Author Archives: jolanta
Gary Petersen
I am interested in geometric abstraction that reflects our vulnerability and uncertainty in the world. “I am interested in geometric abstraction that reflects our vulnerability and uncertainty in the world. I’ve always been interested in the line, how it contains, defines and suggests. Color is very important in my work. It allows the somewhat […]
Rob de Oude
My work exists of composing a multitude of meticulously placed and repeated lines to reveal geometric shapes and patterns. “My work exists of composing a multitude of meticulously placed and repeated lines to reveal geometric shapes and patterns. Particularly the repeated use of a single unit, like a straight line, to reveal a synchronized […]
Charles Hinman
Charles Hinman was introduced to the New York art scene in 1964 in a show at the Sidney Janis Gallery titled SEVEN NEW ARTISTS. Charles Hinman was introduced to the New York art scene in 1964 in a show at the Sidney Janis Gallery titled SEVEN NEW ARTISTS. His work, which escaped the rectangle […]
Magnolia Laurie
Within my paintings and installations, the structures and systems created are illogical; they are delicate and makeshift in a way that may not endure their own weight, let alone the impending disruptions. “Within my paintings and installations, the structures and systems created are illogical; they are delicate and makeshift in a way that may […]
Hugo Crosthwaite: Carnivorall
Pierogi’s latest exhibit presents recent drawings by Hugo Crosthwaite. Included in this exhibition is a series of small notebook-size drawings in ink and wash that explore the artist’s process of visually consuming his surroundings like a predatory carnivore. He stalks images and feelings with a wryly humorous bent. He then recomposes them into a personal […]
Humanity Comes Undone
In Come Undone, a new exhibition displaying the new body of work by sculptor Beth Cavener Stichter, the artist cleverly selects animal forms as human surrogates. Using their nonthreatening images, devoid of specified associations, she is able to convey relatable stories and emotions we might otherwise dismiss out of hand. “Cavener Stichter cajoles the viewer […]
All Dat Glitterz Ain’t Goals
In Lyons Wier Gallery’s latest exhibition, All Dat Glitters Ain’t Goals, Fahamu Pecou expands upon his 2011 exhibition in Paris, HARD 2 DEATH, by utilizing his familiar trope of self-portraiture to challenge and dissect society’s representation of black masculinity in popular culture today. The title, All Dat Glitters Ain’t Goals, is an obvious play on […]
Felandus Thames
You enter into the piece without knowing who the body is. All you know is that it is grotesque. “You enter into the piece without knowing who the body is. All you know is that it is grotesque.” Felandus Thames pursues the grotesque or, what he calls, “things that should never have been born.” […]
Felandus Thames: Mixtape
Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York is proud to present Mixtape, the first New York solo exhibition by multimedia artist Felandus Thames. Mississippi-born Felandus Thames, who received his Master of Fine Arts degree from Yale University, creates a broad and varied body of artwork that includes photography, painting, screen-printing, multimedia works, and installations. His diverse oeuvre […]
Grimanesa Amorós
Grimanesa Amorós is an artist from Peru who lives and works in New York City. Grimanesa Amorós is an artist from Peru who lives and works in New York City. Amorós creates sculptural light installations that reference a combination of totora reeds and white foam, two of the most significant natural elements […]
