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Desert Flower – Nguyen Hoang Bao Ngoc
Mark Jones is a frequent visitor to Vietnam. His pinhole camera is a constant companion whenever he travels. Very long exposure times are essential to produce an image on the film and therein lay the secret of his technique. Traditional lens-based photography is usually accomplished in fractions of a second, whereas pinhole photography often takes […]
(Incomplete) History – Matt Distel, Associate Curator
"Subversion, which forged its first weapons from art, has now become the art of handling every sort of weapon." — From The Revolution of Everyday Life, Raoul Vaneigem, 1967.’ (Incomplete) History Matt Distel, Associate Curator newsense enterprises, in side out, 2005. Courtesy of the artists. Photo credit: Clare Norwood. "Subversion, which forged its first weapons […]
James Turrell: Silence and Light – Ana Maria Torres
Upon entering any of the artworks of the artist James Turrell, one’s first impression is of exquisite blankness. The atmosphere is subdued and silent. The space holds an inexplicable power to calm and soothe. We have entered the world of light; our eyes blink at this dreamlike luminescence. You are "feeling with your eyes," the […]
Richard Tuttle
Quirky, elusive, eccentric – these are some of the words that have been used to describe Tuttle. The critic-curator Dave Hickey once called… Quirky, elusive, eccentric – these are some of the words that have been used to describe Tuttle. The critic-curator Dave Hickey once called Tuttle’s work precious because the objects-a palmsize paper cube, […]
Richard Tuttle
Quirky, elusive, eccentric – these are some of the words that have been used to describe Tuttle. The critic-curator Dave Hickey once called… Quirky, elusive, eccentric – these are some of the words that have been used to describe Tuttle. The critic-curator Dave Hickey once called Tuttle’s work precious because the objects-a palmsize paper cube, […]
Disturbing Pleasures – Dan Tranberg
The tremendously appealing exhibition "From Leipzig?? at the Cleveland Museum of Art features seven lusciously executed large-scale works that revel in the use of painting as pure absurdist theatre. Rich with conflicting symbols and diverse modes of representation, each work becomes a complex visual puzzle, which in turn leads to an endless string of seemingly […]
Dead Cat Bounce – Tony Zaza
One can only marvel at the voracity with which the demons of the New York gallery/museum scene have scrupulously resurrected some of the lost souls of the 1960s after paying no attention to them for 45 years and allowing them to grow old and gray while children were given license to spread their excrement on […]
Stopping By Bound Heads of Philip Pavia – Jamie Dalglish
Quite a site/ Conversations with Bound Heads Keeping wisdom in the community IT/ID/Fluid line drawings Stopping By Bound Heads of Philip Pavia Jamie Dalglish Courtesy of the artist, Philip Pavia, and OK Harris Works of Art, New York, NY. Quite a site/ Conversations with Bound Heads Keeping wisdom in the community IT/ID/Fluid line drawings Faces […]
A Tale Of Three Cities – Piri Halasz and David Evison
The sunny, flat and fertile plains of the province of Saskatchewan grow more than half of Canada?s major export crops: wheat, oats, barley, and so on. A Tale Of Three Cities Piri Halasz and David Evison Robert Christie, "Coffee Creme", 2004, Acrylic on Canvas, 71" x 43 The sunny, flat and fertile plains of the […]
Art Circles is a Public Service Project for the Documentation of Art
New York Yeon Ji Yoo. "Budding Grove," Pratt Institute, Steuben West Gallery, 200 Willoughby Avenue, Brooklyn, February 14-18 Art Circles is a Public Service Project for the Documentation of Art New York Yeon Ji Yoo. "Budding Grove," Pratt Institute, Steube
