Sarah Moroz

1 month ago | artsy.net | Sarah Moroz

ArtSarah Moroz“I have two studios, and the two geographies are very important,” said Joël Andrianomearisoa. One is located in Antananarivo, Madagascar—where the artist grew up—and the other is in Paris. Andrianomearisoa is a big believer in artistic versatility, having made his mark everywhere from international exhibitions with fashion brand Dior, to collaborations with high-end scent brand Diptyque, to showing his work at Madagascar’s first-ever national pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2019.

1 month ago | observer.com | Sarah Moroz

Inspired by street photography, Hajjaj captures his subjects outdoors, using colorful backdrops and natural light to create dynamic and layered compositions. Photography by Evan Hunter McKnight, courtesy of Hannah Traore GalleryHassan Hajjaj describes the type of photographic subject he’s attracted to as born with a certain quality that’s tricky to crystallize. “You can see in their eyes. You can see in their body language.

2 months ago | observer.com | Sarah Moroz

Sakiya, Water Witnesses, 2020-Ongoing (front); Sakiya, Banners, 2019. Old Al Jubail Vegetable Market, Sharjah. Image courtesy of Sharjah Art Foundation, Photo: Motaz MawidThe Sharjah Biennial, whose 16th edition kicked off in the UAE on February 6—and remains free to the public until June 15—unfurls across the territory with more than 650 works by a truly international array of artists.

2 months ago | observer.com | Sarah Moroz

Cole’s photographs, primarily taken during the 1960s and early 1970s, capture the harsh realities of apartheid in South Africa and the experiences of Black Americans in the United States. Ernest Cole, House of Bondage © Ernest Cole/Magnum PhotosAn exhibition in Paris is showcasing original photos from the conscientious, perspicacious South African photographer Ernest Cole, whose revelatory work has resurfaced in recent years.

2 months ago | dazeddigital.com | Sarah Moroz

Dubbed an ‘incel novel’, Tony Tulathimutte’s caustic sophomore book Rejection is a collection of excruciating yet droll short stories about an alienated straight man “If it were an Instagram friend, I would have unfollowed it,” the New York Times wrote of Rejection, the second fictional outing by writer Tony Tulathimutte.