From the 4th of May to the 9th, the Joyce Theater showed a performance of the Pascal Rioult Company. Technical Perfection By Aude Milaguet From the 4th of May to the 9th, the Joyce Theater showed a performance of the Pascal Rioult Company. The French choreographer’s company performed four pieces respectively titled, Fugue for Men, […]

A very long time ago, John Donne remarked, "no man is an island." What Not to Wear: Art and Fashion fuse in Manhattan Style By Faran Krentsil A very long time ago, John Donne remarked, "no man is an island." Not so long ago, the art world began to realize that its production was not […]

Tonkonow Artworks + Projects, open up a world full of isolation and busywork, where the main characters are women, beasts or a mixture of both, all thrown into a senseless line of duty and mostly carrying the artist’s own face. Delicate Drudgery By Danielle O’Steen Amy Cutler, “Tiger Mending”, 2003. Gouache on paper, 17.75×14.75in. Courtesy […]

Here’s one problem with found/naïve/outsider art: its rather porous definition extends to anything that superficially looks like it. In many cases, the subject actively resists the embrace. The Empire S.N.A.F.U. Restoration Project By Michael Idov Here’s one problem with found/naïve/outsider art: its rather porous definition extends to anything that superficially looks like it. In many […]

arbitrary lines between insider and outsider, between emerging artists and "art stars", but more importantly conceptual and political based art, formalism and narration. EXTRA OPEN: A conversation with Charlotta Kotik, Dread Scott, and Bill Scan By Horace Bockington arbitrary lines between insider and outsider, between emerging artists and "art stars", but more importantly conceptual and […]

Aesthetics, a big lisping term for the branch of philosophy that examines the nature and meaning of art, nowadays is just another word for nothing left to lose No Art, Yes Dance! By June Julian   Anemone Dance Theatre. Sara Blasi.     Aesthetics, a big lisping term for the branch of philosophy that examines […]

My interest in recent Chinese art was first kindled in 1998, when the exhibition Inside Out, at that time the most comprehensive survey of contemporary works from China to appear in the U.S., was presented at P.S. 1 and the Asia Society in New York. The Great Transition: Artists’ Photography and Video in China By […]

The ancient alchemists sought personal transformation through the injection of spirit into matter. This struggle between body and soul was externalized in the physical transmutation of lead, a poisonous substance symbolizing the human shadow, into gold, the royal treasure. Alchemists risked their livelihood, their sanity and their lives for this elusive search for spiritual transcendence. […]

To describe them is to iterate their diversity and invention Unforeseen Ahead– the recent paintings of Maria Hjelmeland. By Perry McPartland These might just turn out to be exciting times for painters yet. One of postmodernism’s most exciting potentials is its allowance for the appropriation of all past forms without the defining limits of their […]

If you find yourself in Times Square between now and June 10, and it happens to be the 59th minute of the hour, take a look up at the NBC Astrovision screen. Time Out in Times Square: Kimsooja’s Performance and Video Work Brings a Few Moments of Tranquility Michael Rose Images courtesy of the author. […]