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Piece and Jammed – Mitchell Miller
Tuesday, 29 August 2006 17:41Another day, another dispatch from Glasgow and it seems like no time since the last Glasgow Art Fair. Now in its 11th year the event has established itself as a major fixture on the European circuit and a showpiece for the city’s investment in large-scale cultural events, sited in a giant marquee in front of […]
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Guerrilla Erotic Art – Geoffrey Ashley
Monday, 28 August 2006 19:02“Still photos of naked ladies” are not all I shoot. But sexy, fun, attention-grabbing images of intriguing women are the primary focus of my work. My images have been called “edgy,” “pulsating” and “erotic.” But my favorite description is “sensual, funny, warm photos of women who look real." I infuse my photographs with an editorial […]
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The First International Art Fair in the Caribbean
Monday, 28 August 2006 17:12Circa Puerto Rico 06, the first international art fair in the Caribbean and Central America, will be held at the new Puerto Rico Convention Centre in San Juan. The fair comes on the heels of arteBA in Buenos Aires as well as the Latin American art auctions in New York and will bring the best […]
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International Platform Swathed in Design – Simone Cappa
Monday, 28 August 2006 17:09Professionals, students and an increasing amount of curious and demanding public all continue to make Chaumont an annual international forum for graphic arts. For the past three years, the Festival was structured around four primary concepts: Presenting today’s graphic arts as they really are, restoring the historical dimension of graphic arts, giving posters the place […]
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Uncomfortable Moments and Unfinished Histories – Anna Altman
Friday, 25 August 2006 17:52On the grandiose and mirrored second floor of the Ballhaus Mitte, two performers enact an erotic dance. The typical movements of a sexual encounter between a young man and woman are exaggerated and prolonged for the benefit of the viewers, who move between thick marble columns to get a better view. Uncomfortable Moments and […]
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Ten Years of Innsbruck ART – Thomas Wunsch
Friday, 25 August 2006 17:49The International Fair of Contemporary Art was held in Innsbruck`s Exhibition Hall 4 from February 24-27, 2006. It was a cause for celebration, marking the tenth anniversary of the Innsbruck art fair. For this special birthday, initiator and founder Johanna Penz has deliberately decided to go back to its roots. Ten Years of […]
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Hitting The Mark – Ryan Quigley
Thursday, 24 August 2006 17:42There is definitely something distinctive about New York in that there is always something special going on: whether it’s a free concert, a book signing or a showing of an old film on the big screen. It’s these events that take us out of our day-to-day routine, recharge our spirits, and make us realize time […]
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Environment with a bigger ââ¬âscope – Colleen Becker
Thursday, 24 August 2006 17:39DiVA is the new –scope. Taking its cue from –scope New York of years gone by, this year’s Digital & Video Art Fair New York (DiVA) was housed in floors of Embassy Suites hotel rooms. Like –scope and PULSE, DiVA ran in conjunction with the Armory Show, but unlike these other venues it was inconveniently […]
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Splendor at the Market – Alison B. Levy
Wednesday, 23 August 2006 17:36The PULSE art fair made its New York City debut with no spectacle, no performance, no public parties, but still PULSE New York 2006 was red hot. Organized by an international group of gallerists and curators, the fair’s stability and consistent high quality is due to the curation and design by the handpicked gallerists. […]
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A Window on the World – D. Cauchard
Wednesday, 23 August 2006 17:27The 30th Montreal World Film Festival will be held August 24 to September 4, 2006. The program of this edition will offer a broad selection of films from five continents. Attentive as ever to what is being filmed around the globe, the MWFF will screen works including features, medium-length films and shorts from more than […]