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Tracing the Ant: Curator’s Talk with Mayumi Hirano

In her second Curator's Talk, writer Lk Rigor speaks with Mayumi Hirano about the challenges and charms of curating—tracing the ant, so to speak,…

Luck at First Strike: Three Winning Filipina Printmakers at International Print Exhibition

“Striking” is a printmaking term, meaning to lay paper on an inked plate to make a mark. It is also a convenient word to describe the winning…

What Is Appropriation Art And When Is It Okay?

What on earth is appropriation; what counts as one and what makes it okay for artists to appropriate others?

10 Contemporary Artists And Iconic Album Arts They Made

Among the many album arts we've all come across with, a good lot is done by contemporary artists or have been appropriated from their works. Here are…

The Universe of Yuree Kensaku: A Paradoxical Phantasmagoria

To stand in front of a Yuree Kensaku mural delivers a multitude of feelings. It's towering and it makes you feel small but you ultimately become part…