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Releases: Pejac – “Love Letter” Edition

Posted by sleepboy, December 4, 2018

Available for 24 hours only, between December 5th 5pm and December 6th 5pm (CET), Love Letter is the latest time-limited release from Pejac. Referencing works he has painted before on hotel windows (ie: Hong Kong & Seoul) where he plays with perspective and the transparency of the glass, the new work features a tightrope walker on the edge of an envelope embellished with many thoughtful details like custom postal stamps all the way to a specially designed magnetized display mounting board and protective packaging. The edition will […]

Hajime Sorayama x Dior – “Pre-Fall 2019 Menswear Show”

Posted by sleepboy, December 2, 2018

Thursday night in Tokyo, Hajime Sorayama took his signature fembots to the next level with a 39-foot-tall sculpture that took center stage for Dior’s pre-fall 2019 menswear show, towering over the laser-lit catwalk. Creative director Kim Jones’ second collection for the European luxury goods company follows in the artistic footsteps of his debut effort where he tapped KAWS to create a 32-foot-tall statue made of flowers for the Spring/Summer 2019 campaign. No less stunning, Sorayama’s contribution was a 20,000 pound representation of the “idealized female figure in robotic form, a […]

Overtime: Nov 26 – Dec 2

Posted by YESNIK, December 2, 2018

More stories below from this week (click on bolded words for more information): 2018 Miami art fair week cheat sheet. How to buy at Art Basel in Miami Beach on a budget. Is Jim Carrey an outsider artist? With his debut at the Outsider Art Fair he may redefine the term. We asked 5 young art collectors how they landed their most elusive trophies. Here’s Cultured’s list of 30 artists under 35 to watch in 2019. 27 artists on the worst (and best) advice anyone ever […]

Releases: KAWS – “Clean Slate” Companion Figures

Posted by sleepboy, December 1, 2018

On December 9th (10AM CST), KAWS will be releasing his latest series of collectible figures through the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, the site of his shows in 2011 (covered) and 2016 (covered). The large-scale version of his iconic companion figure holding what look to be two offspring (entitled CLEAN SLATE) has already made appearances around the world starting in Hong Kong in 2014 (covered), then other places like Shanghai (covered), Ibiza (covered), and Dallas (covered). Produced in three colorways as usual (Grey, Brown, and Black), the […]