Art

7 Questions for Sam Ghantous on Bringing Uncomfortable Perspectives to Art and Design

The Oman-born, Zurich-based artist Sam Ghantous (b. 1989) is a true multi-hyphenate: artist, architect, designer, teacher, and co-founder of Foreign Objects, a multidisciplinary design and research studio. Exploring and experimenting with techniques from across disciplines and mediums, including the Internet, architecture, and video games, Ghantous composes works that blur the boundaries between physical and digital space.

Presented by YveYang Gallery of New York, Ghantous’s video piece Work-Space Portrait (2021) will be shown in the film section of Art Basel Hong Kong, which is curated by Zhenhua Li.

We reached out to Ghantous to learn more about the work on view,

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Fine Arts Center and HFA to Host Second Annual UMass Amherst Spring Arts Festival : UMass Amherst

Fine Arts Center programming during the Spring Arts Festival includes ticketed performances – including an April 6 concert by the jazz ensemble Mingus Dynasty, presented in collaboration with the Department of Music and Dance’s annual High School Jazz Festival – visual arts events and talks, and a series of free lunchtime concerts staged outside Worcester Dining Commons. The free concert series will feature performances by Lexi Weege & JJ Slater, Sona Jobarteh, Brown Rice Family and Blaque Dynamite.

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Lexi Weege & JJ Slater
Lexi Weege & JJ Slater

“We are delighted to announce the second annual Spring Arts Festival, celebrating our lively and creative

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In Shanghai Exhibition, Loewe Collapses Gap Between Art and Fashion

The last decade has been very busy for Jonathan Anderson. Since taking over as creative director for Loewe in 2013, the 39-year-old designer has turned the Spanish fashion house from an also-ran at luxury conglomerate LVMH to a powerhouse that generates over $650 million a year in revenue.

Anderson has done so largely by collapsing the gap between high fashion and the art world. He has engineered thoughtful, high-profile collaborations with artists ranging from Julien Nguyen to Lynda Benglis to Richard Hawkins. And he has helped craft unconventional yet wearable collections that are complemented by sharp and often funny references

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The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center wins architecture award

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At its annual conference, the United States Institute for Theater Technology (USITT) recognized The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center in La Jolla with the USITT 2024 Architecture Honor Award.

The Conrad, as the center is known, is owned and operated by the La Jolla Music Society (LJMS). Opened in 2019, it was designed by architect Epstein Joslin + Picardy Architects, with theater consultants Theater Consultants Collaborative and acoustical consultant Nagata Acoustics.

The Conrad includes The Baker-Baum Concert Hall, which seats 481; The JAI cabaret-style performance space, with table seating for 140; and The Wu Tsai QRT.yrd, where free events

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