How can an artist’s act of erasure transcend banal expression and reveal a new language of hidden forms? How can a social catastrophe shape the work of artists and prompt them to respond with diverse kinds of expression? The negative impulse, which may originate within the artist’s psyche or in the society at large, is […]

A group exhibition of works by women artists Carolee Schneemann, Carrie Mae Weems and Jenny Perlin possesses no singular signifier of femininity, although it predominately deals with feminine representations. Carolee Schneemann, Carrie Mae Weems and Jenny Perlin Jovana Stokic Carolee Schneemann, Eye Body #5, 1963. B&W photograph by Erro. 16 3/4 x 20 3/4 inches […]

It’s not often you can walk into an art gallery and feel like you’ve accidentally stumbled into a laundromat, but Kaz Oshiro’s third solo exhibition at Rosamund Felsen Gallery is just such an experience. Kaz Oshiro, Drone-ing On Kim Bockus It’s not often you can walk into an art gallery and feel like you’ve accidentally […]

When Bill Fontana first visited the ruins of Anhalter Bahnhof, once Berlin’s largest railway station, he described it as an acoustically haunting experience as he imagined the ghostly sounds of trains and people. Bill Fontana, Sounds Reconstructing Space Mary L. Chou Bill Fontana, Pigeon Soundings, Kolumba Museum, Cologne, Germany, 2005. Sound Sculpture. When Bill Fontana […]

In attempting to do what is "temporary and indefinable," Japanese-American artist Makoto Fujimura has managed to create art that is both monumental and human, works that in their fragility point toward hope and permanence. Makoto Fujimura, Sublime Mystery Christine Cavallomagno Makoto Fujimura, Water Flames-Vermillion I, 2005. Cinnebar Japanese Vermillion Cochineal and Gold Powder on Kumohada […]

There are a couple of significant art events in Paris each Fall such as FIAC, an annual art fair, and Carrousel du Louvre. But it is the smaller events such as the "Portes Ouvertes" and the local artist’s open studios that are the staple for any vital art scene. Autumn in Paris Nina Zivancevic Dragomir […]

"The Imagery of Chess Revisited" is an unusual exhibit at the Noguchi Museum that explores and recreates, for the first time in 60 years, one of the legendary events in the history of surrealism: the 1944-45 exhibition of the same name, organized by Marcel Duchamp and Max Ernst for the Julien Levy Gallery. Marcel Duchamp […]

The 3rd Valencia Biennial in 2005 we are currently presenting is dedicated to Water. We should bear in mind that back in 2000 the UN announced two fundamental goals to address the issue of water on the planet, now considered one of the most pressing problems for a large number of persons who still have […]

The theme of the third Bienal de Valencia is the ultimate metaphor for the life itself: water. Its ebb and flow, its fluid reaction to obstacles, its ability to fuse with other materials, its ability to nourish and its ability to drown. We travel to its shores in our dreams, we sit and let its […]

Paul Ryan’s exhibit "lift here and be happy" utilizes appropriated images from fashion magazines to execute his vibrant and enticing paintings. Paul Ryan, "Lift here and be happy" Ron Johnson Paul Ryan, introducing attention. Oil on canvas, 18 1/2 x 90 inches. Courtesy of artist. Paul Ryan’s exhibit "lift here and be happy" utilizes appropriated […]