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Bosmat Niron’s selection of luscious nature-inspired paintings was exhibited at the Broadway Gallery in New York from October 16-31. "Sensual Experience" is a series of oil paintings coyly depicting female vulva. Bosmat Niron Lauren Gunsel courtesy of the artist Bosmat Niron’s selection of luscious nature-inspired paintings was exhibited at the Broadway Gallery in New York […]

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City will host Local Report, a new five-screen video and sound installation by Robert Whitman. Robert Whitman, Local Report from the Guggi Anne Swartz Robert Whitman, Local Report. Image courtesy of artist. The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City will host Local Report, a new […]

Charles Hecht is a wonderful sculptor who has been exhibiting for years throughout the States, China and Spain. In September of 2005, the artist switched caps and curated a group show of his contemporaries titled "Organically Speaking." The four artists represented–Harry Gordon, Charles Hecht, Organically Speaking Joan Grove Cherles Hecht, THE CORAL SEA SEGMENT SERIES […]

Three recent exhibits in New York took as their shared departure point the storied history of "spirit photography" in the U.S. and Europe. "The Perfect Medium: Photography and the Occult" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and "Photographing the Invisible: Ghost in the Camera April Richon Jones Eug�ne Thi�bault, Henri Robin and a Specter, 1863. […]

A knowledgeable friend pointed me to Location One, a singularly engaging, idealistic and enchanting SoHo space any art lover must experience, no matter the exhibition. Douglas Repetto’s Slowscan Soundwave (III) Anne Swartz Douglas Repetto, Slowscan Soundwave (III). Installation view. Image courtesy of artist. A knowledgeable friend pointed me to Location One, a singularly engaging, idealistic […]

Within a few hours of meeting Chapa for the first time, I was immediately aware that "juxtaposition" is at the center of her life, her history and her work. Chapa,"Too many curiosities" Janna Slack Mitsuko Miyakawa, One Day. Within a few hours of meeting Chapa for the first time, I was immediately aware that "juxtaposition" […]

Mordhorst’s work at the 500x Gallery in Dallas, Texas was big, bright and sharp. Her work depicted desert buttes, mountain peaks, sunsets and horizons. Lisa Mordhorst at 500x Gallery in Dallas, Texas Shae Moore Courtesy of the artist. Mordhorst’s work at the 500x Gallery in Dallas, Texas was big, bright and sharp. Her work depicted […]

At Cynthia Broan gallery, Michael St. John presents a solo/group show hybrid featuring eight of his own works (five paintings and three sculptures) and works by eleven other artists. Michael St. John, I’m a Child of Divorce, Gimme a Break Elwyn Palmerton Michael St. John, In a daze ’cause I found god, 2003. Plaster, spraypaint […]

Berlin sits on the other side of the world from Honolulu. A traveler passes through a twelve time zones to get from one city to another. Both places have histories of being a type of island. Hawai’i is surrounded by a turquoise and cobalt ocean, the furthest land mass from any other in the world. […]

From a mystical viewpoint, taught in particular by David C. Smith*, the ship can be seen as the body, the material, the physical; the vessel with which we navigate the world in which we live and breathe and have our beings. The sky represents the thinking/feeling process of a human being. David C. Smith, Jan […]