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HUFFINGTON
01.13.13
ITH THE NEW YEAR
in full swing, it’s time
to discard your inhibitions and embrace
what the next 12 months of emerging art has to offer. Since we’ve
already given you our guide to the
25 art exhibits we can’t wait to
see in 2013, we know you have at
least a few creative events to watch
out for this year. Now we think it
only fair to give you a primer on
contemporary, international artists
with strong points of view.
We’ve narrowed the list down
to 10 sculptors, painters, sketchers and filmmakers who have
piqued our interest in 2013.
Ahead, find a former business administrator’s office-inspired art,
city planning proposals, Japanese
erotica, and much more.
TOSHIO SAEKI/COURTESY OF THE PRINTHOUSE GALLERY
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HANI ZUROB
WHO: Hani Zurob, a Palestinian
exile working in Paris whose abstract and figurative works straddle the line between Paul Gauguin
and Lucian Freud. Favorite concepts for the artist include identity, collective belonging and movement, and he often incorporates
images of his son within his work.
WHY: Though he has only been
working as an artist since the
early 2000s, Zurob is the subject
of a recently released book titled
Between Exits: Paintings by Hani
Zurob. We are excited to see what
the artist has in store for 2013.
TOSHIO SAEKI
WHO: Toshio Saeki, a Japanese
artist who mixes traditional Eastern imagery with Otaku subject
matter to create vibrant and erotic ink drawings.
From Toshio
Saeki’s
Inkenka