The work of the French collective Bureau d’Etudes/Universit� Tangente looks like a challenge lost before it has begun. Power —Mapping By Marco Antonini “Governing by Networks” (detail) 2003 (pdf image from http://utangente.free.fr ) The work of the French collective Bureau d’Etudes/Universit� Tangente looks like a challenge lost before it has begun. Active on the web […]

West Oakland?s emerged warehouse art venue LoBot Gallery is at an advantage that many art galleries never arrive at, all within its infancy of fours months, mostly in part to its founders? unique vision of the art scene in the Bay Area. Cofounders and artists Adam Hatch and Caleb Rogers fill a niche that was […]

Klimt’s teeming backgrounds are here, as is Schiele’s strange mixture of elegance and ponderous sadness. Last Chance: Ilya Schar’s Mortal Colors By Jamey Hecht   “Why”       Klimt’s teeming backgrounds are here, as is Schiele’s strange mixture of elegance and ponderous sadness. Consider "Why," a big canvass (34" x 49") with a prisoner […]

In the exhibition announcement for "Adaptation Syndrome: Painting in Contemporary Image Culture" curators Dinah and Paul Ryan ask, "When almost anyone can create an arresting visual image, how do painters respond?" This refers to the fact that, in this age of high technology and seemingly unlimited possibilities, "Contemporary culture has become in many respects more […]

Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "I ask not for the great, the remote, the romantic. I embrace the common." And a little bit of each was on display last Wednesday night at Collector’s Night, an evening of "Collecting, Collectors, and Collections." From a mint-condition 1969 Orange Sting Ray Schwinn to a compilation of scrap paper used […]

What is Noh? Noh is a traditional Japanese performance expressed through dance, music and poetry, and mainly based on legends and myths. Noh-Opera ‘Macbeth’ Astounds Audiences of East and West Alike By Keiko Kai Photo by TOMO UEHARA What is Noh? Noh is a traditional Japanese performance expressed through dance, music and poetry, and mainly […]

Some years back, while trudging through a stint in the housekeeping department of a hotel located on the campus of a Midwestern University, I found myself in the middle of the annual convention of the NTHCS, or National Toothpick Holder Collectors Society, for the uninitiated. Not-Quite-Antiques Road Show Shane Miller Courtesy of The Poo Syndicate […]

On May 25 and 30th "Expo-Park Exhibiting Projects" company held the annual International Visual Fair "Art Moscow", which included 45 galleries and non-commercial art organizations. Art Moscow By Yulia Lanina Igor Makarevich, Elena Elagina “Pagan” 2003 Installation, photocollage, object Courtesy of Artinfo.ru On May 25 and 30th "Expo-Park Exhibiting Projects" company held the annual International […]

Artist and curator Julie Karabenick has gathered together 12 artists who share her deep interest in painting, geometry and structure. Each of them, including Karabenick, is represented by one work in the exhibition, "Engaging the Structural." Most of the works are easel-sized, that is, not too large nor too small, not dependent upon extreme scale […]

"Majority Whip," curated by Kathy Grayson and Laura Tepper at White Box. Young Artists Get Personal with Politics in Group Show By Andrew LaVallee   “Majority Whip” at White Box     "Majority Whip," curated by Kathy Grayson and Laura Tepper at White Box Twenty-somethings are apathetic, cynical and get all their news from Jon […]