Contemporary photography is more interesting the more it deals with death, not merely putting it on, but capturing it shiver in its own cuts, in its colours. The cut performed on the image by the camera is the same performed on life. Alessia Bianco, as proved in her recent exhibition at Sesto Senso in Bologna, […]

It has been said that “tradition is the illusion of permanence.” This sentiment was on full display at the recent show “AngloMania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Anglomania, referencing a period of time when there was great fascination with all things British, has been kept alive through the […]

Somebody once said to me: “Anyone who is capable of going through what it takes in order to get elected president should be automatically disqualified.” The same might be said of almost any field of endeavor. Having gotten that tasty bit of cynicism out of the way, there were several exhibitions wrapping up the spring […]

About 50 miles from Berlin, Germany’s capital for the arts, the tiny village of Groß Leuthen in Brandenburg hosts the annual Rohkunstbau festival. It was brought to life by its artistic director, Arvid Boellert, thirteen years ago. Given the very beautiful rural setting of the lakeside castle of Groß Leuthen, it poses an alternative to […]

Do you know the way to San Jose? Well if you’re in the market for some art on the edge it may be in your best interest to get out a map. From the 7th to the 13th of August, San Jose will be jammed packed with avant-garde artists of every genre as the ZeroOne […]

The Siggraph 2006 Art Gallery, “Intersections” is one of the world’s most unique digital art exhibitions, featuring an extensive collection of works that merge innovative computer graphics and interactive techniques with artistic practice. The gallery includes works from 132 different artists, researchers and technologists from 16 countries.     Where Technology and Creative Expression Intersect […]

La Zampa’s fully empowered female beauty shattering glass was the strongest image the New Dance Alliance concocted on the 20th anniversary of its Performance Mix Festival. The event ran over six days at Joyce SoHo with around five performances each night followed by a reception. Festival director Karen Bernard’s choices this year included theatrical performance […]

It used to be that the Whitney Biennial was the first and last word on the state of contemporary art in the country. It was also the most eagerly anticipated art event in New York City. No matter what hung on what wall or stood on the floor, be it awful, be it great, we […]

An aura of deja vu hovers over this year’s mega Biennial. One hundred and one artists were invited but more than 400 more are included in the many collectives and the shows within shows that marks a departure in the curatorial style of this, the 73rd Whitney Biennial. We are presented with a made-to-order revolution—an […]

Bajo el lema de “Dinámicas de la Cultura Urbana” más de 150 artistas, representando a 51 países, se han dado cita en la IX Bienal de la Habana que se inauguró el 27 de marzo y finaliza el próximo 27 de abril. Alrededor de doscientos artistas más, estarán presentes en la cita en los diversos […]