Author Archives: jolanta

The Broadway Gallery recently presented the vibrant work of the Italy-based artist Matthew Lauretti. At first glance, the art appeared unsubtle because of the riot use of colors and careening compositions that made the pieces feel cacophonous, feverish, and bursting with an over-the-top energy. But Lauretti wisely added visual and intellectual depth to the work […]

There is a difficulty in viewing the artwork of Marlene Dumas. Questions arise. What is pornography? What is nude? What is naked? How does the reliance on the photograph as an almost exclusive source material make authentic the complete realization of the art? Does the source lead to ambiguity? Is it all sex and skin? […]

Artist Soly Cissé likes to laugh. And he has every reason to do so. At age 39 he is among his country Senegal’s internationally best-known artists. He represents his country at major exhibitions and biennials all over the world, for example in São Paulo, Havana, and of course Dakar, the city where he was born […]