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April 12, 2025

Exhibition Celebrates the Glitz of the Disco Era and Its Sociopolitical Roots

The fun and glamour of the disco era has come to Paris in an exhibition celebrating the musical genre. DISCO, I'm Coming Out brings together photography, fashion, art, and audiovisual archives to paint a picture of how disco shaped a generation. More than just an exhibition celebrating the disco aesthetic, the show also demonstrates how disco's emergence parallels the sociopolitical struggles of 1970s America.

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April 6, 2025

Digital Artist Shares What It’s Like To Have His Work “Ruined by AI” [Interview]

These days, there is a lot of debate about the rise of AI—both good and bad.  As the use of this technology becomes commonplace, people are naturally more skeptical of everything they read and see. And while heightened awareness isn't necessarily a bad thing, it's had an unexpected impact on creatives. Specifically, digital artists have seen their hard work increasingly attributed to AI—a disheartening misjudgement of art that is the fruit of hard work.

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April 2, 2025

Self-Taught Painter’s Evocative Art Straddles the Line Between Figurative and Abstract [Interview]

Haitian-American artist Patrick Eugène‘s oil paintings straddle the line between abstract and figurative art. They sit in an area that almost appears Post-Impressionistic on the verge of Cubism; yet, at the same time, they are decidedly contemporary. His paintings are all the more impressive when looking at his creative process, which forgoes a traditional sitter or reference image, allowing him to paint freely and spontaneously.

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March 30, 2025

Artist Reexamines Japanese Pop Culture and Consumerism in New Perrotin Exhibition

When he was a 25-year-old student in a specialization school in Japan, Mr. first encountered Takashi Murakami, the renowned artist behind the superflat movement. For years, the artist worked with Murakami in his Kaikai Kiki studio and, in so doing, developed a practice similarly inspired by kawaii, otaku, and anime culture. Now, a new exhibition at Perrotin’s Los Angeles location mines Mr.’s own interpretation of the superflat aesthetic.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.