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Remembering Master Pop Artist Keiichi Tanaami (1936-2024)

We are saddened to hear of the passing of master pop artist Keiichi Tanaami. His work was equally fueled by the horrific atomic blast he witnessed in World War II and the bright and ugliness of pop culture Tanaami’s art is both beautiful and horrifying. We’re reposting an interview he did for Hi-Fructose with writer Caro Buermann from 2016. Click above to read it.

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Shane Pierce Probes the Unseen with “Eerie Musings”

Explaining an image could break the illusive spell on a viewer with preconceived notions, or at the very least be a distraction to a genuine experience. Nevertheless, it’s a job of a publication like ours to try to probe a bit further, to unearth subtle intentions or points of discussion. So let’s ask Shane Pearce about his ten new paintings, entitled “Eerie Musings”, which goes on view at Copro Gallery in Santa Monica this Saturday. Click above to read the hifructose.com exclusive interview.

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Mike Leavitt Talks Trash with New Exhibition of Mutated Fake Out Branded Sculptures

In his latest “Trash Talking” exhibition, staged in a converted gas station now art space, Leavitt takes on American brans, consumer culture and crafts them out of packaging from other branded products. We interviewed the artist for a hifructose.com exclusive. Click above to read it.

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Let’s Go Inside and Outside Bentonville’s Crystal Bridges Museum

Next up from our visit to Bentonville is Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, a museum Hi-Fructose has been eager to visit for many years. It is a thoroughly immersive art experience both inside and outside the museum walls which are set on a lush green landscape. Click image above to see more from our visit!

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21C Museum Hotel in Bentonville Opens Eyes in the Ozarks

We’ve just returned from an eye opening experience at the 21c Museum hotel and the Crystal Bridges Museum of Art in Bentonville, AR. The whole town is a welcoming hub of contemporary art and nature, thoughtfully and intentionally developed into a community that incorporates exciting public art throughout the city, thanks to the curatorial efforts of Oz Art NWA. Click above to see a tour of Fragile Figures: Beings and Time.

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Nonamey Recreates Teenage Hide Out Using Cardboard In Latest Installation

Working with cardboard, artist Nonamey recreated a heightened version of his room from that time in an impressive installation at Brassworks Gallery in Portland, Oregon. Click above to read the full interview and have a look inside the installation.

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Hi-Fructose issue 71 Sneak Peek

Our next issue features a plethora of issue exclusive articles, printed on fine art papers, Hi-Fructose 71 features a cover feature on the sculptures of En Iwamura, the paintings of Michael Koehler, Bjorn Lie’s ultra bright botanical paintings, Ana Barriga’s fascination with kitty objects, Jack Kenna’s Milk Crate paintings, A special insert section dedicated to the work of James Linickas printed on sketchbook paper, Vickie Vainionpaa’s Gaze paintings, Bella Ormseth’s anthropomorphized mushroom paintings, Andrea Koch’s deeply moody rural portraits. Plus multi-page reviews of the new Geoff McFetridge film, and Gena Marvin’s movie Queendom. and more! Click above to see a few previews.

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Beautiful Abyss: The Art of Janice Sung

Illustrator-turned-fine artist Janice Sung’s figures seem at home amidst natural settings, whether in a lily pad pond or a garden, floating like a near-translucent milk specters. Her recent gallery showing at Gallery Nucleus in Los Angeles, the first using physical media by the artist. We asked the artist a few questions about her new body of work and about transitioning from digital to physical media. Click the above already and read the hifructose.com exclusive interview.

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Beware “The Five Poisons”!

As a tribute to this “most wonderful time of the year” artists Lauren YS and Makoto Chi have created twenty-eight works (and a mural) for their new “Five Poisons” exhibition. We’ve interviewed the artists about the work. Click image above to read it, or else.

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