Long before the term "lifestyle brand" entered the lexicon, Barbara Hulanicki was creating immersive worlds that blended art, fashion, illustration, interiors, and fantasy into a singular cultural experience.

Surface & Subtext traces Cuban-American artist Andrés Conde’s evolution in pop-realist painting—where beauty meets meaning. View works, ephemera, and his acclaimed SOCIAL series, available through Conde Contemporary.

Conde Contemporary, in partnership with Arts Danu, proudly presents The Garden of Earthly Delights, an interactive art exhibition inspired by the iconic 15th century triptych by Hieronymus Bosch. Opening Friday, August 1st from 6–9 PM at Conde Contemporary, located at 334 Main Street, the exhibition features a dynamic group of regional, national, and international artists including David Sullivan, Antonio Cavagnaro, Jaime Bird, Jacob Reptile, Kevin Sloan, Jeff Faust, Willem Duarte and Ernesto Capdevila.

Latin American artist Pablo Santibáñez Servat explores still life painting, symbolism, collecting, cultural identity, and the layered histories behind objects, offering insight into the personal and historical narratives that inform his work.

By centering the theme of “I see you,” Sawubona challenges us to move beyond preconceived notions and assumptions, fostering a space of recognition, respect, and connection.

“The Space in Between,” delves into the complex interplay of returning and belonging, capturing the essence of navigating between the past and the present. This exhibition explores the nuanced experience of coming back to familiar shores after a period of separation, where home is both a sanctuary and a landscape altered by time.

In this conversation with Stacy Conde, artist Kevin Sloan reflects on nature, memory, symbolism, and the sacred, exploring the personal experiences and observations that inform his richly allegorical paintings.

In this conversation, artist Pablo Santibáñez Servat discusses history, race, identity, symbolism, and the role of commercial illustration in shaping cultural memory, using his provocative painting Circus III as a lens through which to examine the complexities of the human experience.

Rubén Torres Llorca, a master of Cuban conceptual art, blends sharp wit, unflinching critique, and technical mastery across media. In this profile, curator and gallerist Stacy Conde shares personal stories and insights into Llorca's fearless approach to art, life, and the absurdities of the human condition.

It's been incredibly well documented that Rubén Torres Llorca pulls no punches. He refuses to play "the game." That's not entirely true. He'll play, but by his rules, on his court, and with his ball. Si te gusta bien, y si no, también.

Known for his acclaimed SOCIAL series and psychologically charged portraits, Andrés Conde creates paintings that explore beauty, historical memory, resilience, and the enduring complexities of the human condition.

Rituals are seductive, no matter how frightening they may be, and so is the best art. I've never resolved the contradiction between my attraction to the strange world of bullfighting and the fact that I was sickened by it. Bullfighting in fact became a metaphor for the world, a place where the primitive lays waste to our best efforts to be "civilized" and something or someone must always suffer but for no particular reason. And yet we cannot stop watching.

The discourse surrounding Stacy Conde's work often highlights her dedicated support for the artists she represents, yet there remains an underreported facet: her own prolific contributions as an artist. While she's celebrated for elevating diverse voices and nurturing artist’s careers, the narrative often overlooks Conde's significant endeavors as a creator in her own right. This article aims to unveil the multifaceted nature of Conde's work, shedding light on her dual roles as both a passionate advocate for artists and a talented creator.

The young Cuban artist living and working in Mexico is expanding, literally. While his entire body of work deals with memory, normally in the form of miniature momentos frozen in time and place, he has begun to paint larger works on the same theme. Duportai is a graduate of the esteemed La Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes, San Alejandro in Havana. His work has been shown in Havana, Miami, Paris and Los Angeles, as well as in the PAN Museum of Contemporary Art, Naples, Italy.

These three South American artists, Pablo Santibáñez Servat, Giovanni Gellona, and Antonio Cavagnaro, possess great technical skill and fertile imaginations. They are each deeply rooted in symbology and cultural iconography which crosses ethnological divisions. All three manage to maintain a graceful sense of aesthetic values while communicating an often blood soaked narrative. They are, individually, an incredibly rare find, unicorns even, and I am incredibly grateful to work them.

These are the desires of our community as expressed at The Wishing Tree during Allumer Natchez, November 19th - 21st, 2021. They have transcribed exactly as they were written, only removing names for privacy.

Contemporary Cuban artist Danco Duportai García explores memory, identity, and personal history through The Miniature Portrait Project, an ongoing series of intimate oil paintings that revive the tradition of portrait miniatures. Each work transforms fleeting moments, treasured objects, and individual likenesses into carefully rendered tokens of memory.

The title “Midnight in The Garden of Good and Evil” has been one I’ve always found profoundly evocative and imaginative, it asks you to consider what that place and time might look and feel like. Our exhibition, of the same name, was simply my interpretation of that glorious title.

Conde Contemporary presents a multi-sensory, immersive art exhibition titled “Midnight in The Garden of Good and Evil”, taking place this October 16th-18th at Conde Contemporary, 334 Main Street, Natchez, Mississippi.

"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars." ...and so here we find ourselves, in the midst of chaos, disease, uncertainty and ugliness. It's easy to get lost in it, the anger and despair of the gutter. Though, it is precisely times like these when looking at the stars is crucial.