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SuperFlat: How Takashi Murakami Set The Stage For Post-War Japan
By Jose Naval
When Murakami first coined the term in 2001, it was to draw a connective line between the principles and two-dimensional…

Looking at The Times Through The Eyes of Charlie Co
By The Cartellino Team
Bending whimsy into the foreboding, Charlie Co’s works cast viewers adrift in his visual dreamscapes.

On The Completion of Miyuki Tsugami's Landscape Paintings
By The Cartellino Team
Miyuki Tsugami ultimately completes her process in 'Therein, Nothing – Just Precious Trifles' at Anomaly.

Takashi Murakami Continues to Push Forward the Superflat Movement
By The Cartellino Team
Takashi Murakami leads all fans of the cartoon and him alike to Perrotin…

Ricky Francisco Sees Beyond Aesthetic and Meaning in Art Curation
By Francesca Testa
It's not easy to be someone like Ricky Francisco. He chooses to stick to…

7 Ceramic Artists That Will Change the Way You See the Medium
By Cielo Serale
As proof, we present 7 Asian ceramic artists that will change the way you perceive ceramic arts.

Understanding Kafka's Complex Characters through Art in Unfolding Kafka Festival 2019
By The Cartellino Team
This year, with the theme "Kafka Zoo," artists from all across the world participate in exploring Kafka's animal…

What Is Appropriation Art And When Is It Okay?
By Cielo Serale
What on earth is appropriation; what counts as one and what makes it okay for…

Art Toys: Drawing the Line Between Art and Toys
By Francesca Testa
Designer toys have taken a turn at the dawn of the millennia. Even today,…

10 Contemporary Artists And Iconic Album Arts They Made
By Cielo Serale
Among the many album arts we've all come across with, a good lot is done by contemporary artists or have been…

The Universe of Yuree Kensaku: A Paradoxical Phantasmagoria
By Francesca Testa
To stand in front of a Yuree Kensaku mural delivers a multitude of feelings. It's towering and it makes you…

The Many Faces Of Appropriation Artist Yasumasa Morimura
By Cielo Serale
In 1988, Yasumasa Morimura photographed himself as the subject of Édouard Manet's Olympia,…

Maria Farrar Journeys To Worlds Alike And Beyond
By The Cartellino Team
In “Too Late To Turn Back Now,” Farrar shares fragments of her everyday life and memories captured…

6 Museums To Visit In South East Asia
By Cielo Serale
If you’re bound to leave for Taiwan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, or Singapore, we’ve picked the…