Art

April 23, 2026

This Figurative Painter Captures the Intricacies of Detroit Through a Local Tattoo Artist

Last year, Liu Xiaodong visited Detroit with the intention of painting its various residents—perhaps he would portray retired workers from the motor industry, he thought, or maybe rappers from the city’s prominent music scene. Instead, the figurative painter decided to significantly narrow his scope. For the first time in his career, he honed in on a single subject: John Mcintyre, a Detroit-based tattoo artist and a member of a local medieval fighting team.

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April 21, 2026

Cyanotypes of Folded Paper Tessellations Unveil Crystal Patterns With Sunlight

Working with alternative photographic processes such as cyanotype and platinum-palladium, artist Fritz Horstman captures the geometry of folded forms and renders them as compelling two-dimensional images that suggest depth and volume. Horstman’s current exhibition, Folded Worlds, transforms simple sheets of paper into intricate, illusionistic compositions. The show brings together his Folded Cyanotypes—including his largest works to date—alongside a new series of Folded Palladiums.

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April 19, 2026

Immersive Paintings Made Through Meditative State Draw Parallels Between the Body and Cosmos

There is a moment, standing before the paintings of Anthea Xin, when scale begins to dissolve. At first, the works appear as abstract fields of sweeping indigo and mineral pigment. Gradually, they reorganize into something both bodily and astronomical. Gestural arcs suggest the curvature of a spine and the orbital pull of distant celestial bodies. In Xin’s work, the human figure is not depicted directly. Instead, it is implied through movement, rhythm, and trace.

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