Author Archives: jolanta
Zofia Turlik
“My works cannot be attributed to one trend.” Courtesy of the artist. ZOFIA TURLIK aka “ZOJKA” http://www.zofiaturlik.com/index.php/en/ I was born in Poland but for many years I have been living and working in London. My painting is a reflection of my soul, emotions, energy and moods. My works cannot be attributed […]
In Conversation: Acheson, Olson, Swords, LaRocco, JJ Manford & Paskow
Peter Acheson: We were in Yellowstone Park a few summers ago with my kids. We get out to Wyoming and my daughter starts getting symptoms of Bell’s palsy. The doctors are like, “We can’t deal with this here, we gotta get her to an ER.” All of a sudden this young RN comes out going, […]
Virocode: A Disappearance of the Source
The Western New York collaborative duo Virocode will open an exhibition of photographic and video installation work at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery on October 21, 2011. Since 1987, Virocode has been exploring the intersection of science—in particular, evolutionary theory, biomedical technology, and physics—and popular culture through hybrid uses of video, photography, sculpture, and digital technology. […]
Benjamin Faga Opens AT 511 Gallery
Faga’s work bridges the gap between performance, photography, installation, and design. In this new series, On the Way to Chroma Green, Faga explores the increasing influence of globalization on seemingly disconnected rural Indian villages. As part of an artist residency program funded by the Kaman Art Foundation, Faga traveled to the small village of Andore […]
Dear Jason, Letter From Europe
Having been remiss in the article I promised to send you I thought that I would list all of the very good artists that are not overly known in the U.S. that I came across during my brief sojourn in Europe this summer. I will forward this outline as a beginning to what was promised. […]
In Conversation: Emily Auchincloss Interviews Laura Newman
Emily Auchincloss: You started out making large installations. For an installation artist, space is a primary medium, and you have maintained its primacy in your paintings. Why did you switch to working on canvas? Laura Newman: I had been painting directly on walls and floors and it made me sad to paint everything out at […]
Soul-Picture Landscape Photographs: Kirsten Pinz, Bela Letto and Barbara Rosenthal in Berlin
Viewers expect photography to portray the outer world, and with greater accuracy than other media. But the best fine art photography expresses the photographer’s inner mind. In Berlin this summer, the photo-text-music-video installation Seelenbilder und Landschaften (Landscapes as Artist’s Metaphor) at Galerie Christian Glass, presented three international fine-arts photographers who portray real, recognizable imagery in […]
Galerie de Roussan Presents: Study of a Territory
Galerie de Roussan is pleased to present “Study of a Territory”, a group show with Ghislain Amar, Nastassia Conquet, Pablo Cavero, and Hannah Wade. Conceived and curated by Thomas Arsac, this exhibition presents four young artists whose practice has been inspired by traveling abroad to live in a new territory. First of all there is […]
Lasse Kempas
“Nature asks us to listen again.” Courtesy of the artist. LASSE KEMPAShttp://www.kempas.fi/index_fi.html The beginning of the century struck the arts through a new direction: functionalism. The basic idea of functionalism, is the glorification of technology. Today, we need technology; it is an integral part of everyday life. Nature asks us to listen again. The […]
