Hi-Fructose Magazine

Inner tension  2019

Hi-Fructose Vol.55 cover artist Beth Cavener. "Tangled Up In You" 2014. Figures: 65 in h x 42 in l x 24 in w. Stoneware, ink, paint, rope. Japanese style tattoo designed with and painted by Alessandro Gallo.subscribe today!: http://store.hifructose.com

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Rob Voerman’s massive installations and sculptures examine issues of wealth, climate change, and poverty—and where our current behaviors may take us. Projects like “The Exchange” posit that the only way to save natural resources is to tether it to currency. See more here.

Mari Katayama’s photography uses her own body as one of her materials. Born with a rare congenital disorder, the artist had her legs amputated as a child, and at times, her sculptural work emulates the features of her body that the condition caused. The resulting images explore identity, anxiety, and other topics. See more here.

Tattoo artist, painter, and sculptor Fred Laverne has a dark surrealist sensibility, blending in odes to pop culture and pulp tropes into his work. See more here.

TELMO MIEL, the artist duo consisting of Telmo Pieper and Miel Krutzmann, brings their surreal, distinct collaborative work to Thinkspace Projects with a new show. See more here.

Reza Bahmani’s oil paintings, a visceral sense of distinctive texture and scale, are accompanied by a musical score in his recent body of work. See more on HiFructose.com.

Luca Ledda’s surreal works deal with both our conception of the world and our consumption of its resources. See more here.

Shozy’s illusionary murals include this work, which uses reflective chrome paint that will change hues with the sky of the day. See more here.

With "Scatter My Ashes on Foreign Lands," Amir H. Fallah's largest solo museum exhibition is currently on display at MOCA Tucson. Exploring identity and the immigrant experience, his vibrant portraits of veiled subjects, botanical paintings examining classical Dutch work, and a new series of autobiographical pieces are included in the exhibition. See more here.

With Leon Keer’s recent output, the painter continues to craft illusionary gallery work, murals, and installations that play with depth and nostalgia. See more here.

Unit London is hosting a retrospective and memorial show to honor the late Tom French, the brilliant young painter who lost his battle with cancer on Christmas Day 2019. See more on HiFructose.com.

Bisa Butler offers new narrative quilts with two exhibits this spring, at Claire Oliver Gallery and her first solo museum effort at Katonah Museum of Art. See more from the artist here.

The illustrations and personal work of artist Jay Torres have a dark surrealist edge. See more on HiFructose.com.

Photographer Jan Hoek collaborated with Ugandan-Kenyan fashion designer Bobbin Case on a project focused on the Boda Boda motor taxis roaming Nairobi. As the drivers crafted vibrant and accessorized bikes to stand out each other, the pair worked with a set of them to create attire to match. The result is the photo series “Boda Boda Madness.” See more here.

In John Jacobsmeyer’s parallel reality, pop culture and art history collide with the backdrops of his suburban youth. In his third solo show at Gallery Poulsen, titled “Locus Colossus,” he offers new paintings and linocuts. See more on HiFructose.com.