Author Archives: jolanta
On Self-Determination
Power is a function of its privileged ruling elite. To be properly ‘British’ is to submit to English hierarchy and to recognize, affirm and assert the glory of its value system. This is achieved domestically on a daily basis within ‘British’ education and cultural institutions. Those who oppose this supremacist ideology are criticized for not […]
Week In Review: Photography and Its Discontents
Is the work that was once considered to be revolutionary now banal and overrated? What is happening photography-wise in the city? A lot seems to be recycled, old and nostalgic photography that the public will appreciate. Don’t get me wrong, they are still powerful and important pieces, but they belong to a different era. So, […]
The Opposite of Voyeurism
NY ARTS: This recent body of work at Dodge Gallery references history, kitsch and the body in a declarative manner. Do you see these as voyeuristic? Ellen Harvey: I think these works are about the opposite of voyeurism. Voyeurism for me is about intruding into someone else’s private world — the forbidden thrill of spying out […]
Zona Maco
Zona MacoApril 18 -22 This fair is a mixture of South American, U.S. and European galleries, and gives a good insight to the Latin art scene.
MiArt
MiArt Milan MiArt and Milan: MiArt, the International Modern and Contemporary fair witness the spirit of city that hosts it, Milano. The heart of this country with its productive and creative personality. For more than a century, the city sets the forms and the lines for the worlds of architecture, design and fashion; modernist and contemporary at […]
Art Brussels 2012
Art Brussels This contemporary art fair brings everything together under one roof: 182 contemporary art galleries from all over the world More than 2000 artists, international well-known names as well as promising young talents 30 000 contemporary art lovers. Famous Belgian collectors as well as a 35% visitors from abroad Art Brussels has the reputation […]
The State of Sculpture at Palm Springs Art Museum
Happenstance, was stopping in at a Farmer’s market for among items a gallon of high octane green juice grounded with grapefruit. My friend had offered, that a nearby sign indicating a new branch of the Palms Springs Art Museum here in Palm Desert was misleading as the new location for the mother ship operation did […]
The Untamed Hand
Perusing the notion of imperfection seems to have become a minor and yet prevalent obsession in New York’s contemporary art scene. There appears to be, more than a confrontation with ugliness or an affinity for the lackluster, an appeal for the creation of the unclean and the informal in some of New York’s young artists. […]
Occupy Naples Meets Occupy Museums
Today, the request for new public spaces to share art and experiences is raising worldwide. In New York, Occupy Museums, the offshoot to Occupy Wall Street launched last November, set a “Free Art for Fair Exchange” during the Armory week, giving free art to passengers just in front of the famous piers 92-94. The New […]
In Conversation: Jennifer Samet Interviews Elena Sisto
Then I finished the first group of “Girl” paintings I felt that I needed to work from life to get more ideas about light and color. I prefer not to work from a model unless it is family and they were sick of it. So I started working from objects. I became interested in the […]
