Archive Fever: The Uses of the Document in Contemporary Art was a compelling tour-de-force organized by Okwui Enwezor, a curatorial triumph of what critic Jerry Saltz has termed “1 + 1 = 3.” Enwezor’s installation prompted parallels and interconnections that significantly broadened each individual work. Eyal Sivan’s chilling film The Specialist: Eichmann in Jerusalem of […]

Homo Ludens Ludens is the third international exhibition LABoral Centro de Arte y Creación Industrial has organized as part of its exhibition cycle dedicated to the phenomena of gaming culture and the exploration of contemporary artistic strategies that comment on our contemporary society. Following the exhibitions Gameworld, that reflected the different sides and perspectives of […]

British artist Helen Marshall’s work finds its roots in both photography and collaboration. Her interventions challenge and provoke the inadequacies of conventional social documentary, often empowering the subject in the construction of meaning. She has curated a number of projects in London and in Beijing that have showcased British and International artists. Secret Gardens is […]

I was born in a theater and moved to Sichuan Fine Arts Institute at the age of three. Since I was little, I have been obsessed with beautiful women. I remember sitting in a dressing room backstage full of female actors, staring at their flawless faces and their dazzling jewelry. After I grew older, I […]

US-born, UK-based artist Whitney McVeigh seems to have developed what could unconventionally be referred to as a “head fetish.” This said, her traditionally-cropped bust portraits diverge from traditional portrait painting as soon as her brush dashes and drips across her canvas. Seeing her Heads Series as an "intricate study of human truth," she explores what […]

I consider my work a metaphor of the darkness of mankind. As an artist, I believe I have a prophetic mission. My message is one of danger for a society running into ecological and technological disaster. But at the same time, I can’t help but have hope. I need to scatter my paintings with flowers […]

My work has been called auto-bio-erotic photography, which seems a fitting title, as my series of self-portraits pursues surreal, dreamlike visuals with a sultry eroticism. The fundamental ideas that fuel my work are those of reconstruction and transformation. While I am often exploring erotic themes, this work is at times both symbolic and literal, touching […]

The 2008 Altoids Award features work by four emerging artists whose practices are disparate; consequently, the exhibition explores difference in contemporary art, rather than distilling its trends. Artists Ei Arakawa, Lauren Kelley, Michael Patterson-Carver, and Michael Stickrod were selected as the award recipients based on their individual practices. The work therefore has certain qualities in […]

The tree has been a closest friend and companion of human beings. Long time ago, the tree was a symbol of rich nature. My work is composed of charcoal and burned trees. The charcoal suspended in midair by transparent nylon strings produces consistent, sometimes inconsistence, pattern, and you can see how well it expresses lightness […]

In 1969, Nancy Lee Andrews worked for the world-renowned Ford Modeling Agency. “I was the tall, All-American dark girl, different from Penelope Tree, my contemporary, who was edgy.” Andrews’ entry into the music business soon followed. The Fillmore East had just opened in the East Village, featuring acts like The Association, Mad Dogs and Englishmen, […]