This landmark exhibition stemmed from a conversation held roughly two years ago by the curators in a pickup truck traveling between studio visits in Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky. "Red Beans and Rice: Asian Artist in the New South" K�an Jeff Baysa Installation view This landmark exhibition stemmed from a conversation held roughly two years ago […]

During our lifetime we spend many years traveling. In fact, we travel more time than ever before in history due to the opportunities that modern mobility offers us. Thomas Wunsch, "What you see is what you get" Gallery Studio_01, Wiesbaden, Germany Mate Haupt Thomas Wunsch, No. 27, 2005. Courtesy of Gallery Studio_01. During our lifetime […]

"Red hot and Dutch, and Obscenity" is an installation piece by the British artist Ralph Darbyshire. Ralph Darbyshire, New Orleans Gets Obscene Suzie Walshe Ralph Darbyshire, Red Hot and Dutch? 1995. Installation with luggage tags, rope and mixed media. "Red hot and Dutch, and Obscenity" is an installation piece by the British artist Ralph Darbyshire. […]

Since the 1960s, many of the innovations of contemporary art, both theoretical and practical, have been indebted to feminist concerns–deconstructing traditional gender stereotypes, reclaiming images of the female body, raising consciousness. paulagabriela / Galeria Leme, Brazil Camila Perez Courtesy of the artist Since the 1960s, many of the innovations of contemporary art, both theoretical and […]

Abstract art now stretches beyond the third dimension into the realm of time. China Blue’s new sound installation, Negative Ellipse (2005), on view at the Yellow Bird Gallery as part of "Optical Simulations,"appropriates Richard Serra’s Torqued Ellipse into negative space. China Blue, The Construct of Observation Jill Conner Abstract art now stretches beyond the third […]

Queen, Lou Reed, the Sex Pistols, David Bowie, Blondie, Iggy and the Stooges… the list of rock icons goes on and on. And if you’re Mick Rock, you have gotten to know each and every one of them intimately. Mick Rock, Rock ‘n’ Roll Icons Stephen Gosling Mick Rock, Lou Reed. Queen, Lou Reed, the […]

Recalling Galileo, all bodies fall equally fast in a gravitational field. The wise man’s revelation does not apply to art exhibitions though, which fall at different times and speed but may nevertheless end up in the same center of gravity. Joining the Center Selma Stern Haluk Akakce, Birth of Art, 2002/03. DVD projection. Image courtesy […]

The title alone, "Bragging Rights: The Largest Bowie Knife Ever Made" efficiently presents the exhibition?s various themes by invoking the cheesiness of an American roadside attraction?s typical boast. Jesse Bercowetz and Matt Bua, Bragging Rights: The Largest Bowie Knife Ever Made Elwyn Palmerton Jesse Bercowetz and Matt Bua, Bragging Rights installation view. Image courtesy of […]

The hardest part of Mary Coble?s performance "Note to Self," at Conner Contemporary Art, wasn?t the marathon, eleven-plus hour inkless tattooing session the artist endured. Mary Coble, Jorge, Jose Jr., Joseph, Joseph, Joseph Susan Ross Mary Coble, Note to Self. Courtesy of artist. The hardest part of Mary Coble’s performance "Note to Self," at Conner […]

As the main food source of the Vietnamese people, the rice grain is a very familiar image. It is also the chosen subject matter of an exhibition this September in Vietnam that combines poetry, music and visual art. Rice Grain Nguyen Hoang Bao Ngoc Le Thiet Cuong. Courtesy of author. As the main food source […]