ART

The Transformations of Albania and Its Femininity in the Works of Hasan Nallbani

August 30th, 2020|Country: Albania|

Whether he’s depicting socialist worker heroines, women alienated by their fragility, or experiments with the Byzantine heritage, Hasan Nallbani is Albania’s foremost master of the female portrait

The Kids Aren’t Alright In Danish Artist Ole Tersløse’s Digital Art

August 2nd, 2020|Country: Denmark|

Unsettling dystopias unravel in eerie sculptures and postapocalyptic scenes rendered in meticulous 3D, where nature, humanity and the neural networks converge and dissolve into each other

Great Art Stays With You Even After You Die—The Fantasy Coffins of Ghanaian Legend Paa Joe

July 7th, 2020|Country: Ga-Adangbe People, Ghana|

Rooted in the tradition of his Ga people, Paa Joe’s coffins are whimsical, yet concise impressions of their owners—and a staggering reimagining of what art and death really mean to us

On the Fourth of July, It’s Time to Consider What America Is About, So Here’s Some More Political Art From New York’s SoHo

July 3rd, 2020|Country: USA|

We come back to SoHo once more because the artists’ creativity in the neighborhood is still out of control, and they have a lot to say about independence, equality, and justice

Blackness, Queerness and Yoruba Tricksters in the Works of Nigerian-British Photographer Rotimi Fani-Kayode

June 25th, 2020|Country: Nigeria, United Kingdom|

It has been three decades since the art world lost Rotimi Fani-Kayode to an AIDS-related illness, but his works on race, sexuality, religion, and difference, remain as fresh and urgent as ever

See SoHo Full of Art, as Creators Continue to Counter Racism and Injustice

June 19th, 2020|Country: USA|

Our latest collection of Black Lives Matter art from the streets of SoHo is the richest yet: rush to see it before stores take the boards down

Happy Juneteenth From the Streets of SoHo Overtaken by Artists

June 18th, 2020|Country: USA|

The day when American slavery officially ended is the perfect occasion to enjoy some Black Lives Matter murals from New York City: celebrate freedom with art

Explore the Works of Art Appearing in SoHo Amidst Black Lives Matter Protests

June 17th, 2020|Country: USA|

If you can’t go and see the Black Lives Matter-inspired protest art in New York City’ SoHo for yourself, Supamodu is here with a selection of the best murals by established and up-and-coming artists

Fighting Climate Change with a Cosmos Full of Gigantic Fish—The Works of Fijian Artist Rusiate Lali

June 9th, 2020|Country: Fiji|

A reverence for the art of his ancestors and a deep love for the South Pacific Ocean make this Melanesian artist’s paintings urgent, bold and full of otherworldly serenity

Social Realism Meets Coptic Motifs in Eritrean Artist’s Michael Adonai’s Visions of His Evasive Homeland

June 1st, 2020|Country: Australia, Eritrea|

He became an artist while struggling for his country’s self-determination as a young man on the frontline of the liberation movement. Then he lost Eritrea again but recreates it in imposing paintings

Fantastic Beasts and How to Make Them—The Curious Creations of Zimbabwean Sculptor Tawanda Takura

May 19th, 2020|Country: Zimbabwe|

The rising star of the Zimbabwean art scene and a cobbler by trade creates macabre but delightful sculptures out of discarded shoes and other found objects: an eco-conscious post-apocalyptic menagerie

A Guyanese Artist, His Communist Wife, Their Marvellous Lives, Wine Bar and Activism—Patrick Barrington

April 6th, 2020|Country: Guyana, United Kingdom|

How an art enthusiast helped us uncover a tremendous love story behind a striking self-portrait from Georgetown’s National Gallery of Art

The Magnificent Pencil Pushers: The Planet’s Leading Miniature Carvers Working on the Sharp End, Part 2

March 30th, 2020|Country: Bashkortostan, India, Russia, Taiwan, Tamil Nadu, USA, Vietnam|

There is no topic that those micro sculptors with mad skills can't pencil in: from Baby Yoda to endangered species, from complex engineering to the taboo of menstruation.

The Great Black British Artist and the Fruit of Her Toils—Lubaina Himid

March 24th, 2020|Country: Comoros, Tanzania, United Kingdom|

A tireless scholar of the intersection of black identity and labor, visual artist Lubaina Himid creates work that has a lot to teach us about separating the self from production in the current moment

Art: Laura Aguilar, Grounded, 2006

April 29th, 2018|Country: Mexico, USA|

Art: Gurbangeldy Meredow, Unknown Painting

April 25th, 2018|Country: Turkmenistan|

Art: Turabay Shomirzaev

April 18th, 2018|Country: Uzbekistan|

Art: Michael Rakowitz, The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist, 2007-Ongoing

April 9th, 2018|Country: Iraq, USA|

Art: Kazuma Nagai, Festival, 2014

March 30th, 2018|Country: Japan|

Art: Kami Sid

March 28th, 2018|Country: Pakistan|

Art: Sim Simaro, The Consecration of Sim Simaro, 2001

March 23rd, 2018|Country: DR Congo|

Art: David Černý, Guns, 1994

March 16th, 2018|Country: Czech Republic|

Art: Alexander Chachba-Shervashidze, Costume Sketches, Early 20th Century

March 10th, 2018|Country: Abkhazia|

Art: The Murals of David Alfaro Siqueiros

January 7th, 2018|Country: Mexico|

A lesser known icon of Mexican muralism credited with introducing Jackson Pollock to his technique: a controversial visionary who urgently needs to be acknowledged in today’s political climate

Art: Đinh Thị Thắm Poong, Curves and Lines, 2016

January 2nd, 2018|Country: Vietnam|

Vietnamese artist portrays the country's ethnic minorities in highly stylized paintings and creates a magical world where identity and nature bleed onto each other

Abkhazia	Congo-Brazzaville	Indonesia	New Zealand	Spain
Afghanistan	Costa Rica	Iran	Nicaragua	Sri Lanka
Albania	Côte d’Ivoire	Iraq	Niger	Sudan
Algeria	Croatia	Ireland	Nigeria	Suriname
Andorra	Cuba	Israel	Niue	Sweden
Angola	Cyprus	Italy	North Korea	Switzerland
Antigua-and-Barbuda	Czech Republic	Iwaidja People	North Ossetia	Syria
Argentina	Dagestan	Jamaica	Norway	Taiwan
Armenia	Denmark	Japan	Oman	Tajikistan
Arrernte	Dominica	Jordan	Pakistan	Tamil Nadu
Aruba	Dominican Republic	Kanak People	Palestine	Tanzania
Australia	DR Congo	Karelia	Panama	Tatarstan
Austria	Dunghutti People	Kashmir	Papua New Guinea	Thailand
Azerbaijan	Ecuador	Kazakhstan	Paraguay	Tibet
Bahamas	Eelam Tamil	Kenya	Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians	Timor-Leste
Bahrain	Egypt	Kosovo	Peru	Tiwi Islands
Balochistan	El Salvador	Kurdistan	Philippines	Togo
Bangladesh	Estonia	Kyrgyzstan	Poland	Tonga
Barbados	Eswatini	Laos	Portugal	Torres Strait Islands
Bashkortostan	Ethiopia	Latvia	Puerto Rico	Transnistria
Belarus	Faroe Islands	Lebanon	Qatar	Trinidad and Tobago
Belgium	Fiji	Liberia	Rapa Nui	Tunisia
Belize	Finland	Libya	Reunion	Turkey
Benin	France	Lithuania	Roma	Turkmenistan
Bermuda	French Guiana	Luxembourg	Romania	Tuvalu
Bhutan	Gabon	Macedonia	Russia	Uganda
Biripi People	Gambia	Madagascar	Rwanda	Ukraine
Bolivia	Garifuna Nation	Malak Malak People	Saint Kitts and Nevis	United Kingdom
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Garrwa People	Malawi	Saint Lucia	Uruguay
Botswana	Georgia	Malaysia	Saint Vincent and The Grenadines	USA
Brazil	Germany	Mali	Samoa	Uyghur Nation
Brunei	Ghana	Malta	San Marino	Uzbekistan
Bulgaria	Golan Heights	Māori	Sao Tome and Principe	Vanuatu
Burkina Faso	Greece	Martinique	Saudi Arabia	Venezuela
Burundi	Greenland	Mauritania	Scotland	Vietnam
Buryatia	Grenada	Mauritius	Senegal	Wales
Cabo Verde	Guatemala	Mexico	Serbia	Wallis and Futuna
Cambodia	Guinea	Moldova	Sierra Leone	Water
Cameroon	Guyana	Monaco	Singapore	Yemen
Canada	Haida Gwaii	Morocco	Slovakia	Yöruk People
Central African Republic	Haiti	Mozambique	Slovenia	Zambia
Chad	Ho-Chunk Nation	Myanmar	Solomon Islands	Zimbabwe
Chile	Honduras	Namibia	Somalia
China	Hong Kong	Native American Tribes	South Africa
Chinook Nation	Hungary	Nepal	South Korea
Colombia	Iceland	Netherlands	South Ossetia
Comoros	India	New Caledonia	South Sudan

ART

The Transformations of Albania and Its Femininity in the Works of Hasan Nallbani

How a Cultural Appropriation Dispute Among ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Obsessed Artists Lead to a Celebration of the Many Indigenous Cultures of the Ex-Soviet Territories

The Kids Aren’t Alright In Danish Artist Ole Tersløse’s Digital Art

Great Art Stays With You Even After You Die—The Fantasy Coffins of Ghanaian Legend Paa Joe

On the Fourth of July, It’s Time to Consider What America Is About, So Here’s Some More Political Art From New York’s SoHo

Blackness, Queerness and Yoruba Tricksters in the Works of Nigerian-British Photographer Rotimi Fani-Kayode

See SoHo Full of Art, as Creators Continue to Counter Racism and Injustice

Happy Juneteenth From the Streets of SoHo Overtaken by Artists

Explore the Works of Art Appearing in SoHo Amidst Black Lives Matter Protests

Fighting Climate Change with a Cosmos Full of Gigantic Fish—The Works of Fijian Artist Rusiate Lali

Social Realism Meets Coptic Motifs in Eritrean Artist’s Michael Adonai’s Visions of His Evasive Homeland

Fantastic Beasts and How to Make Them—The Curious Creations of Zimbabwean Sculptor Tawanda Takura

A Guyanese Artist, His Communist Wife, Their Marvellous Lives, Wine Bar and Activism—Patrick Barrington

The Magnificent Pencil Pushers: The Planet’s Leading Miniature Carvers Working on the Sharp End, Part 2

The Great Black British Artist and the Fruit of Her Toils—Lubaina Himid

Art: Laura Aguilar, Grounded, 2006

Art: Gurbangeldy Meredow, Unknown Painting

Art: Turabay Shomirzaev

Art: Michael Rakowitz, The Invisible Enemy Should Not Exist, 2007-Ongoing

Art: Kazuma Nagai, Festival, 2014

Art: Kami Sid

Art: Sim Simaro, The Consecration of Sim Simaro, 2001

Art: David Černý, Guns, 1994

Art: Alexander Chachba-Shervashidze, Costume Sketches, Early 20th Century

Art: The Murals of David Alfaro Siqueiros

Art: Đinh Thị Thắm Poong, Curves and Lines, 2016

ISSUES

POST-SOVIET TERRITORIES

CAPITALISM

FEMALE POWER

BLACK ART MATTERS

MIGRATION

POLITICS

INDIGENOUS

COLONIALISM

COMING OF AGE

DISABILITY

ALL THE WORLD'S TERRITORIES AND CULTURES WE'VE WRITTEN ABOUT