Tropical Vulture is a cross-generational project which highlights the artistic influences between George Kuchar, a Bay Area legend of independent filmmaking, and Mexican artist Miguel Calderón. Conversations with a Tropical Vulture is an experimental narrative video, co-directed by both artists, and blends Hollywood glamour and drama with an all-too-real life approach, which creates and inspires a counterpoint of unattainable desire against unbearable actuality. The video, shot on location in Acapulco, utilizes a “lo-fi” aesthetic and playful use of non-professional actors.
Miguel Calderón is a Mexican artist and writer. He has worked in various media – paint, photography, video and installation- often engaged with low-brow aesthetics and concerns.
Hudson Valley (and vicinity) Selected Gallery Guide: Feb 2024 – Two Coats of Paint Geary: Will Hutnick, Shake the Sheets, 2023, acrylic, ink and wax pastel on canvas, 36 x 48 inches Contributed by Karlyn Benson / A few Hudson Valley galleries are taking a break this month, but many are opening exciting new shows...
Various & Gould Go to Church to Spread Colorful “Strahlen” with Project “Startbahn” | Brooklyn Street Art BROOKLYN STREET ART LOVES YOU MORE EVERY DAY In the heart of Berlin-Neukölln, the Genezareth Church , a neo-Gothic tower with a history as rich and intricate as the city itself, stands renewed and vibrant, thanks to the artistic duo Various and Gould...
“Between Tiny Cities (រវាងទីក្រុងតូច)”: De-cyphering Conversation | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Articles Vincent August 14, 2018 By Nah Dominic (1080 words, five-minute read) A white circle 10 metres in diameter greets us on entering the flexible performance space in Loft 29...
Josiah McElheny’s Glass Art Reflects the Human Condition Skip to content Josiah McElheny, "From the Library of Future Geometries I" (2023) (all images courtesy James Cohan Gallery) For decades, Josiah McElheny has created formally stunning and technically perfect artworks, mostly of glass, in a modernist style derived from mathematical ordering systems...
In 2015, while in residence at the Jatiwangi Art Factory (JaF) located in the village of Jatisura in Jatiwangi, West Java, Indonesia, Togar initiated the Jatiwangi Cup in which the artist, together with communities in the area, established an annual bodybuilding contest...
Louis Fratino’s happy equilibrium – Two Coats of Paint Louis Fratino, Red Nude (After Mafai), 2023, oil on canvas 65 x 94 inches Contributed by Margaret McCann / Louis Fratino’s paintings in “In bed and abroad” at Sikkema Jenkins depict varied social situations, from intimate scenes to foreign climes...
Weekly Southeast Asia Radar: Malaysian theatre goes digital; Vietnam's film industry | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Radar KLPac March 27, 2020 ArtsEquator’s Southeast Asia Radar features articles and posts about arts and culture in Southeast Asia, drawn from local and regional websites and publications – aggregated content from outside sources, so we are exposed to a multitude of voices in the region...
Missing Mona Lisa: the story behind the 1911 theft of Leonardo’s masterpiece Art market Museums & heritage Exhibitions Books Podcasts Columns Technology Adventures with Van Gogh Search Search Books feature Missing Mona Lisa: the story behind the 1911 theft of Leonardo’s masterpiece The author of a new book tells us why it was stolen and how Picasso got embroiled in the scandal Gareth Harris 6 February 2024 Share A museum worker called Vincenzo Peruggia stole the Mona Lisa in August 1911...
Dislocation Blues by Sky Hopinka is a portrait of the 2016 Standing Rock protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline in South Dakota...
Weekly Picks: Indonesia (1 - 7 October 2018) | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia Weekly To Do October 1, 2018 Top Picks of Indonesia art events in Bali, Yogyakarta and Bandung from 1-7 October 2018 Have you ever wondered where does inspiration come from? Cata Odata curated Scattered Trails as an attempt to trace the origin of Inspiration by showcasing records of an artistic encounter between Gus Punia and Philippe Janssens, 2 visual artists who came from different cultural backgrounds and generations...