With winter on the run, Gallery @49 is proud to usher in summer with a solo exhibition of “The Middle of Somewhere,” by Latino – American artist, Eugene Rodriguez. The Middle of Somewhere By Muriel Kool “And La Banda Played On #2″ Oil and Wax on Linen Panels 60″ x 53″ x 2”, 2004 With […]

A curious mix of technology and photography were behind the unusual 3-D viewers on display at Broadway Gallery from March 4th to 13th. Stereoscopic Vision By Beata Patricia Pac A curious mix of technology and photography were behind the unusual 3-D viewers on display at Broadway Gallery from March 4th to 13th. Rocco Alberico’s Stereo […]

On a cool Saturday night, beats bump inside Club 1849. Soundscapes: Move the Crowd By K.K. and Sekuleo Gathers On a cool Saturday night, beats bump inside Club 1849. Faith sings to Biggie for "One More Chance" as partygoers groove and converse in the western themed venue. Sounds emanate from the balcony, where DJ A […]

SEEING IS DISBELIEF – Essay from the Vik Muniz catalogue by Dan Cameron, Director, The New Museum, New York. SEEING IS DISBELIEF – Essay from the Vik Muniz catalogue by Dan Cameron SEEING IS DISBELIEF – Essay from the Vik Muniz catalogue by Dan Cameron, Director, The New Museum, New York If nobody ever saw […]

The exposed brick walls closed in upon men in cowboy boots with fringe and women in glittery Aladdin-style pants. Love on Ice: Icelandic Love Corporation’s Melting Art By Glenna Gordon Four Women Good Enough to Eat     The exposed brick walls closed in upon men in cowboy boots with fringe and women in glittery […]

An exciting core of new works by artist, including Johnston Foster, as far ranging as recent works by Mia Westerlund to the delightful slide of Yutaka Sone’s Amusement Romana are re-invigorating new art possibilities beyond the restricted context of video installations. ANIMATE: Johnston Foster and Liza McConnell By Horace Brockington     Johnston Foster and […]

singing ringing things Liz Phillips has created sound environments and large-scale site-specific sound installations for decades. The Sounds of Sculpture / Liz Phillips: new sound works By Paula Rabinowitz   Hiroaki Sato 2004         singing ringing things Liz Phillips has created sound environments and large-scale site-specific sound installations for decades. The two […]

It’s easy to become overwhelmed by the sheer volume of tragic news assaulting us every day: diseases, earthquakes, famine, political coups, terrorist attacks, wars . . . a litany without end. Collateral Damage: Echoes In Our Soul By Virginia Maksymowicz     Echoes In Our Soul       It’s easy to become overwhelmed by […]

Translating poetry from any one language to another presents formidable challenges. Criticizing Criticism By Glenna Gordon Translating poetry from any one language to another presents formidable challenges. Translating a visual experience into a verbal one is just as difficult. Perhaps it is just this challenge that motivates artists, writers and critics. While much is lost […]

In 1822, Joseph Nicephore Niepce (1765-1833) created the first permanent photographic image. Neo Post Pictorialism By Charles Giuliano       Ron Rizzi, Piss Moon, 2003 oil on muslin on panel 20×30″         In 1822, Joseph Nicephore Niepce (1765-1833) created the first permanent photographic image. Camera devices had been in use by […]