F. T. Marinetti: Selected Poems and Related Prose Translated by Elizabeth R. Napier (Yale University Press, 2002) – by Valery Oisteanu Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (1876-1944) was the founder of Futurism, an early 20th-century revolution that began in Italy as a literary movement and expanded to influence painters, musicians, dramatists, architects, and graphic artists everywhere. F. […]

The German-born surrealist artist Hans Bellmer (1902-1975), best known for his life-size pubescent dolls in sexually explicit positions, devoted an artistic lifetime in the creation of overt sexualized images of the female body… Hans Bellmer: The Anatomy of Anxiety by Valery Oisteanu     The German-born surrealist artist Hans Bellmer (1902-1975), best known for his […]

Roberto Sebastian Antonio Matta Echaurren, known as Matta, whose hallucinatory paintings made him a major surrealist, died on Saturday November 23, 2002 in Tarquinia, Italy. Roberto Matta (1911-2002) by Valery Oisteanu Roberto Sebastian Antonio Matta Echaurren, known as Matta, whose hallucinatory paintings made him a major surrealist, died on Saturday November 23, 2002 in Tarquinia, […]

At 232 pages and with 230 illustrations, this impressive catalogue is a seminal publication… Jennifer Reeves by Valery Oisteanu At 232 pages and with 230 illustrations, this impressive catalogue is a seminal publication, a compendium of works of Marcel Duchamp from 1903 to 1968, including photographs, documents and assorted objects that were exhibited this past […]

In order to avoid a further procrastinating of vacuuming the apartment, considerations of character are in order. Missing the Dust Balls by Jennifer Reeves In order to avoid a further procrastinating of vacuuming the apartment, considerations of character are in order. Roberta Smith, art critic for The New York Times, touches on the subject of […]

Das Projekt "human art engine" entstand 1995 durch die musikalische Zusammenarbeit des S�ngers/Percussionisten Alexis Madokpon und dem Komponisten/Produzenten Rupert Schellenberger. Human art engine by F�rderkoje Das Projekt "human art engine" entstand 1995 durch die musikalische Zusammenarbeit des S�ngers/Percussionisten Alexis Madokpon und dem Komponisten/Produzenten Rupert Schellenberger. In ihrer Live -Pr�sentation der neuen CD "trans afrique" laden […]

Andrea Zittel came on the art world scene some years ago with a remarkable series of architectural designs that doubled as sculptures: The World as Murphy Bed: Andrea Zittel by Matthew Rose Andrea Zittel came on the art world scene some years ago with a remarkable series of architectural designs that doubled as sculptures: Fly […]

Valery Oisteanu… A Bridge Falls Down by NY Arts Valery Oisteanu Stop the traffic Rocks fall off the Sag Harbor Bridge January 13, the Anniversary of Ray Johnson’s suicide The ghost is unhappy, unwanted The pillars crumble Nothing for nothing is always something This is terminus bridge over freezing waters Master of disaster is swimming […]

Spike Gallery closed out ‘02 with a cosmic-cool, tandem exhibition by husband and wife team Eric Goulder and Dana Volkert. January Picks by Christopher Chambers Spike Gallery closed out ‘02 with a cosmic-cool, tandem exhibition by husband and wife team Eric Goulder and Dana Volkert. They matched up otherworldly, albeit humanoid heads cast in glass, […]

Since the invention of photography, nothing has had a greater impact on artistic practices than the emergence of digital technology. Now Open for International Artists to Explore by Patricia Tanumihardja Since the invention of photography, nothing has had a greater impact on artistic practices than the emergence of digital technology. The contemporary art world has […]