Author Archives: jolanta
The Indignation Project
Diffused Fingerprints was made specifically for a solo exhibition held this past summer at the National Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan. In fact, this “spatial” piece was tailored according to the space of the exhibition hall. The rectangular-shaped room is nearly 33 meters in length, 12 meters in breadth, and 3 meters in […]
Blinding Glitz
Rhydal, seen here in detail, speaks to Glamour Trance. 21st-century Americans court oblivion in shopping, fundamentalism, hegemony, pedigree, capitalism, sugar, and fashion. The list is long. Calling to mind the protagonists of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novels or Rita Hayworth in the film Gilda, the sculpture’s hypnotic sizzle is intoxicating. Glamour Trance freezes time and stunts […]
Reading Between the Lines
For her fourth solo exhibition at the Third Line and starting off the fall season, Golnaz Fathi presents a selection of light boxes and new works on paper. Fathi began working on light boxes in 2007 in an aim to take on a distinctive yet different approach to her works predominantly on canvas. This show […]
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Portraits of Anonymity
Sophie Hill: I find the idea of “portraits” through something material interesting. What inspired you to create the Symbolic Portraiture series? Jason Bryant: Well, as long as I have been drawing and painting, I have always been fascinated with capturing nuances and expressiveness of the human face, so naturally one of my biggest influences has […]
Livijn’s Love of Light and Lilies
The last two weeks of October marked the first solo exhibition in New York of internationally renowned Swedish artist and ceramic designer, Agneta Livijn. Located in SoHo’s historic Broadway Gallery, the exhibition entitled “Lily Ponds” reflects Livijn’s life experiences and travels. Having spent her childhood in both Sweden and France, Livijn was always especially attracted […]
Vogue’ology
Vogue’ology contains seemingly incompatible elements: aesthetic experience and political activism; community events and forensic research; public manifestations and private workshops. The exhibition is a joint project between the Ballroom Archive & Oral History Project and the sound art collective Ultra-red. Central to the collaboration is a shared interest in developing terms that can serve to […]
Revisiting Brazil: The 29th Sao Paulo Biennial
Anchored in the idea that the line separating separate art from politics is ambiguous, the 29a Sao Paulo Biennial, taking its title “There is always a cup of sea to sail in” from de Lima’s great work, provides spaces in which to reflect on one’s own personal intersections as well as rapid global reorganizations. Looking […]
On the Road
These images were printed in a self-published zine entitled Anywhere But Here. For most of its publicity, this is the description: “This zine and the photographs therein are the product of the necessary leave of absence I took from Brooklyn, NY during the summer of 2008. Sometimes you just gotta get away.” This statement is […]
A Penetrating Investigation
We wanted to showcase works of art created by young, eager artists looking to expand, analyze, and question the ideas of public/private. Using the dual existence of Ampersand, a live/work space, as a jumping-off point, we were interested in work that explored the conflicts, tensions, unions, and coexistence between public/private, in all its forms. Unsettled […]
