Night Shift is a one-night-only pop-up gallery show where female artists reveal what they create at night. I spoke with the collective of contributing artists to learn about the conception of Night Shift, how the nighttime influences the output of daytime creative professionals, and what advice they have for up-and-coming artists looking to create their own projects and make their own opportunities.
Read MoreFuck Your Manners: Shawna X Critiques the Western Gaze in Multimedia Exhibit
Shawna X's new exhibit "Fuck Your Manners" is a multimedia outpouring of artistic inspiration that packs both Shawna's signature palette & a well-deserved punch. "I focused on eating habits that are deemed impolite by the western gaze, but accepted in my culture.”
Read MoreMeet the Artist Behind Italy's First Underground Art Gallery
In our interview below, WNW Member Emiliano Ponzi perfectly sums up the brief and his creative approach for his latest project creating Italy's first underground art gallery at a subway stop in Milan. "They needed strong scenes. We decided on a series of shots able to depict the variety of people who come and go in that specific neighboorhood, which is a combination between skyscrapers, fancy apartments and the traditional 'old Milano' populated by folks who have lived there for generations. I walked around, felt the atmosphere and tried to represent these two different souls, making them living in harmony." We talk to Emiliano about some of the challenges and breakthroughs that came with this endeavor, how Milan's creative scene has evolved, and what it means to him to be responsible for Italy's first underground art gallery. We also asked who his influences were on this time-consuming endeavor, and what his ultimate hope is in hindsight. "It took 2 years between the first call with the agency to the finished job with many other projects in the meantime, so I think I didn’t have a clear influence. I just know I wanted to depict a dynamic city where everyone could find a mirror and feel represented."
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