The first Affordable Art Fair took place in Battersea Park, London at the end of the 90s. It opened to a burgeoning contemporary art scene, with each year seeing the birth of a new international biennale, and many cities opening new museums (or expanding old ones). Affordable Art Fair Curator Susan Oman Courtesy of artist […]

Mandy Morrison: What influenced your decision to create (performative) work that would interact in a public sphere? Joey Skaggs Mandy Morrison Joey Skaggs       Mandy Morrison: What influenced your decision to create (performative) work that would interact in a public sphere? Joey Skaggs: It was 1966 and to my knowledge no one had […]

When "Overlook. American Contemporary Art" opened in Stockholm’s Gallery Infra on January 21 this year, there was strong, visible confirmation of an arts network that has been taking international shape in the past year or two. A New Connection in Stockholm Ardis Grosjean Arcady Kotler, Revelation, installation detail When "Overlook. American Contemporary Art" opened in […]

London accounts for 25% of the world’s art sales and has glimmers of both the moneyed glitz of New York and the quirks of Old Europe. In recent years, London’s ascent has been speeding up exponentially with the Frieze Art Fair taking centre stage in the art world. Art Fortnight Nolan Wooten Art Fortnight. London […]

Designated by the state of Maryland as an arts and entertainment district, downtown Bethesda, located just outside of our nation’s capital, has flourished within the last four years with new art galleries, award-winning live theatre, festivals and opportunities for visual and performing artists. Third Times a Charm Stephanie Coppula       Paul Germain. Musicale […]

Having spent a six-month stint as a copy editor for a self-published "journal of ideas and acts of love," which reproduced inspirational quotes and trite watercolors for the New Age group, it is clear that there’s a lot of stuff out there that wouldn’t and perhaps shouldn’t find its way through traditional publishing routes. Publish […]

Snapshots from the early years of the Boston Mills Artfest show a handful of artists–in the cut-off jeans and large, dark glasses so popular in the early 70s–baking in the sun. Boston Mills Artfest 2006 Artfest Tom Hale, Packard and Rose, acrylic. Courtesy of the artist. Snapshots from the early years of the Boston Mills […]

Robert Moses is rolling over in his exquisitely paved grave. In an exhibit envisioning 21st Century New York, there are glimpses of the city he loathed so much: that bizarre mash of neighborhoods, open-air markets and ad hoc stickball games. Looking Downward, For a Change Wiley Norvel Before and after photos of Astor Place. Robert […]

I met with Los Angeles nearly four years ago, quite by accident. Now that I am considering it, it feels as if I ran into the city, apologized and applied for the permission to stay a little bit longer. ArtLA Fette Jocelyn Schneider Foye, Eucharist Chandelier (detail). I met with Los Angeles nearly four years […]

Mutek is an organization based in Montreal. It supports and promotes emergent forms of digital culture including music, sound, as well as a diverse body of work concerning the production of visual arts. MUTEK in Chile Rodrigo Tisi Mutek is an organization based in Montreal. It supports and promotes emergent forms of digital culture including […]