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Text is not a new subject for art, nor have its components changed. But it stands as a testament to the limitless nature of a finite set of 26 character–give or take a few accents. TEXT/ART Rebecca Lossin Courtesy of the artist. Text is not a new subject for art, nor have its components changed. […]

Woodsy/Woodzee, an installation by Francesco Simeti at the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies at Columbia University, explores the psychological underpinnings of decoration with edgy humor. Francesco Simeti, Woodsy/Woodzee / Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America at the Columbia University Daniel Rothbart Detail from Woodsy/Woodzee by Francesco Simeti at The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies […]

Jin Shan’s exhibition at the 1918 Art Space is called " I Am 27 Years Old." Jin Shan was 27 when he completed the series, and there is one picture for every year of his life. The work is about China and Chinese people, but it is also about people in general, and the way […]

Like the Collision Machine collective that spawned the latest show at Wooster Arts Space, "Brooklyn Shakers" is more concerned with exhibiting new work by young Williamsburg and Bushwick artists than presenting a cohesive curatorial vision. Luckily, much of the work selected is strong enough to stand alone, even without the imposed structure of a theoretical […]

How can an artist’s act of erasure transcend banal expression and reveal a new language of hidden forms? How can a social catastrophe shape the work of artists and prompt them to respond with diverse kinds of expression? The negative impulse, which may originate within the artist’s psyche or in the society at large, is […]

A group exhibition of works by women artists Carolee Schneemann, Carrie Mae Weems and Jenny Perlin possesses no singular signifier of femininity, although it predominately deals with feminine representations. Carolee Schneemann, Carrie Mae Weems and Jenny Perlin Jovana Stokic Carolee Schneemann, Eye Body #5, 1963. B&W photograph by Erro. 16 3/4 x 20 3/4 inches […]

It’s not often you can walk into an art gallery and feel like you’ve accidentally stumbled into a laundromat, but Kaz Oshiro’s third solo exhibition at Rosamund Felsen Gallery is just such an experience. Kaz Oshiro, Drone-ing On Kim Bockus It’s not often you can walk into an art gallery and feel like you’ve accidentally […]

When Bill Fontana first visited the ruins of Anhalter Bahnhof, once Berlin’s largest railway station, he described it as an acoustically haunting experience as he imagined the ghostly sounds of trains and people. Bill Fontana, Sounds Reconstructing Space Mary L. Chou Bill Fontana, Pigeon Soundings, Kolumba Museum, Cologne, Germany, 2005. Sound Sculpture. When Bill Fontana […]

In attempting to do what is "temporary and indefinable," Japanese-American artist Makoto Fujimura has managed to create art that is both monumental and human, works that in their fragility point toward hope and permanence. Makoto Fujimura, Sublime Mystery Christine Cavallomagno Makoto Fujimura, Water Flames-Vermillion I, 2005. Cinnebar Japanese Vermillion Cochineal and Gold Powder on Kumohada […]

There are a couple of significant art events in Paris each Fall such as FIAC, an annual art fair, and Carrousel du Louvre. But it is the smaller events such as the "Portes Ouvertes" and the local artist’s open studios that are the staple for any vital art scene. Autumn in Paris Nina Zivancevic Dragomir […]