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Beneath the Skin of Winter: A Journey Through the Artistic Imaginations of Christmas

Selections • Dec 5, 2025 • 6 minutes read
When the days shorten and light becomes scarce, art invents another winter: more intimate, more sensitive, more vibrant. This exhibition brings together artists from diverse backgrounds, all united by the same desire: to reveal what Christmas awakens in us. Far from clichés, their works explore the warmth of homes, the mysteries of light, the fragility of human connections, and the silence of snowy landscapes.

Cheyney Thompson: Systems, Perception, and the Architecture of Painting

Artist Portrait • 5 minutes read
Cheyney Thompson is a contemporary American artist known for his intellectually rigorous approach to abstraction. Through meticulously structured paintings and installations, he investigates systems of production, perception, and the material conditions of art-making. 

Aya Takano: Exploring Fantasy and Futurism Through a Superflat Lens

Artist Portrait • 5 minutes read
Aya Takano is a leading Japanese contemporary artist known for her dreamlike paintings that blend manga aesthetics with themes of youth, mythology, and futurism. As a prominent figure in the Superflat movement, her work captivates audiences worldwide through its poetic exploration of identity, transformation, and cultural narratives.

Agus Suwage: Indonesia’s Provocative Voice in Contemporary Art

Artist Portrait • 5 minutes read
Agus Suwage is a prominent Indonesian contemporary artist known for his provocative works that explore themes of identity, power, and social critique through painting, installation, and performance. With a career spanning decades, he has gained international recognition for his bold style and thought-provoking exhibitions.

Tomas Sanchez: The Master of Mystical Landscapes

Artist Portrait • 5 minutes read
Tomas Sanchez is a Cuban-born artist celebrated for his hyperrealistic and spiritually evocative landscape paintings that explore themes of solitude, silence, and the sublime in nature. His work has gained international acclaim, featuring in major exhibitions and collections worldwide, and continues to inspire contemplation of humanity’s connection to the natural world.

Farhad Moshiri: Pop Culture, Tradition, and the Glitter of Iranian Identity

Artist Portrait • 6 minutes read
Farhad Moshiri is a pioneering Iranian contemporary artist known for blending traditional Persian aesthetics with Western pop culture to explore themes of identity, consumerism, and cultural contrast. Through his use of materials like glitter, embroidery, and found objects, he creates visually striking, ironic works that have earned him international acclaim and a prominent place in global art discourse.

Nyoman Masriadi: Power, Satire, and the Indonesian Contemporary Voice

Artist Portrait • 5 minutes read
Nyoman Masriadi is a leading contemporary Indonesian artist known for his powerful figurative paintings that fuse satire, social commentary, and pop culture. Through his bold visual language and use of text, he critiques political and cultural issues while reflecting the complexities of modern Southeast Asian life.

Interview | Severine Boucard: everything is impulsive and intuitive

Artist portraits • 3 minutes read
"I have attended art workshops in La Rochelle, Île d'Elle, and Rochefort since college with very charismatic masters who taught me their knowledge and their technique. I have tried everything..."

Nicola De Maria: A Visionary Voice of the Transavanguardia Movement

Artist portraits • 4 minutes read
Nicola De Maria, born on December 6, 1954, in Foglianise, Italy, is an Italian artist based in Turin. He is best known for his abstract and figurative paintings, often described as vibrant and poetic in style...

Interview | Christophe Foucault: I am self-taught

Artist portraits • 5 minutes read
"I'm self-taught. Over the years, I've learned to master light, sharpness, blur, and shots, and at the same time, I've deepened my knowledge of underwater biodiversity."

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