Author Archives: mauri
Sam Moyer at Rachel Uffner Gallery
Sam Moyer: More Weight April 26-June 8, 2014. Rachel Uffner Gallery 170 Suffolk Street New York City racheluffnergallery.com
Irena Jurek Talks Art and Danger with Leah Dixon
Irena Jurek: You just came back from participating in the Nicaraguan Biennial, how was your experience? Leah Dixon: Incredible. I’m still processing everything. The curator, Omar Lopez-Chahoud, picked a group of international artists to work together and collaborate, and in general make responsive works. His intuition was spot-on. We worked together and collaborated with intense […]
Michael Mahalchick at Louis B. James
A full crowd had gathered, elbow to elbow, skirting around the many playful Michael Mahalchick works spread throughout the space. It was one of the first pleasant nights of the year and almost everyone was wearing a smile as they sipped white wine from the gallery bar. This carefree, easy-going attitude would soon come in […]
Richard Hamilton: Grandfather of Brit Art
Richard Hamilton is a truly influential figure in the history of British art and is considered to be the founder of the Pop Art movement. This retrospective is a collaboration between Tate Modern and the ICA, and covers the eclectic career of a very important British artist who wanted to get “all of living” into […]
Maria Chavez: Sound Art Equalizer
I am known in the sound community as an abstract turntablist and sound artist, along with being involved in the contemporary sound art world as a curator. My curatorial work began early while I was living in Houston, hosting performances of improvisation and sound. When I moved to New York City in 2005, I immediately […]
Brent Owens is a Contemporary Woodsman
“For Thinkin’ Long and Dark,” Brent Owens’ third solo show at English Kills, probably has enough distinct bodies of work in it to comprise several more tangential exhibitions. This is what’s great about it: the plurality of ideas eddy together, challenging the standards of an artist’s body of work, and the ways in which it […]
Hiroshi Sugimoto: Still Lifes
Hiroshi Sugimoto: Still Lifes May 9 – Jun 28, 2014 Pace Gallery 510 West 25th St. New York City pacegallery.com
Russell Sheaffer On Acetate Diary
NY Arts: What is your artistic background? Do you identify as a filmmaker or as a painter? Russell Sheaffer: I’ve been working on films for a while now — editing and producing for others and directing my own experimental work. I like to think of the experimental work that I’m doing as (often abstract) […]
