Artist Cecilia Vicuña's mixed-media installation "NAUfraga" is currently on display at the Lehmann Maupin gallery in Chelsea, Manhattan, until January 11, 2025. The piece features 161 hanging objects suspended from fishnets, including 83 Precario objects, 40 dried plants and wood pieces, and 36 fishnet and yute sac fragments.
https://hyperallergic.com/974469/cecilia-vicuna-poetry-in-space-lehmann-maupin/Artists Solenn Heussaff-Bolzico and Olivia d'Aboville have collaborated on their first joint exhibit, "Vīta," at Provenance Gallery in a showcase that explores the themes of nature as a source of awe, mystery, and healing. The exhibit features textured expressions by Heussaff-Bolzico, known for her social realist murals, alongside contemporary Filipino textiles by d'Aboville.
https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/12/15/the-sunday-times/arts-awake/lifelong-friends-solenn-olivia-rediscover-connection-in-vta/2021954The Professional Art Restorers Society of the Philippines and Asia Inc. (Parspa) is hosting a Christmas art exhibition called "Nature's Gift" at Coco Bistro in Quezon City on December 7th. The event features 50 local artists who will showcase their works that focus on themes related to nature and Filipino culture, highlighting the importance of preserving these aspects.
https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/12/05/tmt-newswire/restorers-society-brings-natures-gift-a-christmas-art-celebration/2015792Artists in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, are imagining a new utopia for the city through their exhibition "Hakuna Utopia". The collective Kairos Futura features seven artists who explore themes of apocalypse and resilience, drawing inspiration from nature to create a vision of a better future. One artist, Stoneface Bombaa, grew up in Mathare, an informal settlement where people often lack access to basic necessities like jobs, housing, and education. He aims to use his art to address these issues and provide a "micro-utopia" for the community by creating green spaces within the city. Another artist, Coltrane McDowell, is inspired by termite mounds to reimagine architecture in the future. The collective's work encourages people to think creatively about how to address urgent environmental issues and create a more equal future for Nairobi.
https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/africa/2024-11-30-artists-imagine-a-new-utopia-for-kenyas-capitalDanny Moynihan's paintings, exhibited in a show featuring 10 works, explore the relationship between human bodies and landscapes. The artworks, which are based on observations of Paul Cézanne's landscapes, invite allegorical interpretations but remain intentionally ambiguous. Each painting has its own distinct character, despite depicting rocky landscapes as their primary subject. Moynihan's challenge was to convey the dynamic exchange between humans and the landscape in a way that is both specific and unique for each piece.
https://hyperallergic.com/968571/danny-moynihan-landscapes-look-back-at-us/Artist Refik Anadol has created a visual symphony called "Earth Dreams" at the Museum of the Future in Dubai, which combines over 30 projectors with generative AI models to showcase the beauty and complexity of the planet. The exhibition is divided into three chapters: AIR, LAND, and WATER, each featuring immersive and interactive displays that blend technological innovation with artistic expression. By leveraging the museum's unique architecture and state-of-the-art projection technology, Anadol invites visitors to experience a dream-like fragmentation and explore the intricate relationships between ecosystems, species, and landscapes through a multisensory exploration of Earth imagery and meteorological data.
https://www.gulftoday.ae/news/2024/11/22/sheikh-hamdan-unveils-earth-dreams-exhibition-in-dubaiHis Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum unveiled the "Earth Dreams" exhibition at the Museum of the Future in Dubai. The immersive experience, created by Refik Anadol Studio in collaboration with the museum, combines art, technology, and nature to reimagine a world where human memory, machine intelligence, and natural rhythms merge. The exhibition uses millions of photos, satellite imagery, and meteorological data, animated through generative AI models and displayed on over 30 projectors, to create a visual symphony highlighting the beauty and complexity of the planet.
https://www.emirates247.com/arts-culture/hamdan-bin-mohammed-unveils-first-of-its-kind-immersive-earth-dreams-exhibition-at-the-museum-of-the-future-2024-11-22-1.735556