Author Archives: jolanta
In Conversation: Noah Becker Interviews Nadja Sayej
Nadja Sayej: Popularity, to me, should never be the end goal, but the side dish you get along the way (if that). I just got back from dOCUMENTA (13) where people were recognizing me left and right and I thought I should make footage of that, but it was too self-congratulatory. Something I’ve learned about […]
What The Hell Are You Doing? The Essential David Shrigley
David Shrigley, a sculptor, photographer, cartoonist and illustrator has created a dark comic collection of his best work, both old and new. His unique talent in balancing text and images comes together with his childlike, scratchy line drawings to create a surreal world that is skillfully crafted and playfully satirical. Through this collection, “What The […]
Mickalene Thomas
Since graduating her painting MFA from Yale in 2002 Mickalene Thomas has established herself among the most engaging individuals in contemporary art. Since graduating her painting MFA from Yale in 2002 Mickalene Thomas has established herself among the most engaging individuals in contemporary art, at once intelligent and provocative. And her art is among the […]
Robert C. Morgan
Robert C. Morgan is an internationally renowned art critic, curator, artist, writer, art historian, poet, and lecturer. Robert C. Morgan is an internationally renowned art critic, curator, artist, writer, art historian, poet, and lecturer. He holds an MFA in Sculpture from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (1975), and a Ph.D. in contemporary art history from […]
Rachel’s
They have often worked with filmmakers, dance companies, stage productions, printmakers, and photographers. Rachel’s is a collective of musicians based in Louisville, KY. Since releasing their first Quarterstick Records cd in 1995, the group has performed in libraries, churches, rock dungeons, ballrooms, gardens, bowling alleys, and movie theaters across North America and Europe. They have […]
Jem Cohen
Jem Alan Cohen (born 1962) is an award-winning New York City-based filmmaker known for his observational portraits of urban landscapes.. Jem Alan Cohen (born 1962) is an award-winning New York City-based filmmaker known for his observational portraits of urban landscapes, blending of media formats (16mm, Super 8, video) and collaborations with music artists.[1] He is […]
Swoon
Swoon is a street artist born in New London, Connecticut, and raised in Daytona Beach, Florida. Swoon is a street artist born in New London, Connecticut, and raised in Daytona Beach, Florida. She moved to New York City at age nineteen, and specializes in life-size wheatpaste prints and paper cutouts of figures. Swoon
John Houck
John Houck works with constellations of images to explore the traces of urban and social topologies. John Houck works with constellations of images to explore the traces of urban and social topologies. Working with sculpture and found images, John creates photographs that are constructed in the studio and juxtaposes these constructed images with straight documentary […]
Dual Survival: Urban Exploration
We are modern explorers. We travel the country searching for unwanted, overlooked, and under-appreciated urban spaces. We first observe and analyze the territory and then create site-specific installations in an attempt to engage and communicate with the natives. Making art outside of the gallery gives us the distinct advantage of surprise. Upon seeing our work, […]
What We Think We Know, What We Think We See
At the recent opening of Documenta 13 in Kassel, Germany, perhaps the greatest gathering of the contemporary global art world, a familiar image caught my eye. Not on the wall, but in the postcard racks in the exhibition bookstore, were numerous copies of photos by Del LaGrace Volcano. This ambiguous presentation encapsulates Volcano’s curiously ambiguous […]
