Author Archives: jolanta

Abstraction Adventures

Abstraction and the bravery it took to embrace and intently explore it, when she began in 1915, sets Georgia O’Keeffe at the front of American modernist artists and artists around the world. It was the beginning of many revolutions of the 20th century; in 1912 Kandinsky had painted the first completely abstract oil painting and […]

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Breaking Ground

Architecture informs us about what is happening in our lived environment at a historical moment. In our understanding of architecture we are led by three fundamentals: permanence, distinction, and recognition. Architecture can help reshape our very existence. Buildings symbolically represent an attitude about what is taking place inside. They have certain qualities that can evoke […]

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Jay Greinsky

Jay Greinsky   Jay Greinsky, February 13, 11am-7pm @ Upper Playground NYC   www.upperplayground.com

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Along the Lines

My street work consists mostly of isometric rectangles and squares. I selectively place these graphics around New York to highlight the unexpected contours and elegant geometry of the city itself. All execution of a piece is done on site with little to no planning. For however briefly, I am trying to offer people a chance […]

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NYFA’s Annual Benefit

NYFA’s Annual Benefit    NYFA’s Annual Benefit, February 25, 6:30-9pm @ James Cohan Gallery   www.nyfa.org

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Outsider Art Fair

Sanford L. Smith’s 18th Annual Outsider Art Fair   Sanford L. Smith’s 18th Annual Outsider Art Fair, opening night preview February 4, 6-9pm @ 7 West 34th Street   www.sandfordsmith.com      

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Art for Haiti NYC

Art for Haiti NYC   Art for Haiti Benefit Auction, February 10, 7:30-10:30pm @ Gallery 138   www.artforhaitinyc.com    

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Terna 02

Terna 02 Contemporary Art     Terna 02 Contemporary Art @ the National Museum of the Arts of the 21st Century, Rome Italy, and the New Museum, New York City   http://www.premioterna.it/en/home  

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Art 101

The project group Reinigungsgesellschaft (RG) organized in collaboration with Bayerisches Haus Odessa (BHO) an exhibition and conference at the Museum of Contemporary Art Odessa, Ukraine. With the aim of a holistic view of cultural and social phenomena and with the objective to establish a dialogue on critical art practice, RG proposes an exhibition combined with […]

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Realm of Imagination

Curated by Christina Zhang Realm of Invention, a traveling group exhibition featuring Franco Meloni, Beatrice Burel, Francois Geffray, Petra Nimtz, Carmen Einfinger, Peter Wayne Lewis, Clifford Faust, and Lawrence Weiner was recently on display at Arts Space Beijing. Previously on exhibit at the Broadway Gallery in New York, Realm of Invention features a varied group […]

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