Author Archives: jolanta
Two years is a century now – Horace Brockington
Excerpts from a conversation between Horace Brockington and Jessica Murray, who recently moved her non-profit space from Brooklyn to Chelsea, and became for-profit along the way. Two years is a century now Horace Brockington Jesse Bercowetz, Matt Bua, and Carrie Dashow, Under Island – Under Gone (The Book), 2005. Mixed media, 48 x 73 x […]
Aviva Beige
Two Hebrew words appear in the work: "LAARETZ"-which means to the Land, and"YEHUDI"-which means Jewish. Those two words give the complete meaning of Israelthe Jewish Land. Two Hebrew words appear in the work: "LAARETZ"-which means to the Land, and"YEHUDI"-which means Jewish. Those two words give the complete meaning of Israelthe Jewish Land. The present situation […]
Aviva Beige
Two Hebrew words appear in the work: "LAARETZ"-which means to the Land, and"YEHUDI"-which means Jewish. Those two words give the complete meaning of Israelthe Jewish Land. Two Hebrew words appear in the work: "LAARETZ"-which means to the Land, and"YEHUDI"-which means Jewish. Those two words give the complete meaning of Israelthe Jewish Land. The present situation […]
Report from Tokyo – C.B. Liddell
Tokyo is gearing up for the summer holidays with the usual apparently random selection of exhibitions pepped up with a smattering of kid-centric shows, like "Howl’s Moving Castle>" at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Report from Tokyo C.B. Liddell Yasumasa Morimura, Dedicated To La Duquesa de Alba / Black Alba, 2004. Color photograph on canvas […]
Three Breasts and Multiple Tongues – Valery Oisteanu
In 2004, when Romania inaugurated its first-ever National Museum of Contemporary Art in Ceausescu?s nightmarish Peoples Palace, Dumitru Gorzo contributed a large painting depicting the palace on fire while two thugs knife a peasant ?a tableau based on a folkloric legend of the Carpathian mountains. Three Breasts and Multiple Tongues Valery Oisteanu Courtesy of the […]
Toyist Art – Natalie Saiph Massone
I discovered Toyism by chance, and I immediately loved the way the images communicate some of the most difficult themes in a very bright way. Toyist Art Natalie Saiph Massone Dejo, The Freakshow . Acrylic on canvas, 100 x 150 cm. I discovered Toyism by chance, and I immediately loved the way the images communicate […]
Framing Line: Sharon Louden at the Neuberger Museum of Contemporary Art – Miriam Kienle and Joelle J
Sharon Louden’s current exhibition initially conjures associations with natural forms such as hair, cilia, bacilli or underwater life. Framing Line: Sharon Louden at the Neuberger Museum of Contemporary Art Miriam Kienle and Joelle Jensen Sharon Louden ,Footprints , 2006. Animation, 4 minutes. Courtesy of the Neuberger Museum of Contemporary Art. Sharon Louden’s current exhibition initially […]
Gae Savannah’s Characters of a New Order – Lisa Paul Streitfeld
Gae Savannah’s meticulously handcrafted sculptures of brightly decorated fabrics and manufactured beads and hair accessories integrate East-West elements into idiosyncratic totems of a consumerist age. Gae Savannah’s Characters of a New Order Lisa Paul Streitfeld Gae Savannah ,Nyassa , 2005. Beads, fabric, metal, wood; 76″ X 24″ X 24″. Gae Savannah’s meticulously handcrafted sculptures of […]
Carolyn Swiszcz – David Lefkowitz
Unpopulated parking lots with pay phones, bakery thrift shops and video rental storefronts are the subjects of Carolyn Swiszcz’s mixed-media paintings. Carolyn Swiszcz David Lefkowitz Carolyn Swiszcz, Bakery Thriftshop, 2005. Acrylic, ink, relief print on paper, 18 x 40 inches. Unpopulated parking lots with pay phones, bakery thrift shops and video rental storefronts […]
Trong Nguyenââ¬â¢s Signature – Daria Brit Shapiro
Trong Nguyen is a prankster. The Vietnamese-American artist’s conceptual paintings engage issues of ownership, identity and consumption, relying heavily on the interaction between the viewer and the artwork to reveal deeper forces at work. Trong Nguyen’s Signature Daria Brit Shapiro Trong G. Nguyen, The Diabolical (First State: Mustard), 2002-present. Acrylic on canvas, paintings colored exactly […]
