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Art Meets Science in Phoebe Hui's New Installation, 'The Moon is Leaving Us'

Every year, Swiss luxury watch brand Audemars Piguet selects a rising artist to commission under its Contemporary division. For the fifth installment of its project, the house has chosen Hong Kong-based curator Ying Kwok and artist Phoebe Hui for an installation display at the heart of the city. Titled The Moon is Leaving Us, Hui's work bridges art with science, using a mechanical kinetic robot to draw unique renditions of the moon. We caught up with the creative to talk about the inspirations ...

info@hypebae.com (HYPEBAE) Fri, 23 Apr 2021 HYPEBAE
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Sotheby’s Holds Its First Auction Dedicated to Female Artists

Next month, Sotheby's is gearing up to stage its first-ever auction dedicated to female artists across the centuries, who have often been categorised or marginalised by history due to their gender. “The divisive classification ‘women artists’ but never ‘male artists’ is at the heart of a debate that has been disputed for decades, and yet continues to be a trap that is so often fallen into. Female artists should not be pigeon-holed nor segregated, which is precisely why we are holding a...

info@hypebae.com (HYPEBAE) Fri, 16 Apr 2021 HYPEBAE
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Kentucky Museum Opens Art Exhibition Honoring the Life of Breonna Taylor

The Speed Art Museum in Louisville, Kentucky, has unveiled a poignant exhibition honoring the life of Breonna Taylor, a Black 26-year-old healthcare worker who was shot and killed by police in March 2020. Curated in close collaboration with Taylor's family, Promise, Witness, Remembrance is comprised entirely of work by Black artists including Amy Sherald, Nick Cave and Hank Willis Thomas.The exhibition is divided into three sections: Promise explores American ideals and the country's failure to...

info@hypebae.com (HYPEBAE) Tue, 13 Apr 2021 HYPEBAE
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These Photographers Are Portraying Confident, Empowered Women Through a Female Lens

Photography is a powerful art form that can allow one to express a plethora of emotions, themes and messages in one single frame. Producing portraits that capture people's attention and make an impact, especially in the age of social media when we consume an overwhelming amount of visual content daily, is not an easy task. When an image is able to move someone, however, it becomes all the more rewarding for the photographer.In honor of Women's History Month, we are highlighting the work of three...

info@hypebae.com (HYPEBAE) Wed, 31 Mar 2021 HYPEBAE