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Punting & Wing Walking
North London rapper AntsLive stunts on various European adventures in the new visuals for 'Captain Ants,' directed by Tom Emmerson. This project continues their collaboration, following their earlier work on 'Number One Candidate' earlier this year. The film captures moments such as punting on the Venice canals, salsa dancing in Spain, and wing-walking in Switzerland.
Tom is signed to Pulse Films in London, and you can find him on Instagram: @tom.emmerson
Enter the Sentient Muppet Factory
Canadian artist Beth Frey is renowned for her portrayal of uncanny, muppet-like creatures. Her artistic practice spans various multimedia formats, including watercolor, sculpture, and video. She established a separate account for the Sentient Muppet Factory, allowing her to experiment with images outside her usual artistic domain with DALL-E and AI. Impressively, the factory account has gained well over 100K followers in a short period.
Beth and The Sentient Muppet Factory can be found on Instagram @sentientmuppetfactory with physical artworks available for purchase on Big Cartel and digital artworks on OpenSea.
Abstracting. Strategic. Scientific.
In collaboration with Nike Sport Research Lab in Oregon, XK has produced three videos exploring optimal sleep, recovery, and mental wellness.
Created by the Hackney-based 3D design & motion studio XK studio, founded by artists Alexa Sirbu and Lukas Vojir. Find them on Instagram @xk.studio and Behance.
Like Skipping Stones
The Chemical Brothers bring us another electrifying video and a new single in collaboration with Beck, both part of their upcoming album 'For That Beautiful Feeling.' It's worth mentioning that the man skipping stones at the beginning of the video is none other than the world's greatest stone skipper, Kurt Steiner.
Directed by duo Pensacola, and produced by CANADA via 247xRadioaktivefilm.
Philip Guston at Tate Modern
Philip Guston is one of the most captivating painters of the 20th century, drawing inspiration from the nightmarish world around him to craft new and astonishing imagery. This new exhibition marks the first major retrospective of the artist in the UK in nearly 20 years. It delves into how his paintings bridged the personal and the political, the abstract and the figurative, and the humorous and the tragic.
On display at Tate Modern, London, from October 5th 2023 until February 25th 2024.
