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Let the Sun Shine In!
Thursday, 15 October 2009 16:11Broadway Gallery NYC’s recent exhibition, Caymanian in New York, a joint exhibition by husband and wife artists, Gordon and Alta E. Solomon—both of whom hail from the glorious Cayman Islands—was a vibrant and sensitive installation of imagery that brought the magic of the Cayman Islands straight to the Big Apple. Jill Smith on Gordon and […]
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Objectified
Wednesday, 14 October 2009 14:59When I was a child I was very restless. I never wanted to sleep. In order for my parents to rest, they would tie me to the bed with a rope. Melanie Bonajo When I was a child I was very restless. I never wanted to sleep. In order for my parents to rest, […]
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The Construct of Deconstruction
Tuesday, 13 October 2009 21:15I have been making pretty straight city scenes from my head for the past couple of years. Pilita Garcia E. I have been making pretty straight city scenes from my head for the past couple of years. I like to believe they are similar to what the Internet looks like, with all the individualistic […]
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The Importance of Trifles
Tuesday, 13 October 2009 14:52I am fascinated by the relationship between the natural and man-made worlds, and their effects on one another. Pedro Cruz-Castro I am fascinated by the relationship between the natural and man-made worlds, and their effects on one another. Recent work has pushed the boundaries of these relationships to absurd limits, in response to our dawning […]
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The Scope of Creativity
Friday, 9 October 2009 14:55Experiencing life feels like inhaling fresh air. It’s not like you take a book, read a chapter, and you’ve gained this or that. Logan Riley The realm of invention exists in the seconds between thought, conception, and execution. It is a place where ideas come into realization, a place where artists go and play, and […]
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Metamorphosis
Thursday, 8 October 2009 14:34In art one must be equipped to combat for life, not expressed in terms of combat with others or with the world, but rather like a returning to one’s place, to be one with oneself, to dwell and inhabit what one is. Vanessa Lamounier In art one must be equipped to combat for life, not […]
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Women’s Studies
Wednesday, 7 October 2009 16:09Venezuelan artist Patricia Cazorla creates “diaries” or personal collections of portraits of women who have a significance to her, whether because of their bold characters or because of their simple beauty.Experiencing life feels like inhaling fresh air. It’s not like you take a book, read a chapter, and you’ve gained this or that. Susan Schmidberger […]
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Fragile Faces of a Masterpiece
Tuesday, 6 October 2009 14:57Many of Wim Botha’s works—including architectural and sculptural pieces, etchings, large lino-prints and drawings—are configured into installations that simultaneously recall and disrupt traditional conceptions of domestic and public spaces and hierarchies of power.Experiencing life feels like inhaling fresh air. It’s not like you take a book, read a chapter, and you’ve gained this or that. Michael […]
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Against Repression
Monday, 5 October 2009 15:04Since 1975—beginning with the Gerakan Seni Rupa Baru (GSRB) movement (Indonesian New Art Movement)—I developed a particular concern for the social, political, and cultural issues of the people around me. FX Harsono Since 1975—beginning with the Gerakan Seni Rupa Baru (GSRB) movement (Indonesian New Art Movement)—I developed a particular concern for the social, political, and […]
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Looking Life in the Face
Friday, 2 October 2009 15:08Some of the things I make are obviously built for audience interaction—Eleven Heavy Things, the sculptures for the Venice Biennale, are objects that literally have holes for people to fit their bodies into and pose with. Miranda July Some of the things I make are obviously built for audience interaction—Eleven Heavy Things, the sculptures for […]