A knowledgeable friend pointed me to Location One, a singularly engaging, idealistic and enchanting SoHo space any art lover must experience, no matter the exhibition. Douglas Repetto’s Slowscan Soundwave (III) Anne Swartz Douglas Repetto, Slowscan Soundwave (III). Installation view. Image courtesy of artist. A knowledgeable friend pointed me to Location One, a singularly engaging, idealistic […]

Within a few hours of meeting Chapa for the first time, I was immediately aware that "juxtaposition" is at the center of her life, her history and her work. Chapa,"Too many curiosities" Janna Slack Mitsuko Miyakawa, One Day. Within a few hours of meeting Chapa for the first time, I was immediately aware that "juxtaposition" […]

Mordhorst’s work at the 500x Gallery in Dallas, Texas was big, bright and sharp. Her work depicted desert buttes, mountain peaks, sunsets and horizons. Lisa Mordhorst at 500x Gallery in Dallas, Texas Shae Moore Courtesy of the artist. Mordhorst’s work at the 500x Gallery in Dallas, Texas was big, bright and sharp. Her work depicted […]

At Cynthia Broan gallery, Michael St. John presents a solo/group show hybrid featuring eight of his own works (five paintings and three sculptures) and works by eleven other artists. Michael St. John, I’m a Child of Divorce, Gimme a Break Elwyn Palmerton Michael St. John, In a daze ’cause I found god, 2003. Plaster, spraypaint […]

Berlin sits on the other side of the world from Honolulu. A traveler passes through a twelve time zones to get from one city to another. Both places have histories of being a type of island. Hawai’i is surrounded by a turquoise and cobalt ocean, the furthest land mass from any other in the world. […]

From a mystical viewpoint, taught in particular by David C. Smith*, the ship can be seen as the body, the material, the physical; the vessel with which we navigate the world in which we live and breathe and have our beings. The sky represents the thinking/feeling process of a human being. David C. Smith, Jan […]

Although Lance Dehne’s work appears to be abstract in nature, he comes across as very technical in his placement. Some of his work appeared on architectural-type paper, emphasizing his industrial and methodical style Lance Dehne at 500x Gallery in Dallas, Texas Shae Moore Courtesy of the artist. Although Lance Dehne’s work appears to be abstract […]

From January 23rd to February 14th, Fernando Ayuela’s exhibition "Abundance" will be shown at the Broadway Gallery in New York. This impressive exhibition is the culmination of Ayuela’s three-year obsession with the idea of plenty. Fernando Ayuela: Communication in Abundance Kate Hickey Fernando Ayuela, HESET, The Goddess of Plenty. Courtesy of artist. From January 23rd […]

Have you seen those awful horse-y sculptures made out of driftwood and garbage by Deborah Buttersomething on Park Avenue? Gawd! I can’t stand that stuff! Worst of all, I think my mom has a picture of one of ‘em in her bathroom. NYC January and February Christopher Chambers Damien Hirst, The Virgin Mother, 2005. Painted […]

For artists, it may be the last frontier, this city without walls on the banks of the Passaic: Newark. Activity is brewing. Gallery spaces are sprouting. There is Aljira and City Without Walls, a gallery at Newark-Rutgers, factory space converted to artists studios. New York city is 15 minutes away by PATH. Parking is plentiful. […]