With her monumental frescoes and trompe-l'œil, Lucy McKenzie offers a "critical archaeology" of modernity

Avec ses fresques monumentales et ses trompe-l’œil, Lucy McKenzie offre une “archéologie critique” de la modernité

Scottish artist Lucy McKenzie has opened a major solo exhibition titled "Plastic Newspaper" at the Crac Occitanie in Sète, France. This is her first large-scale personal exhibition in the country. The show features monumental frescoes, trompe-l'œil, and immersive installations, including a full-scale fake sports shop facade created with her fashion label Atelier E.B. It represents the third stage of a cycle exploring the origins of mass media, examining 19th-century entertainment devices like panoramas and dioramas.

Gaza comes to an art gallery near you

The article reports on a growing trend of art galleries in Western countries hosting exhibitions that focus on the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in Gaza. These shows feature works by Palestinian artists, as well as international artists responding to the situation, aiming to bring visual representation of the war to audiences far from the region.

Israeli artist adopts classical motifs to frame contemporary trauma in new exhibit

Israeli artist Zoya Cherkassky-Nnadi has unveiled a new body of work that utilizes the visual language of Old Masters and classical mythology to process the collective trauma of the October 7 attacks. By referencing iconic compositions from art history, Cherkassky-Nnadi creates a bridge between historical depictions of suffering and the immediate, raw experiences of contemporary Israeli life, offering a formal structure to otherwise unspeakable events.