Art

May 24, 2025

New Exhibition at Serpentine Galleries Celebrates 60 Years of Arpita Singh’s Distinct Vision

Memory has always been a narrative thread in Arpita Singh’s art, but as she approaches her 88th birthday this June, it’s perhaps unsurprising that she revisits this theme yet again. Now, a new exhibition at Serpentine Gallery in London traces Singh’s 60-year career, unearthing the many memories associated with each of its 165 featured works.

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May 23, 2025

Giant Filtration System Serves Espresso Made With Water From Venice Canals

At this year’s Biennale Architettura (Architecture Biennale) in Venice, visitors can grab their Italian espressos from an unexpected source: the city’s canals. Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R), the Canal Cafe is an innovative and uniquely site-specific project from the architecture firm behind such iconic landmarks as the High Line in New York City. The installation is “part espresso bar, part laboratory,” according to DS+R, offering fresh coffee made directly from purified water.

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May 19, 2025

Chiharu Shiota’s Newest Exhibition Highlights “Emptiness” by Filling the Void With Webs of Thread

Despite working predominantly with thread, Chiharu Shiota wants to be clear: her art should be read as paintings, not as cobwebs. For the Japanese artist, threads are brushstrokes, and her monumental installations are canvases, delicately painted and suspended in the air. “When I finally began using thread,” Shiota said in a recent interview with My Modern Met, “I felt like I found my own material. I could express my emotions.

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