"The bottle of water in the plant pot–does that really work?" asks a passer-by dropping in to ask about the plants in the gallery window. Ilona Valkonen: Kuvataideakatemian Galleria Taru Elfving Ilona Valkonen, Garden for One with No Land, 2005, installation view. Courtesy of the artist "The bottle of water in the plant pot–does that […]

For most people, life at home implies maintaining a series of traditions and routines. But in Aarne and Arja, a series of sixty watercolors depicting his life with his partner Arja between1998-2004, Aarne Jämsä reveals that not every day passes smoothly in the Jämsä household. Aarne and Arja: Aarne J�ms� John Gayer Aarne and Arja […]

For over 20 years, Spring has brought performance to the heavily trafficked intersection at 42nd Street and Park Avenue. Stage Combat Bozidar Boskovic The Making of a Black Widow. Photograph by J. Capriola For over 20 years, Spring has brought performance to the heavily trafficked intersection at 42nd Street and Park Avenue. The Whitney Museum […]

Brent Spaulding presents the essence of the cowboy in a series of towering silhouettes. Dwarfed by these imposing nine-foot images, the viewer may be romanced by their mythical grandeur or seduced by the implied violence of the scene unfolding. Heroes, Villains and Wide Open Spaces Michael F. Brady Brent Spaulding. Brent Spaulding presents the essence […]

This past December in an industrial Baltimore warehouse, sculptor Tim Scofield debuted his latest performance involving large machinery and acrobatics. Fabricated in steel, a pair of bare metal sculptures set the stage for Scofield and fellow aerialist, Mara Neimanis. Lifting Heavy Metal Cindy Moore Tim Scofield. This past December in an industrial Baltimore warehouse, sculptor […]

Michal Rovner’s exhibition "Fields of Fire 2005-2006" was inspired by her journey to a remote drilling camp in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Fascinated by the jets of flames that shoot out of the smokestacks as the natural gas is bled off the wells, she filmed and used these elements as her subject matter. Michal Rovner’s […]

Smack Mellon recently moved into a new space in Dumbo and asked artists to respond to the new location in "Site 92." Artists where invited to make work specifically about the new digs but through the lens of their particular ideas on architecture, environment and space. Responding to Location in DUMBO Leah Oates Wade Kavanugh […]

It’s Christmas in Los Angeles and artificial snow spews hourly from plume stacks above the crowd at The Grove, causing upward glances by shoppers wrapped in logo-stitched clothing and weighed down by logo-emblazoned bags. Ecstasy In and About Los Angeles Kim Bockus Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Talo/The House, 2002. Installation view. Three-screen DVD installation, 15 minutes 50 […]

White sand still fragrant with the acrid aroma of the sea; hot spices that, as tiny essence drops, are spread on the canvas; sprigs fixed in bloom forever: these are among the materials that Barbara Pareti uses to compose her "Chromomaterical" works. The Art of Harmony Maria Elisa Bruson Barbara Pareti . Courtesy of Roberto […]

Having grown up in LA, a city heavily defined by its diversity and street culture, I’ve been given a palette of areas to draw inspiration from. Mark Wasyl aka Mekanikal Mark Wasyl Having grown up in LA, a city heavily defined by its diversity and street culture, I’ve been given a palette of areas to […]