Sam Chivers’ Illustrations for Wired World 2016
Sam Chivers was born in 1974 and Graduated with a BA in Illustration at Porstmouth University. He often creates surreal sci-fi infused imagery. With his roots firmly entrenched in European comics and fantasy art of the 1970s and 80s his work is also informed by the natural and agricultural landscape native to his surroundings in […]
The Conceptual Experimental Projects of Daniel Forero
Colombian art director/graphic designer, Daniel Forero, based in Stockholm since 2010 but currently working at Sagmeister & Walsh in NYC. Daniel likes working with both, conceptual and experimental projects where he can mix photography with graphics. Checkout some of his projects below or visit for more his website at http://daniel-forero.com/
A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST AS A YELLOW SMILEY FACE
Whatever James Joyce—no, not that one—has done, it’s always been big. He began his career as a graphic designer, soon shifting to illustration to land clients like The New York Times and Nike. His studio artwork is innately bold. His art pokes fun at cultural behemoths, like the classic yellow smiley face or Facebook. And […]
SETTING THE STANDARD FOR ARTIST ZINES AND BOOKS
Benjamin Sommerhalder runs Nieves with his own two hands, quietly publishing artist zines and books out of Zurich. I’ve encountered his imprints so often while researching artists or browsing bookshops that his little ghost logo has become a familiar pal I’m always glad to see. Nieves is also a pal to artists Chris Johanson, Johanna […]
REBIRTH BRASS BAND IN SAN FRANCISCO
Something is always happening on Heron Alley in San Francisco, and there will be a whole lot of happening on Saturday, November 7, 2015 when Grammy winning Rebirth Brass Band provides the sounds as you grab a plate from the Boxing Room and check out the group art show put together by Red Truck Gallery. […]
YUNG JAKE’S CELEBRITY PORTRAITS PAINTED WITH EMOJIS
Emojis, fast becoming a language of their own can now easily be used for painting through the website emoji.ink. Using this site, rapper Yung Jake has created a series of stunning (or perhaps eerily uncanny) portraits of celebrities on his tumblr. The portraits have garnered some press because they’re so accurate, but the rapper says […]
JOE IURATO “EVERYTHING BUT THE WHOLE STORY”
This past week Station 16 Gallery in Montreal opened Everything but the Whole Story, a solo show featuring Joe Iurato. Based on photography, JoeIurato creates site-specific wooden cut-outs that reflect upon his personal experiences. The tiny black and white figures interact with their environment in often extravagant manners, from scaling a skyscraper, to dangling from a bridge, to […]
KEHINDE WILEY “A NEW REPUBLIC”
Opening on September 20 and running through January 10, 2016, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth presents Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic, an overview highlighting the range of the artist’s prolific 14-year career and comprising approximately 60 works. Ever since our cover story with Kehinde in January 2010, we have been so excited to […]
PAT PERRY’S WEARABLE ART EXHIBITION “LIFE IN MOTION”
Amongst the gallery’s portfolio of artists, Art-A-Porter’s curators have selected the art ofJuxtapoz favorite Pat Perry from Michigan for their next wearable art exhibition: Life in Motion. Each artwork has been adapted by the gallery’s designers to the clothing collection (shirts, ties, dresses, etc.). The clothes are carefully produced in the Art-A-Porter’s Montreal offices (Canada) […]
NUART 2015, DAY 1 AND WORKS IN PROGRESS
It’s so good to be back. This is our fifth (maybe sixth, who’s counting?) year at Nuart, and not only is this the festival’s 15th year, but they have an outstanding line-up creating art around Stavanger, Norway with the topic of play and intervention at its heart. We just got into town, and the artists […]