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Saying No: Reconciling Spirituality and Resistance in Indigenous Australian Art

  The word “No” does not exist in the majority of the over 200 Australian Aboriginal languages. Where it does exist, this powerful word is reserved for the elders and is used with great care and ceremony. As these languages reach the brink of extinction, indigenous Australian artists are using contemporary art to assert their […]

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Marianne Blomqvist

“My works are influenced by the cycles of nature and the changing seasons.” Courtesy of the artist. Marianne Blomqvist www.kuvataiteilijamatrikkeli.fi/taiteilija.asp?id=2588   My subjects come from nature. I am interested in simple elements such as trees, water and earth. The motifs arise from my emotions, which I organize according to the perceived reality around me. Impressions, […]

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Lucia Timis

  Courtesy of the artist. Lucia Timis www.absolutearts.com/luciatimis When I paint, I take a journey, deep in my memories, my feelings, my dreams, I try to reveal my interior reality, my imaginary wishes, my questions of existence……

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Ivan de Monbrison

  “For me, art is the only answer in our modern world to the question of death and the fragility of human nature.” Courtesy of the artist. Ivan de Monbrison www.artmajeur.com/blackowl For me, art is the only answer in our modern world to the question of death and the fragility of human nature. Through the […]

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Elena Clement

  “Elena creates figurative and abstract paintings focused in a process of interior searching, and shares them with us.” Courtesy of the artist. Elena Clement www.elenaclement.com Elena creates figurative and abstract paintings focused in a process of interior searching, and shares them with us. We must be willing to appreciate the color and the company […]

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Carlos Gigena Seeber

Courtesy of the artist. Carlos Gigena Seeber www.gigenaseeber.com.ar Siempre me pregunto porque la vida no ilumina a todos por igual, pero así es ella y no la puedo cambiar, pero creo que sí un granito de arena le puedo agregar a muchas almas para que encuentren un mundo dentro de el, así es como un […]

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Fünf Räume

“Fünf Räume” (German for ‘Five Rooms’) presents five emerging artists from Austria who have each been given the opportunity to transform a distinct space within the galleries of the Austrian Cultural Forum New York, creating new, site-specific installations. The installation pieces, all created onsite, isolate the viewer who then becomes part of the artwork, creating […]

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Ostalgia

“Ostalgia,” is an exhibition that brings together the work of more than 50 artists from 20 countries across Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Republics. Contesting the format of a conventional geographical survey, the exhibition will include works produced by Western European artists who have depicted the reality and the myth of the East. “Ostalgia” […]

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The Urban Fabric of Diener & Diener

  Architect Roger Diener speaks almost poetically about how a building is seen and experienced. His Swiss architecture firm, Diener & Diener, active since 1980, develops every design “by addressing the place in terms of the change in perception that a building will bring about.” Ultimately, he says, “We would like to deepen our understanding […]

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Roulette: Four Night Grand Opening in NYC

  Roulette: Four Night Grand Opening in NYC TICKETS ARE GOING FAST – PURCHASE NOW AT : www.roulette.org 4 NIGHT GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION! Thu Sep 15 – Sun Sep 18th – 8:00 PM

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