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Artists

Artist interviews, profiles, and stories exploring the people and ideas behind the work.

She Survived the Storm. Now the World is Watching Her Bloom.

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Nicole Martinelli using a stylus on a large screen to create a floral E-Painting in her studio.

Today, as an internationally represented artist with Toolip Gallery in Vienna, Austria, Martinelli stands at the forefront of a remarkable creative journey that has carried her work across Europe and the United States. With more than 45 juried exhibitions spanning Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, and the United States, a major solo exhibition in Manhattan, and works exhibited alongside some of the most celebrated names in contemporary art, her moment has unmistakably arrived.

Cosmic Gloss – From the Prismatic Buildings of Electropop to the Craters of Alternative Planets

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Colour-treated portrait of Ed Harrington in blue, pink, orange and yellow.

From the shimmering landscapes of electropop to deeply personal reflections on identity, poetry, and the state of the world, Ed Harrington traces the creative journey behind Cosmic Gloss and Seismic Nought. In this first-person account, he explores the ideas, experiences, and emotions that have shaped his music and writing, offering an intimate look at the stories behind his latest releases and the artistic vision that continues to drive his work.

Mateo Blanco Reimagines the Statue of Liberty Ahead of America’s 250th Anniversary, a Meditation on Freedom and Identity

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Close-up of the Statue of Liberty's crown, robe and hand holding the tablet, photographed by Mateo Blanco.

As America approaches its historic 250th anniversary, artist Mateo Blanco offers a striking new perspective on one of the nation’s most iconic symbols. In The Pursuing of Freedom, Blanco moves beyond the familiar image of the Statue of Liberty to reveal intimate details rarely seen by the public, transforming the monument into a powerful meditation on freedom, identity, and the enduring promise of the American experience. Now on view at the Armory Art Center in Palm Beach, the exhibition invites audiences to reconsider a symbol they thought they knew.

From Digital Experimentation to Energetic Expression: The Expanding Practice of Peiyu Lin

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Peiyu Lin artwork with a central pink brain-like flower, mirrored green stems and yellow swirls on black.

The boundaries between art, technology, and human perception have never been more fluid. In recent years, artists have been working at the intersection of digital media, interactivity, and immersive storytelling. Figures like Refik Anadol and teamLab collective have redefined what visual experience can be. Their work suggests that art is no longer static; it is responsive, data-driven, and often deeply emotional. Within this expanding landscape, a new generation of creators is pushing these ideas further, blending technical experimentation with personal intuition. Among them, Peiyu Lin stands out for her ability to move fluidly between disciplines while maintaining a strong, intentional artistic voice.

FRAGMENTS: The Merchant House / Your House presents New Summer Exhibition featuring Pino Pinelli, Elsa Tomkowiak, Zhu Hong, Sylvie Bonnot, and André Stempfel

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Pittura R by Pino Pinelli: two textured red loop forms mounted on a white wall.

What happens when a painting refuses to stay within its frame? This summer, The Merchant House transforms its historic Amsterdam canal house into a conversation between art, architecture, and domestic space. In Fragments, works by Pino Pinelli, Elsa Tomkowiak, Zhu Hong, Sylvie Bonnot, and André Stempfel spill across walls, challenge traditional materials, and blur the boundaries between gallery and home. From oversized painted zip bags to photographic spiders enlarged to unsettling beauty, the exhibition invites visitors to piece together their own connections across a series of striking visual encounters.

For the 250th Anniversary of the United States, the American Flag Becomes Water in Maine Through Mateo Blanco’s Poetic Vision

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Silver Falls Flag by Mateo Blanco on a white wall, with silver stars and long threads beside a man in a dark suit.

As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, world-renowned artist Mateo Blanco presents Silver Falls Flag (2026), a textile work that offers a quietly powerful meditation on one of the nation’s most enduring symbols. Unveiled at a moment of reflection, the work departs from the fixed geometry of the American flag and instead imagines it in motion—its stars no longer suspended in stillness, but descending, dissolving, and flowing as if carried by water. In Blanco’s hands, the flag becomes a cascade of silver threads, evoking waterfalls and the continuous rhythms of the natural world.

Italian Artist’s Stark Vision of Escape Gains Attention with “Ecosustainable Castle” Series

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Painting from Nicola Vacca’s Ecosustainable Castle series, showing a castle and bright low sun against dark mountains.

At first glance, the castle looks the same—unchanging, simple, gray. But the longer you linger, the more unsettling it becomes. Around it, entire worlds shift: seasons decay, skies warp, landscapes dissolve into something unrecognizable. And yet the structure stands, untouched, as if refusing to acknowledge the chaos closing in. For Nicola Vacca, this is not just a visual motif—it’s a line drawn against a world he no longer trusts. His paintings aren’t merely meant to be seen; they are a blueprint for escape, a quiet but defiant declaration that somewhere beyond the noise of modern life, a different way of existing might still be built.

Elizabeth Wilde: an Emerging Actress Finding Her Voice

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Elizabeth Wilde in a black belted coat in front of red curtains.

There is something quietly unresolved at the center of Elizabeth’s work—an assurance that draws you in, paired with a sameness that holds you at arm’s length. She understands how to make an audience feel, how to shape vulnerability into something legible and affecting, yet the question lingers: is she revealing a character, or reproducing a method? Across two demanding roles, the promise is unmistakable, but so is the sense of an actress still circling her own potential, hovering just short of transformation.

Stop Renting a Table, Start Owning the Room: Why Your Art Deserves a Pop-Up, Not a Booth

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Graphic labeled “The ‘Own the Room’ Advantage,” showing visitors talking around pottery displays at an indoor pop-up.

You can keep pouring time, money, and hope into a six-foot table… or you can step into a space where every detail, every conversation, and every sale revolves around you. The artists who are quietly outselling the fairs aren’t louder or luckier—they’ve simply changed the stage. They’ve traded chaos for control, passing glances for meaningful moments, and one-off sales for loyal collectors. The shift isn’t complicated, but it is transformative—and once you see how it works, it’s hard to go back to being just another booth in the crowd.

Athens-Based Curator Turns Residency Model Inside Out With Provocative Project “ΒΕΡΟλΙΝΟ”

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Entrance to Elli Leventaki’s ΒΕΡΟλΙΝΟ project space, with two notices and a table of books behind the glass.

A provocative curatorial project unfolding in Athens is challenging one of the contemporary art world’s most celebrated career rituals: the international residency. Titled “ΒΕΡΟλΙΝΟ”—a deliberate reference to Berlin—the project is a conceptual and performative curatorial experiment created by art historian and curator Elli Leventaki. Its aim is to confront what she describes as a largely unspoken barrier in the global art ecosystem: class privilege embedded in the structure of artist residencies.