A trippy world where “we can talk about the idea of belief systems without people being offended.”Multidisciplinary art phenom Ron English just launched a new solo exhibition at New York City’s Allouche Gallery called “Delusionville.” The showcase is a visual cacophony of English’s signature characters imagined in new, acid-induced forms including paintings and life-sized sculptures.   Read the full article at https://hypebeast.com/2018/10/ron-english-delusionville-allouche-gallery-exhibition

Holding your breath suggests anticipation. But to wait to exhale is so much more loaded. The sensation is one of withholding more than anticipating. You want to dance, but only when you can do so with reckless abandon, without surveillance or interruption, or judgment. You want to live, but only on your terms. A real life, not a half life. Portraits of acrylic on canvas depict Black women in their variance and range. The quiet tension that precedes a revelation swirls through their paintings, all of which center the Black woman. Oxygen is the medium of life, and here serves

Patrick McNeil and Patrick Miller, known collaboratively as FAILE, are the visionaries behind Deluxx Fluxx’s floor-to-ceiling blacklight art interiors. Together they’ve blurred the boundaries between fine art, urban art, and popular culture throughout their 20+ years of practice. FAILE brings to New York elements from the golden age of arcades, punk rock, hip-hop and graffiti culture that are now synonymous with the Deluxx Fluxx experience.   Read the full article at https://www.juxtapoz.com/news/installation/faile-open-a-permanent-outpost-for-their-iconic-deluxx-fluxx-installation/

Contrasting the often violent nature of gang culture, Sissòn breathes optimism into his paintings by using a vibrant choice of colors and harking to 2Pac’s famous poem, “The Rose That Grew From Concrete”. Similar to the lyrics, Sissòn’s painting’s articulate through portraiture a message of adversity; that despite societal hinderances the way out is yours to define. Read the full article at https://hypebeast.com/2022/9/sisson-one-way-out-exhibition-franchise

Street and installation artist Swoon, aka Caledonia Dance Curry (b. 1977) takes much pride in subverting expectations, from the art world and otherwise. “It’s not like I don’t do things because I’m worried that they would be perceived as normal,” says Swoon. “Sometimes in life you are born feeling like a bit of an outsider. When that happens you realize that you have to kind of cut your own path in life.” Read the full article here https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamlehrer/2016/02/13/new-york-street-and-installation-artist-swoon-uses-humanity-as-her-most-powerful-tool/?sh=6b67e2284c16