Author Archives: jolanta

Human beings can express themselves through various styles of theater including musical, opera, dance and drama by singing, dancing and acting. Voice Illusion – Ventriloquism by Ikkokudou By Keiko Kai Ikkoku Tamaki, Kan-chan(left). Photo credit: Masaya Sakaguchi Human beings can express themselves through various styles of theater including musical, opera, dance and drama by singing, […]

I first came across Thorsten Goldberg’s Rock Paper Scissors by accident. Enter Laughing: Transforming Berlin with Thorsten Goldberg By Molly Kleiman Courtesy of Thorsten Goldberg I first came across Thorsten Goldberg’s Rock Paper Scissors by accident. I was in Berlin, crossing the Oberbaum Bridge with a friend late one night. We stopped. Mounted on the […]

Facing her back. CELADON By Jamie Dalglish   Robert Ryman , Untitled, 1959. Oil on manila, wrapping paper, 18 3/4 x 19 inches. Courtesy Peter Blum Gallery, New York Facing her back Every no is a yes Space replacing space Celadon square placed white Fusing an architectonic edge Intolerable world with out the gift of […]

Much has already been said about your paintings. But I’m interested in your life story and your origins. How did you get involved with art? An Interview with Robert Ryman By Peter Blum Much has already been said about your paintings. But I’m interested in your life story and your origins. How did you get […]

Traditional Japanese art organization, Nika Association, had an opening and show on June 29th at ISE Cultural Foundation and Plaza Hotel in New York. Nika Assocation "From Another Perspective" By Itoko Nakajima Traditional Japanese art organization, Nika Association, had an opening and show on June 29th at ISE Cultural Foundation and Plaza Hotel in New […]

One of the first things to strike a newcomer to the city of Nice in addition to the limpid turquoise coastline, belle epoque architecture,19th century casinos, handsome prostitutes, and delectable cuisine, is the Gallic fascination with contemporary art. Reinventing the Riviera By Daniel Rothbart Junko Yamasaki, “Leather Suit, lady’s suit with human body hair,” 1996-97, […]

Yeardley Leonard does not paint circles. Her new exhibit at Elizabeth Dee–a series of works composed entirely out of ninety degree angles–is meant, according to her press release, to "recognize the evolution of the reverential circle into a square." Geometric Abstraction: Squaring the Circle; Circling the Square By David Markus Moholy-Nagy’s self-mimetic abstraction. Yeardley Leonard […]

Upon first glance it is very apparent that the transient quality of the evanescent pastel hues of Lance Dehn�’s new paintings represent a subtle but definitive change in his approach. Reinvention and Rejuvenation: The New Works of Lance Dehn� By Monique Reno-Gaffey ENG15, 2004. mixed media on paper 30″x42″ Upon first glance it is very […]

What happens when a visit to a gallery occurs via the internet and the viewer, expecting something a bit more unusual in this medium, instead finds the visual vocabulary of the work on display less than new? Jan de Quelery paints classical, dramatic scenes of ships at sea. For one nearly computer illiterate hunter of […]

While the publicity machine for Takashi Murakami’s "Little Brother" exhibition at Japan Society was on a steady roll, a quiet storm was brewing at Plum Blossoms in Chelsea. Under the curatorial direction of Tim Evans, "Psionic Distortion" brought together more than 30 artists–from Japan, Europe, and the U.S.–all of whom have all been influenced by […]