Tadanori Yokoo is a Japanese graphic designer, illustrator, printmaker and painter. Born in 1936, he began his career as a stage designer for avant garde theatre in Tokyo. In the 60s he spent time in India which developed his fascination with mysticism and psychedelia. In the 70s MoMA exhibited his work in a solo show which earned… Read more »
Phyllis Galembo was born and raised in New York City. She is most well known for her documentation of ritual masquerade in Africa and the Caribbean. Masking is a complex, mysterious and profound tradition in which the participants transcend the physical world and enter the spiritual realm. Using a direct, unaffected portrait style, Galembo captures her subjects informally posed… Read more »
Acrylic light sculptures by German artist Regina Schumann (b. 1961) are an exploration of colour, light and form and their transformative powers. Translucent boxes edged in vibrant colours, the pieces come alive under black light; they are set aglow and a new range of colour emerges.
Texan artist Adrian Esperaza reworks traditional Mexican blankets, using the thread to create beautiful geometric wall-mounted sculptures. Juarez, Mexico and El Paso, Texas, where Esperaza is from, together comprise the most densely populated bi-national area in the world, with many Mexicans crossing the border to work every day and vice versa. Esperaza’s work explores representation of… Read more »