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#closingsoon @fortgansevoort’s refreshingly human "Iwantja Rock n Roll," an exhibition featuring paintings by Vincent Namatjira, Kaylene Whiskey, and Tiger Yaltangki, explores the multi-generational trio of Aboriginal image makers' take on the symbolic authority of empire. The exhibition’s title refers to the Iwantja Arts Community, an Indigenous art center in Indulkana, Australia that for the past 40 years has nurtured the work of Aboriginal artists. Fort Gansevoort’s presentation represents the group’s first exhibition in New York.⁠ ⁠ At the link in our bio, read our review before you head to the gallery. Seen here, detail of Vincent Namatjira's "Elizabeth and Vincent (on Country)," 2021. Photography © Vincent Namatjira, courtesy of the artist, Iwantja Arts and Fort Gansevoort.

Join us on the East End as we celebrate the 12th edition of #ArtMarketHamptons opening today and running through August 14. #ArtMarketHamptons2022 will feature 90 top galleries presenting the best in modern and contemporary art and design in an expanded museum-quality pavilion at the fair's new home—Nova's Ark Project and Sculpture Park on Millstone Road in Water Mill, New York.⁠ ⁠ Ready for a summer art adventure out East? We are! ⁠ ⁠ Learn more and plan your visit at the link in our bio.

The naked lunch. @allisonzuckerman’s 2017 solo show at the @rubellmuseum, “Allison Zuckerman: Stranger in Paradise,” presented a new garden of (un)earthly delights, abound with wonky noses and technicolor picnics. Seen here, "Creation in the Earthly Garden," 2017 showcases Zuckerman’s surrealist, post-postmodern zeal. ⁠ ⁠ Read more about Zuckerman and the exhibition from our 2017 winter issue at the link in our bio.

“It’s in my DNA to be a rebel, and to fight everything and everybody,” French architect Odile Decq (@decqodile) told Ted Loos (@looslips) for Cultured’s Summer 2017 issue. “I was born that way.” Seen here is a corner of #AnttiLovag’s Maison Bernard, decorated and renovated by Decq in 2016. ⁠ ⁠ Read more about the talent at the link in our bio. Photography courtesy of Odile Decq.

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Tyler Mitchell (@tylersphotos) contemplates a Black utopia in his photography, which he sees as “an invite into visualizing Black folks at play, enjoying romantic scenes, whether that’s at a picnic or hula hooping.” The photographer sat down with Cultured in late 2020 to discuss his artistic inspiration, first solo exhibition at @jackshainman and more as a member of the 2021 Young Artists List. Revisit the story at the link in our bio. Seen here, "Untitled (Group Hula Hoop)," 2019. Photography courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery.

Brazilian gallery @mendeswooddm has opened a new space in New York bringing the spirit of São Paulo to Tribeca. Currently on display is @mpatricialeite's "Praia do Poço 2 (Poço Beach 2)," 2022, seen here. The work is part of Leite's solo show "Mantiqueira," on view at the gallery until August 12. "Mantiqueira," meaning "mountains that cry" in the indigenous Tupi language, is a mountain range that creates the border between Leite's home state of Minas Gerais and the states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. Photography courtesy of Mendes Wood DM.

Issey Miyake, the revolutionary Japanese designer known for his innovative pleats and avant-garde geometric designs, has died in Tokyo of cancer, aged 84. His work created garments for both the genius and the masses, championing movement and freedom above all else. “I wanted the clothes to move when people moved," Miyake once said. "The clothes are also for people to dance or laugh.”⁠ ⁠ Miyake, born in Hiroshima in 1938, had a storied career marked by his relentless optimism and egalitarian yet unconventional approach to design. Read more about the late designer at the link in our bio. Photography © Claude Charlier.

Kudzanai-Violet Hwami (@mwana.wevhu) wants the choice to reveal herself—or not. The London-based, Zimbabwean artist uses the act of painterly obfuscation to expel the idea that figuration must always explore identity. As one of the four recipients of the inaugural Biennale College Arte grant and residency at this year's edition of the Venice Biennale, her installation of paintings, floor-to-ceiling photographs and a sound piece turned heads for its color and form, and the sentiment behind it: fracturing her picture planes and employing visual markers of censorship, the artist takes on what she has called the supposed inescapable nature of identity when you are a minority, especially if you are making figurative painting.⁠ ⁠ At the link in our bio, read the full story by @camilambarshee. Portrait by @cathyland1

Ballroom Marfa brought the heart of Far West Texas to the Hamptons this past Saturday when Fairfax Dorn (@fairfaxdornprojects) and #VirginiaLebermann, founders of the contemporary art museum, together with executive director and curator #DaisyNam gathered friends of the art world for a "magical festive" (as per the dress code) evening at Lebermann's home in Bridgehampton, New York. The night was comprised of cocktails by @casadragones, alfresco dining by @yannnurynyc and sounds by @heladonegro. Lebermann and Dorn were joined by @rashidjohnson and @shereehovsepian, pictured, @cynthiarowley, @laurenblauren, @hankwillisthomas and more.⁠ ⁠ At the link in our bio, read more about this summer's East End happenings in Cultured's inaugural Hamptons edition.

On August 18, the City of Los Angeles will reopen the city's one-and-only UNESCO World Heritage site: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Hollyhock House (@hollyhockhouse) after a period of renovation and restoration. The landmark building was the legendary architect's first Los Angeles commission, designed for heiress Aline Barnsdall in 1919. “A harbinger of California modernism, Hollyhock House continues to inspire artists, architects, and the public at large,” says Hollyhock House curator Abbey Chamberlain Brach. Photography by Michael J. Locke.

The black comedy slasher flick @bodiesbodiesbodies boasts a talented cast and slick direction, but its satirical targets are too easy, writes our The Day Player columnist @mariah.kreutter. Though stars @treaclychild, #PeteDavidson, @amandlastenberg, @mariabakalovaofficial and @chasesuiwonders give standout performances, the script—based on a 2017 short story by @kroupenian—feels lost in the last decade.⁠ ⁠ Read our review at the link in our bio. Photography by @gwencphoto

Made solely in North Carolina, @maidenhome furniture's intentional designs are crafting today's #interiorinspiration. Through September 2 only at the Tribeca home of founder Nidhi Kapur, the brand's new summer collection is staged for viewing, sit testing and exploring in-person.

#onview @niovardan's first solo show at #DuneAlpin in East Hampton, New York displays the serial work "Twelve Movements," a love letter to the town, where he also lives. Curated by @alexanderdijulio, the works, shown here, were captured by the artist on a single roll of film and are on view through August 14.

Though known as a ski—and après-ski— destination in the winter, Aspen is also beautiful in the summer, lying in a verdant valley after the rain, and Aspen ArtWeek, hosted by the @aspenartmuseum, launches annually in early August as a seasonal celebration. The week is punctuated with an art auction and gala to benefit the museum (#ArtCrush); art talks, performances and tours; an art fair (Intersect Aspen), more cocktails and some very swanky dinners.⁠ ⁠ This year, Aspen galleries have put on outstanding shows to coincide. Click the link in our bio to read about five local exhibitions not to be missed. Text by Scarlet Cheng. ⁠ Seen here, installation view of @carpentersworkshopgallery x @marianneboeskygallery's "Material Alchemy Part II" in Aspen. Photography courtesy of @carpentersworkshopgallery.