Author Archives: jolanta
Aron Wiesenfeld
We must, for our own sakes, see from an emptied place, even though ideology permeates the world. We must, for our own sakes, see from an emptied place, even though ideology permeates the world. We must get to that calm place of quietest night or the lucidity of sickness where there is nothing to gain […]
Aron Wiesenfeld
We must, for our own sakes, see from an emptied place, even though ideology permeates the world. We must, for our own sakes, see from an emptied place, even though ideology permeates the world. We must get to that calm place of quietest night or the lucidity of sickness where there is nothing to gain […]
Longing for Paradise, Negotiating with the Real – Hou Hanru
China is no doubt the most attractive centre of attention for the world today, not only in terms of its economic development, but also in terms of its cultural and social mutations. Accordingly, China’s contemporary art is becoming a new emerging force in the global art scene at the beginning of the 21st century. The […]
Christian Lemmerz – Matilde Digmann
German-Danish sculptor, painter and performance artist Christian Lemmerz has been known for his incredible life-like marble sculptures, blood paintings and installations of dead pigs in display cases since the 80s. I had a rather arbitrary talk to Christian about his oeuvre, audience and the current state of art. Much like Christian’s artworks, our conversation circled […]
Artist as Shaman – Guinevere Johnson
Ask Tony Gill, 39, what the role of the artist is and he’ll answer: “Shaman.” Healing through art is exactly what Gill has been doing for the last two decades. Having grown up in England, Gill first decided he wanted to be an artist when he was at an exhibition with his mother. She pointed […]
Brent Green, “Paulina Hollers,” at Bellwether Gallery
Paulina Hollers follows the story of a disagreeable boy’s death and banishment to Hell, his distraught mother’s suicide and their bid for escape from the underworld. Paulina Hollers follows the story of a disagreeable boy’s death and banishment to Hell, his distraught mother’s suicide and their bid for escape from the underworld. The film alternates […]
Jayson Scott Musson
Jayson Scott Musson is an artist that currently "arts" in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Jayson Scott Musson is an artist that currently "arts" in the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mr. Musson divides his time wisely between reading sci-fi novels, playing video games, drawing, drinking, dancing, and sexing. Jayson Scott Musson has shown his artwork […]
Aime Mpane at Skoto Gallery
Aime Mpane’s work is informed by a political consciousness that came out of his experience, an awareness of Africa’s colonial history… Aime Mpane’s work is informed by a political consciousness that came out of his experience, an awareness of Africa’s colonial history and an ability to track and highlight the ironies and injustice which characterize […]
Dennis McNett
When I was growing up and would tell my pop that I wanted something, he would often say "People in hell want ice water, but they’re probably not gonna get it." When I was growing up and would tell my pop that I wanted something, he would often say "People in hell want ice water, […]
