masterpieces Re-Mix Art History

Design Milk

World-famous artist, activist, and provocateur Ai Weiwei is currently exhibiting stunning new work at two different galleries in New York that reproduce famous paintings and news images on a massive scale all composed from hundreds of thousands of LEGO and WOMA bricks. It’s nearly electric. Ai Weiwei “Water Lilies #4” 2022.

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Simone Brewster's new exhibition explores our social relationship with objects

Creative Boom

Acclaimed designer, architect and visual artist Simone Brewster is here to boldly challenge those assumptions in a new design commission, The Shape of Things , at NOW Gallery in Greenwich, London. Visitors can also view brand-new comb sculptures inspired by African hairstyles, which are wearable and celebrate the designer's heritage. "I

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Marks of Existence: An Expansive Exhibition for the Mind by Movimento

Design Milk

During this year’s PAD London , Movimento Gallery presented Marks of Existence , an exhibition designed and styled by Artefatto Design Studio. From the gallery, “In Buddhism, the three marks of existence are three undeniable truths of all that exists: impermanence, imperfection and incompleteness.