Like the slew of Reality TV shows and makeover magicians in today’s pop culture, this year’s Armory Fair reveals noteworthy stylistic revolutions in the work of several prominent artists. The list of big boys and girls includes Inka Essenheigh, Terry Winters, Jenny Holzer and Will Cotton. Given the selection, we are urged to recount it […]

If it has been mentioned that "it has been done before" in regards to the performance art project Human Zoo at LoBot Gallery, it more than likely stems from an expectation nearing historical performance art methods of an artist self exiled to a cage, performing acts or non-actions with departure points from start to finish. […]

"Sacred Texts," an exhibit of work by nine artists assembled by Minneapolis College of Art and Design curator Diane Mullin, investigates interactions between words and beliefs. Sacred Texts: Sacred and Profane: the Words We Live By, The Stuff of the Wo By Paula Rabinowitz "Sacred Texts," an exhibit of work by nine artists assembled by […]

Buildings designed by Michael Graves stand out among contemporary structures. As today’s architecture is fleeting and does not claim eternity, many of the edifices that have emerged in front of our eyes will vanish in 20 or 50 years from now. What will then remind us of the dynamic and expressive architecture of the early […]

Lance Dehn�’s abstract paintings are playgrounds for the imagination. His liberal use of color and rich visual vocabulary attract the attention of art enthusiasts around the world. Aerial View: The Art of Lance Dehn� By Annie Poon Lance Dehn�, Eng10, 2003, ©Lance Dehn� Lance Dehn�’s abstract paintings are playgrounds for the imagination. His liberal use […]

Siri Berg?s traveling show, "The Horse-Dalasten," recently made a stop at Pickled Arts Center, Beijing. The work in the show consists of experimentations in papermaking and Japanese wood block printing. The Horse and the Paper Carpenter Simone Cappa Courtesy of the artist, Siri Berg. Siri Berg’s traveling show, "The Horse-Dalasten," recently made a stop at […]

A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return". Salman Rushdie … BOOKS UNDONE; Gulsen Calik @ jan van der donk – rare books, inc. By Tova Beck-Friedman Gulsen Calik, FICTITIOUS CHARACTERS, 1993-2004, 7″H x 12″ x 8″, photography: Mica D’Orleans […]

Amidst soft jazz harmonies and a pleased, smiling crowd, Sue Melikian Steinsieck?s recent exhibition at Broadway Gallery, "Bird on a Wire", featured a beautiful series of her latest melodic, pinctoral compositions. For these large, layered, mixed media drawings, Steinsieck drew her inspiration from nature. Like a Bird on a Wire Erica Snow courtesy of the […]

Ball�ngee is probably best known for attempting to breed an extinct species of frog back into existence. The gallery ad describes him thus, "This young artist merges art and science in multidisciplinary installations." I’ve described him in previous reviews as a pioneer of Sci-Art, the attempt by artists to do serious science by using the […]

Solvent Space has quickly become Richmond, Virginia?s hot new venue because of its experimental nature and overt industrial feel. For its first show, and in the main gallery space, installation artist James Hyde placed "Large Air Cushion" (2002), a painted linen, 20 foot by 30 foot pillow case around a vinyl bladder that is inflated […]