Osmosis’s sculptures are cobbled of fractured analogies for how materially removed we have become from the object world’s formerly resistant, concrete reality, and how the artist as scavenger of such a phenomenological ruin can imagine their version of what might be called a funky genre stability. Despite his works seeming at first to be composed of whimsical and fleeting non sequiturs, Osmosis is a profoundly considerate artist who exerts an uncanny capacity to make his ostensibly ersatz sculptures stick in one’s poetic recesses as substantially specific objects.
The Lunar New Year starts Sunday, Feb. 10 — marking another chance to start 2024 on the right foot. Commonly observed in China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Mongolia and other Asian countries, celebrations commemorate a the new lunisolar calendar year and typically involves gifts of money in red envelopes and food that symbolize good fortune. Since …
Lunar New Year gifts emphasize wealth and growth in the year ahead. To guide your shopping, we consulted with experts on the best gifts for Lunar New Year.