Author Archives: jolanta
A Natural in Photography
I was born in Shanghai. To me, taking photos is natural. Objects such as decorations on the wall, dust on the table, or wine bottles on the window sill, all have a sense of poetic sadness. The still life represents a reality that is neglected by us. The sense of smell, poetry, and alcohol help […]
ALVESS at the Serralves Foundation
Alvess is the artistic name of Manuel Alves–a Portuguese artist who has been working and living in Paris since 1963. In the 1960s and 1970s, Alvess took part in various important exhibitions in the Parisian artistic calendar. João Fernandes Co-curators João Fernandes and Sandra Guimarães organized a solo exhibition of the work of Manuel […]
Uprooted
Near the end of 2005, camera in tow, I endeavored to return to my hometown in order to photograph it. For better or for worse, my town had not yet been completely leveled and the people had not yet been entirely relocated. In taking these photographs, I had to hold my breath and, once these […]
Fly
Neapolitan photographer and digital artist Vincenzo Montella’s unique brand of Social Realism was recently on display at the Broadway Gallery NYC. Created through a process of photography later manipulated through digital processes, Montella’s unique pop images employ the medium of photography not only as a way to discover his hometown of Naples, but also as […]
Brothers by Choice
In this work we explore sexual cues like assholes, dildos, and meat bags out of the context of masturbation. We even made it just plain dirty. Yet we still can’t lock the bedroom door, let the Top Ramen cool, and really interact with the work. Brothers by Choice collective is Andreas Tagger, Andy Sims, […]
? THE WAR
Sometime in September 2007, Jan and I realized there were no iconic images for the current anti-war movement. With no draft and limited visual coverage of the ugliness of the war, there’s barely a movement at all. If the traditional method of resistance was that prominent artists pick up the baton and take the lead, […]
Transcendence
Reverie, the recent group painting show at Broadway Gallery in New York, was a sumptuous event exploring new directions in abstraction. The works on view were a compelling mix of technical approaches, all of them speaking to dreamlike and liminal states. Boasting an international roster of accomplished artists, the show included the work of Bonnie […]
When Canaries Face the Catââ¬âFlipping the Bird with Jack the Pelican
Amahoro—the title of Tom Bogaert’s first solo show—means Peace. It is a word of African origin with special meaning in Rwanda, Burundi, and Congo, lately just some of the nations politically torn with carefree violence and genocide. It is said that when members of different tribes greet, they hopefully wish each other “amahoro”—yet with artists […]
Bryan McFarlane
Born and raised in Jamaica, and now currently living in the US, painter Bryan McFarlane maintains strong ties to his Jamaican cultural roots and Maroon ancestry. Runaway slaves who banded together against the white British colonials, the Jamaican Maroon community kept the oral, artistic, and historic traditions of their West African heritage alive. Drawing from […]
Molly Bildgemutt
A stunning group exhibition, Inside Ed was one of Broadway Galley’s highlights of the year. Featuring an exciting group of extraordinary international artists, and curated by the visionary Tchera Niyego, Inside Ed included D. Chaim Smith, Christopher Gordon, Ugur Kunst, Marie-Jose Vielot, Anna VanMatre, and Ilana Dayan Zadik. The Group Show Inside ED was […]
