Ever since Edward Said deflated Orientalism, we have stealthily developed a new model for straddling several cultures. In the updated model, we stumble upon fused identities, not by pursuing shared fantasies of Tin-tin adventures, but by following kinks in fate. Shattering Ideas of Identity Dawn Chan Jeffrey Sarmiento, Sketchbook 2 (frontal view). Courtesy of artist. […]

Holy Skirts, Rene Steinke’s second novel, is about the life of an "avant-goddess," a proto-dada artist from Germany who went to live in Manhattan and died in Paris, and is based on the real-life story of Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhofen. Elsa The Bohemian Baroness Valery Oisteanu Book cover. Holy Skirts, Rene Steinke’s second novel, is […]

A knot of Newburgh art patrons stood at the top of the gallery stairs, comparing notes on the old homes they?d recently bought in the handsome Hudson Valley town. Living History Dan Keane Siri Berg, installation view. Courtesy of artist. A knot of Newburgh art patrons stood at the top of the gallery stairs, comparing […]

Leaning between the doors on my uptown commute requires that I occasionally reach out to the vertical stanchions holding the seats on either side. Wow Factor Scott Weiland Santiago Calatrava, 80 South Street, New York, NY. East River skyline. Photo Credit: Santiago Calatrava Leaning between the doors on my uptown commute requires that I occasionally […]

Come the late fall of 2006, this sleepy 17th century Dutch village will see the world’s first museum devoted solely to abstract art and abstract thought as it relates to the arts and sciences, global and corporate stewardship. What’s In a Name? Helen Levin Seymour Boardman, Green-Blue, 1959. Oil on canvas, 125 x 90 cm. […]

No�mie Lafrance trusts in fate. "I believe that things happen in the right time," says the 31 year-old choreographer, eyeing the ruins of Williamsburg?s McCarren Pool. Everyone Into The Pool Wiley Norvell Noemie Lafrance, Agora. Images courtesy of the artist. Noémie Lafrance trusts in fate. "I believe that things happen in the right time," says […]

Erik Korhel is a self-taught painter who has never had to bend to please anyone?doing so would be the end of art for a stand-up gentleman like Korhel. Head of the Class Dana Tosici Courtesy of artist Erik Korhel is a self-taught painter who has never had to bend to please anyone–doing so would be […]

Marnie Weber and her assistants match up arms and legs with torsos and pull costumes from garment bags that spill over like over-stuffed pi?atas. Marnie Weber: From the Dust Room @ Luckman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Kim Bockus Courtesy of artist Marnie Weber and her assistants match up arms and legs with torsos and pull […]

Whales have been the source of inspiration for Gulay Alpay?s works for over ten years. This December, Alpay will hold her New York debut exhibition at the Broadway Gallery, displaying what she describes as the transfer of the audio into visual. Song of the Whale Kate Hickey Gulay Alpay, Moonson. Courtesy of artist. Whales have […]

Obscure catchall titles are the glue that holds most summer group shows together. By the season?s end, one gets the impression that the conceptual centers of curators? brains have grown weary and have opted to rely on their rhetorical powers to pick up the slack. Foundation at Gallery Boreas, Brooklyn Shane McAdams Mike Womack, Untitled […]