Author Archives: jolanta
George Steinmetz Review
The title of George Steinmetz’s solo exhibition at Anastasia Photo, “Migrations,” does and yet does not fully express the photographs on view. On the surface, the prints do indeed depict moments of animals in migration, but they are also captions of a way of life. Establishments outside our own spheres that we easily forget exist […]
Congratulations! Piero Golia @ GAGGOSIAN L.A.
CONGRATULATIONS! Piero Golia @ GAGGOSIAN L.A. from Broadway Gallery & NY Arts Magazine Piero Golia had his first two solo shows in the U.S. at Broadway Gallery, NYC 1999-2000. One of the foremost artists working today, Golia’s heroic and poetic output includes actions, sculptures, and installation. Born in Naples, Italy in 1974, Golia […]
Silent Auction: Vered Gallery, NY, June 24 – July 3
Turn the Corner Foundation is teaming up with Vered Gallery to auction off over 75 pieces of Modern and Contemporary art, including work from Warhol, Picasso, Lichtenstien, de Kooning, and many others. 100 percent of the proceeds will be donated to the Turn the Corner Foundation to assist in their fight against Lyme disease. […]
Idols for Home Use
Partners-in-crime (and in art) Gabriel Cohen and Jolie Signorile have become known for their functional artworks under their design venture, Fredericks & Mae. From golden bocce balls to arrows intricately formed with thread and feathers, the dynamic duo’s pieces bring the aesthetic and fascinating into the home. Their pieces, Idols for Home Use, a series […]
IDOL: The World of Epyllion
Epyllion is an incorporation of puppetry, ritual, gesture, and song to create a world that taps into the innate intelligence of the body. An epyllion is a short epic poem of erotic and mythological content, a story of old that bring us to a better understanding of Eros. Traditionally, audiences attend the performance of an […]
IDOL: An Interview with Ian Warren
Kate Meng Brassel: What was the immediate context of your creation of 3 Men in 2007? Ian Warren: After finishing undergrad in Massachusetts, I spent a year moving all over the country: from NYC to Utah, California, and Mexico. Somehow I ended up settling in the unlikely state of Ohio. During that period, I made […]
In Conversation: Jason Stopa Interviews Farrell Brickhouse
For years now, Farrell Brickhouse has been towing the line between abstraction and figuration on an intimate scale; creating paintings that conjure up a plethora of associations from romantic to violent all imbued with a wonderfully strange light. For Brickhouse, this year proves especially busy, having participated in Scope Fair earlier this year and now […]
AIM Biennial: Bronx Museum, NYC, Through September 5
Artists in the Marketplace (AIM) Biennale: The Bronx Museum Celebrates the 30th Anniversary of AIM with First AIM Biennial, Exhibitions and Publications. Curated by Wayne Northcross and Jose Ruiz. June 26 – September 5. Opening reception: Sunday June 26, 2 – 6 pm. Bronx Museum 1040 Grand Concourse (at 165th St.) Bronx, New […]
Re-presenting History
I am interested in what happens to traumatizing or confounding images when they are removed from their original place in cultural memory. My work investigates visual nuances that occur when these images are translated into a mass-media product, stripped of their inherent meaning, and re-presented in a new context, with an entirely disguised origin. By […]
The Nature of Embellishment
My work deals with the condition of woman in contemporary society, questioning her obsessions with body image, beauty, sexuality and aging. With a minimalist approach—and mostly conceptually based pieces—I use different media such as installations, video-performance, embroidery, and objects. “Although few women will reach society’s beauty ideals, many will sculpt their bodies as needed: put […]
