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Biography Ashley Bickteron is a Barbados-born American artist known for his baroque multimedia approach to exploring contemporary society. Juxtaposing photographic prints, thick oil paint, and found objects, Bickteron depicts alien figures amidst the detritus of consumer culture. “I’m interested in the liberating aspect of being totally untethered, let loose in the worst possible environments,” he explained. “I like things to be seven kinds of wrong. If they are seven kinds of wrong, so...

Rachel Lehmann, 2018. Photo by Jason Schmidt. Nearly 25 years ago, art dealers Rachel Lehmann and David Maupin founded their eponymous gallery in New York. Their goal was to focus on contemporary artists and estates from around the world, which they have expanded upon by opening galleries in Hong Kong, Seoul, and, most recently, London in 2020. Recently, we caught up with gallery cofounder Rachel Lehmann to hear about how she’s been spending time at home, and what projects she’s been work...

By Jo-Ann “Jo D NL” Duke As the title suggests, I am talking about an amazing theatrical and musical group that we have here in Newfoundland; we are lucky to have the privilege of being entertained by them with the fantastic dinner theatre shows that they put on throughout the years. Spirit of Newfoundland has been going for over 20 years, with no sign of stopping, thankfully. Throughout the years, we have had the privilege of being entertained by some of the best performers that I have eve...

The First Art Newspaper on the Net   BOCA RATON, FLA .- “There is every reason this year to have a world view,” says Irvin Lippman, the Boca Raton Museum of Art’s Executive Director, as South Florida boldly ushers in the new year with the national premiere of Glasstress 2021 Boca Raton. “Three years in the making, with 2020 being such a challenging year to coordinate an international exhibition of this size and scope, the effort serves as an important reassurance that art is an essential a...

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New platform aims to empower and impact the Tel Aviv contemporary art scene Steeve Nassima and Suzanne Landau. Photo: Meir cohen. TEL AVIV .-Nassima Landau is a new and ambitious platform that aims to empower and impact the Tel Aviv contemporary art scene, by showcasing emerging and established International artists. Nassima Landau will act as a foundation identifying and supporting artists with outstanding talent, quality, and promising market value, whilst engaging in activities yielding fina...

Maruani Mercier presents an exhibition of works executed in 1986 Installation view. BRUSSELS .-Maruani Mercier is presenting a group exhibition with a selection of eighteen artworks all executed in the same year, lending the presentation its title: 1986. In the history of the United States, the year 1986 is remarkable for its major developments in science, technology and mass culture, marking a period of breakthrough and upheaval. IBM unveiled the very first laptop computer, the protocol for w...