Artist Shabir creates sculptures that blend fluidity with traditional principles of art, including orientation, proportion, scale, articulation, and balance. Notable highlights include a presentation at the Dubai Design Week 2024, an exhibition at the Kommagene Biennale in Turkey, and a site-specific installation for the National Bank of Fujairah's Dubai office. Shabir has also received awards such as Sculpture of the Year by RAK Art 2024 and Emerging Art Icons 2023 at the Magzoid Awards.
https://www.gulftoday.ae/culture/2025/01/01/sculpting-life-shabir-ahmed-mirs-sculptures-narrate-true-life-storiesA new wooden structure called the "Grand Ring" has been built for Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan. Designed by Sou Fujimoto, it will encircle dozens of national pavilions at the six-month event starting in April. The Grand Ring is intended to serve as a symbol of unity and pay tribute to Japan's architectural history.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/01/01/style-design/sou-fujimoto-osaka-expo-architecture/The Art Gallery at the former JPC headquarters on Michigan Avenue is currently hosting an exhibition featuring a diverse collection of art pieces, including sculptures made by artist Bill Gates using vintage Ebony periodicals as material. The exhibit also showcases works from Gates's personal collection, such as paintings by Kerry James Marshall and Barkley L. Hendricks, alongside photographs taken by Ebony staff photographers. Additionally, visitors are invited to browse through the "Cabinet of Women Origin Stories," which contains approximately 800 images of Black women selected from the archives of Ebony and Jet magazines.
https://hyperallergic.com/978452/theaster-gates-house-museum-gone-wild/The Frist Art Museum in Nashville will host an exhibition called "Farm to Table" featuring 50 Impressionist artworks that explore themes of food, class, conflict and conquest. The exhibit includes paintings by artists such as Charles-Émile Jacque, Victor Gabriel Gilbert, Camille Pissarro, and Eugène Alexis Girardet, which depict scenes of markets, gardens, farmers and gastronomes. According to Mark Scala, the chief curator at the Frist Art Museum, food is a universal human obsession that connects people from all walks of life and serves as a "portal" for exploring deeper social issues.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/feast-your-eyes-paintings-food-impressionist-era-180985635/Ksenia Knapova, a Ukrainian artist, shared her experiences in Ukraine with an Ukrinform correspondent in Austria. She discussed her journey to the front-line city of Kharkiv and expressed admiration for its residents' resilience. Knapova also spoke about European fatigue towards the war, emphasizing the need for continued support for Ukraine. She highlighted the significance of art in the nation's survival and advocated for showcasing Ukraine's cultural identity globally.
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-society/3943584-adela-knapova-czech-journalist-and-writer.htmlProfessor Mei Jianping, a finance professor at the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business in Beijing, has launched three art indices that track price trends and sentiment in China's art market. The MM Global Impressionist Price Index and the MM Global Contemporary Art Price Index are based on auction data from leading houses such as Sotheby's, Christie's, and Phillips across major global markets. According to the 2024 MM Chinese Art Index, Chinese art has outperformed global art trends with a compound annual growth rate of 9.3% since 2000, despite a market contraction in 2024. The index also highlights key artists such as Zao Wou-Ki and Wu Guanzhong whose works exhibit exceptional market liquidity.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ckgsb-professor-mei-jianping-launches-global-indices-tracking-impressionist-contemporary-and-chinese-art-markets-302340317.htmlThe M+ museum of visual culture in Hong Kong is set to unveil an exhibition featuring over 60 works by Pablo Picasso, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. The exhibition, titled "Picasso for Asia: A Conversation", will be on display from March to July 2025 and will include a piece called "The Acrobat" (1930) in its collection.
https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3292475/11-hong-kong-art-exhibitions-coming-2025-including-picasso-renoir-and-cezanne-shows?module=top_story&pgtype=sectionBaloch, a native of Balochistan who now resides in Karachi, draws from his experiences as a documentarian in his paintings, particularly in the 'Devotion and Resonance' series. His acrylic works feature layered textures and abstract forms that convey a sense of timelessness, as seen in "Devotion I", which combines gold leaf and acrylic to create a harmonious and contemplative piece that feels like a silent prayer.
https://www.thenews.com.pk/magazine/you/1266319-of-devotion-and-resonanceBendigo Art Gallery's Emma Busowsky discusses a significant artwork in the gallery's collection. The painting, which is not specified as being the oldest item, was the first acquisition made by the gallery. It is one of many treasures hidden away at regional galleries across Victoria, with only a small percentage on display at any given time.
https://www.smh.com.au/culture/art-and-design/ghosts-ginger-beer-and-the-fall-of-troy-a-look-at-victoria-s-hidden-artistic-gems-20241128-p5ku9w.html