NBB Magazine

  Last autumn we had the opportunity to visit Noguchi Shimura in his studio to talk about his everyday practice and his journey as an emerging artist in Tokyo. Continue reading to learn more about his first encounter with creating art, where he draws his inspiration from and what thought goes into creating his distinguished figures and dreamy imagery.  Where did your first impulse to create art come from? Can you describe your artistic journey and how everything started? My earliest memory of creating reached back when I was six years old. My older sister gave me a page of a coloring book. It was an...

“I remember one day I wasted too much time scrolling Instagram. That was the moment I said to myself ‘Okay, consuming other people’s lives on Instagram is not doing me any good. I have to create something myself now.'" Located in a small flat in a Berlin backyard, Isis Maria's art studio offers a unique glimpse into her world. The studio is filled with paintings in progress, striking color palettes and photographs from sunny vacations creating a cozy and refreshing getaway from the rather grayish Berlin landscape. The almost iconic overall that is seen in many of her studio portraits...

Exactly one year ago, THE BACKROOM at NBB GALLERY hosted the exhibition "Conflicted Misfits of the Next Apocalypse" by Laust Højgaard, unveiling a glimpse into the artist's complex and visionary universe. Now, as the journey continues, we sat down with Laust Højgaard to unravel the evolution of his art, the symbolism behind his latest exhibition titled "Plutonium Pompeii" and the profound influences that shape his unique artistic style. In June 2022 we showed your exhibition Conflicted Misfits of the Next Apocalypse at the NBB BACKROOM. How has your journey continued since then? And what do you think is the main difference...

The human body has been one of the most popular motifs in art since the beginning of time. Although universal for all of us, the experience of a body could not be more personal and intimate. No other art form captures the human body in its purest form: The Nude. Throughout history, the adoration for the nude has fluctuated. Once cherished in Ancient Greece, the nude was almost abandoned throughout the Middle Ages, only to be reborn in the Renaissance. With the recent and common practice of banning nude content on most social media platforms – no matter whether for...