I have a crush on the work of Yumiko Kayukawa. Yumiko Kayukawa By Adam Barraclough Yumiko Kayukawa I have a crush on the work of Yumiko Kayukawa. Her paintings have an immediate appeal- candy-coated colors, the playfully erotic poses of her subjects, the striking kanji text and the inclusion of random members of the animal […]

Navel, after navel, after navel lines the walls of the rooms at Tribes Gallery, some 70 digital images in all. Contemplating Our Navel: "Omni Series," Art And Genetics in a Digital Age By Flash Christine Twomey, Omni Series – installation detail, 2004, digital prints and text, copyright Christine Twomey 2004 Navel, after navel, after navel […]

Ears On A Beatle opens up many old wounds, both political and dramatic. At B.R. 2 Theatre By Tony Zaza Ears On A Beatle opens up many old wounds, both political and dramatic. For those who lived through the era, Mark St. Germain’s play serves as an often painful, sometimes poignant recollection of the consequences […]

Five weeks after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, an F.B.I agent contacted the Whitney Museum of American Art to obtain a copy of Mark Lombardi’s drawing, BCCI-ICI & FAB 1972 -91 (4th Version) (1996-2000). Mark Lombardi (1951-2000): Global Networks at The Drawing Center By Adam Mendelsohn The Drawing Center Five weeks after […]

‘Gizmodo.com’ posted the first ever music video shot entirely on Nokia 3650 camera phone. Creators say, "It’s kind of lame, but it’s still a first". BUZZ Clips By Annie Poon Courtesy of http://www.bjork.com/ ‘Gizmodo.com’ posted the first ever music video shot entirely on Nokia 3650 camera phone. Creators say, "It’s kind of lame, but it’s […]

It was because of the blackout last year that I was introduced to the work of video director Josh Graham. Josh Graham on "A Sun that Never Sets" By Aaron Zimmerman     Josh Graham on “A Sun that Never Sets”     It was because of the blackout last year that I was introduced […]

One year ago, Art Prostitute started as a hip new magazine developed to showcase the work of young artists. "Present With Art Prostitute" By Matthew Bourbon Shepard Fairey “Mr.-Spray” @ Art Prostitute One year ago, Art Prostitute started as a hip new magazine developed to showcase the work of young artists. Fabricated with an eye […]

The cliche is that all Chinese look alike-to a Caucasian, so all Caucasians must look alike to a Chinese. Realism, Minimalism & the Duke By Piri Halasz Edward “Duke” Ellington’s piano, photographed on the stage of the Apollo theater, white baby grand Kramer manufactured by Gilbert Piano Company. Courtesy Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York The […]

In the context of the strident and controversial Sensation exhibition featuring the collection of Charles Saatchi at the Brooklyn Museum in 2000 the single work on view by Yinka Shonibare (born in London, 1962) was subtle and possibly even sly and subversive. Dressed for Success: Not Necessarily Out of Africa By Charles Giuliano The artist […]

Sometimes we go to places just to rediscover the familiar settings which have become estranged to us, but often we find, upon arrival, that they are very much changed. Letter from London By Nina Zivancevic Frantz Lamothe / Pregnant Cat, 2003 Acrylic on Canvas 97 x 107cm Sometimes we go to places just to rediscover […]