TS: We interesting in engaging the work of various artists, and informing the larger art world of the different artists who are out there. We are also interesting in engage those communities around downtown Brooklyn whose constituents may be ethnic representative of those artists, for example, North African artists and the North African community in […]

Milan was eerily vacant when I arrived this summer. Many of its citizens had embarked on their annual migration to beaches of Italy and beyond, leaving behind punctilious tramways, fashion houses and tourists who congregate around the Gallery and Duomo. Glimpses of Milan and Naples Daniel Rothbart Courtesy of the artist Milan was eerily vacant […]

The best show of the summer was invisible to the general public. It was the expansive but hidden exhibit of the staff of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Set once a year for employees only, the exhibit is a celebration of and tribute to the unseen artists in our midst, "average" people committed to their […]

Robert Smithson’s 1970 drawing, Floating Island to Travel Around Manhattan Island, is a still life which we recently brought to life by actually constructing it. This floating island will be traveling around Manhattan for a week (from Sat, September 17th to Sunday, September 25th). Yes, That is a Barge with Trees Floating By! Diana Balmori […]

Traveling toward downtown Oakland on the stretch of Telegraph Avenue, a batch of artist-run spaces, non-profit alternative art and performance spaces, and co-op galleries have created an art force of their own. Levying Oakland to rival most West coast art centers by utilizing alternative routes in the tradition of Oakland?s from-the-ground-up spirit, is Oakland?s Telegraph […]

Writer, poet, and Pratt librarian Susan Thomas interviews artist and curator Trong G. Nguyen, who opened New General Catalog 224 in Brooklyn this October with the exhibition "The One," in which ten guest curators have selected one artist each whose work they feel contains some semblance of "prophetic balance." Prophetic Balance Susan Thomas Monika Goetz, […]

Stripped down to muscle and bone, several recent dance performances dare to show their purity up front and in your face. From diverse cultures, yet with similar aesthetic intent, Merce Cunningham, Noche Flamenca, and Shen Wei all trust in our abilities to access our own hearts, minds and inner dance to resonate with theirs. Interactive […]

When the K 21 museum first opened its doors to the public in 2002, it was an institution without much of its own collectio Ackermans at K 21 Thomas W. Kuhn Katharina Fritsch, from left to right M�nch, Doktor, H�ndler, 1999; Mann und Maus, 1992. ? DACS, Photo: Thomas W. Kuhn When the K 21 […]

According to Yuriko Hirose, "energy from all substances is naturally converted into light, color and sound. Soon, the energy becomes a story that grows into a message that desires to be sent." This is where Hirose?s art begins. Ancient Energy Creates Modern Forms Kate Hickey Yuriko Hirose, Space-Man. Courtesy of artist. According to Yuriko Hirose, […]

Bernadette Schroeger realizes complex ideas of time and space in her work. While combining acute observation with an exacting technique, Schroeger approaches her abstractions with the eye of a scientist. Notion into Motion Andrew Dunn Bernadette Schroeger, Timelines. Oil on canvas, 150 x 180mm. Courtesy of artist. Bernadette Schroeger realizes complex ideas of time and […]