Category: The Latest
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No Risk, No Street Art?
Visual essay by Galina Bakinova Mural Harbor Gallery is a gallery located in an industrial zone on the outskirts of Linz: concrete, rust textures, empty surfaces of hangar walls – seemingly an ideal environment for street art. Artists are selected by curators, works are sold, tours run on schedule. The space gives the impression of…
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“Incredibly close and infinitely far away”, an exhibition by Mariia Gorbunova and Oleg Komarov at Belle Godshuis in Belgium
Peculiarities of artists’ work with historical buildings Even white walls rising more than eight meters high, arched windows, a cold stone floor laid with black tiles featuring a geometric checkerboard pattern running in a narrow strip along the entire space, emphasizing its already elongated form. Belle Godshuis is a historic building located in Ypres in…
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The Most Useless Advices for Artists for the New Year 2026
Strategies for artists for the coming year sound as if someone actually tested them in practice. In January, people still believe in them; by February, people already forgot them. And yet, in the run-up to the New Year, articles are full of advice for artists that sounds far too naive. Let’s go through several useless…
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Contemporary Art in Russia Today. An Overview from Gallerists and Artists.
“The restrictions faced by Russian art are a beneficial window of opportunity. I am sure that new people and new money will come to the domestic market. After all, even before, our art primarily interested Russian buyers, and now their number will only grow.”Vadim Lobov (President of the Synergy Corporation, co-founder of the “Art Russia”…
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New exhibition format: The Case of an Abandoned Gallery
Gallery “The House on the Hill” Not every viewer is able to perceive art outside the walls of a gallery.Not every art piece placed outside a gallery is perceived as art. The exhibition in an abandoned house called “The House on the Hill” in Montenegro became an example of how abandoned space is used by…
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Not a random shot of Banksy’s artwork
Street photography may often look luck, but there are a number of ways to stack the odd in your favour to help you come back with a ‘keeper‘ Matt Stuart “Think Like a Street Photographer” This photo of Banksy’s artwork was all over the internet in early September 2025. And it wasn’t the artist’s work…
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How Artists Can Avoid Becoming a Content Creators
How Artists Can Avoid Becoming Content Creators by Galina Bakinova Burnout, Social Media, and the Fight for Attention We drown every day in endless visual content, with social media being the main supplier. Spending five hours a day scrolling through Reels? This is no longer a record for today’s user. TikToks, Reels, Stories, Shorts –…