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Capturing Penis Envy
Thursday, 29 October 2009 14:47My works play with questioning the reality of the world around us. What things are hiding from us? What things are blocking our view? It is a game of shifting absence and presence that makes certainties fragile. Jules Julien’s solo show Cadavres Exquis was on view at Diesel Denim Gallery in Tokyo, Japan, in August […]
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Kinshasa and the Cities
Wednesday, 28 October 2009 15:03I am a Besi Bulenge, part of the Bambunda ethnic group. The Besi Bulenge are farming people who are very gentle and very superstitious. Bodys Isek Kingelez responds to questions by André Magnin. I am a Besi Bulenge, part of the Bambunda ethnic group. The Besi Bulenge are farming people who are very gentle and […]
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The Fabricated Body
Tuesday, 27 October 2009 14:39The other day I thought I saw a woman step on a pile of baby birds, but it turned out to be shredded cardboard. Daniel Gordon The other day I thought I saw a woman step on a pile of baby birds, but it turned out to be shredded cardboard. Often I see people that […]
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Cutting Edge
Monday, 26 October 2009 14:39My Cut – Work series uses a surgeon’s scalpel to create spontaneous images. A clear mind and a steady hand guide in my exploration into shadow and light. Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen, Gunshot # 1. 100% rag paper, 22″ W x 30″ L. Photo credit: Kevin Sweeney. Courtesy of the artist. My Cut – Work […]
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Body Apart
Friday, 23 October 2009 14:57Myriam Mihindou (Gabon, 1964) once stated, “Once a work of art has been given to the world, it no longer belongs to the artist. Anyway, the artist is just a mediator of his art. It is not he who decides to create what he creates.” Daphne Pappers Myriam Mihindou (Gabon, 1964) once stated, “Once a […]
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True Colors
Thursday, 22 October 2009 14:58Remember when it was okay to color outside of the lines in a coloring book? Remember when it was fine to paint a blue sun just for the hell of it? Logan Riley Remember when it was okay to color outside of the lines in a coloring book? Remember when it was fine to paint […]
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Solitary Confinement
Wednesday, 21 October 2009 16:36Inspired by the premise that communication is the basis of all relationships, my work is about communication in the era of technology. Valeria Cordero Inspired by the premise that communication is the basis of all relationships, my work is about communication in the era of technology. Man is by nature social, and with the invention […]
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Who’s That Girl?
Tuesday, 20 October 2009 14:59It is difficult to write something new and revolutionary about someone who herself created new perceptions in the artistic realm, emphasizing the importance of the message as a medium. Yoko Ono It is difficult to write something new and revolutionary about someone who herself created new perceptions in the artistic realm, emphasizing the importance […]
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Springtime in the Operating Room
Monday, 19 October 2009 14:59“Imagine yourself in a big white room, a beauty clinic if you like, where pure nature could be inserted in your body. Or where even body parts could be replaced by fresh life. Where beautiful women become even more beautiful. Here you find your true and eternal youth. Your instant rush on a new day….” […]
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Threading It Together
Friday, 16 October 2009 14:39Broadway Gallery NYC’s recent group exhibition, Translucent Threads, curated by Basak Malone, features a talented group of international artists whose works thread together conceptual practices with material practices, excavating memory and lived experience in order to distill the essences of these immaterial events into translucent images that glow, vibrate, and reverberate together in unexpected and […]