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Memory and Other Forgetfulness
Thursday, 1 October 2009 15:19The landscape, a strange foreign landscape, flashes by in both directions as the camera inside the vehicle captures both the windshield and the rear-view mirror. Michael Asbury The landscape, a strange foreign landscape, flashes by in both directions as the camera inside the vehicle captures both the windshield and the rear-view mirror. The foreignness of […]
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Waking Up in New York
Wednesday, 30 September 2009 14:36Since the age of four, Nino Korinteli has been following a calling. From a childhood pastel portrait of her dog to her latest exhibit at the Broadway Gallery NYC, she has been constantly creating and expressing herself artistically. Logan Riley Since the age of four, Nino Korinteli has been following a calling. From a childhood […]
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The Veering Eye
Tuesday, 29 September 2009 15:24These photographic series both deal with, although in different ways, the idea of veering photography away from reality. Manuel Villanueva These photographic series both deal with, although in different ways, the idea of veering photography away from reality. Haiku, which I have been working on since 2003, is based on the short form of composition […]
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Peeping Autumn
Monday, 28 September 2009 14:39I have always had a staring problem. It took me a long time, but eventually I realized that if you photograph someone you have a really good excuse to sit them in front of you and just look at them. Autumn Sonnichsen I have always had a staring problem. It took me a long […]
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Evolving Environments
Friday, 25 September 2009 15:50Using fluorescent paint and fabric to explore color, luminosity, movement, and sculptural space, Turkish artist Gulay Alpay captures the energy of the life—from the people she meets to the places she travels. Abraham Lubelski on Gulay Alpay’s 3D Project Room Installation. Using fluorescent paint and fabric to explore color, luminosity, movement, and sculptural space, Turkish […]
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Beyond the Metaphysics
Thursday, 24 September 2009 15:12Harry C. Doolittle’s innovatively installed exhibition, at Broadway Gallery NYC was a surprising and imaginative experience for the viewer. Working abstractly, American artist Doolittle evinces a spiritual energy that is direct and simple. Lauren Goldsmith on Harry Doolittle Harry C. Doolittle’s innovatively installed exhibition, at Broadway Gallery NYC was a surprising and imaginative experience […]
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The Erotic and the Insatiable
Tuesday, 22 September 2009 20:47Eroticism always interested me as a theme as old as the history of art, as it makes references to the customs, life, and culture of societies. Carlo Giovani Eroticism always interested me as a theme as old as the history of art, as it makes references to the customs, life, and culture of societies. […]
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The Sacred Geometry of the Feminine
Tuesday, 22 September 2009 15:24Black Madonna has as its signature image Mark Wiener’s Still Life in Red (2009), a 1981 photograph of the nude pop star Madonna violently slashed with a red X. There is a lot of nakedness in this wonderful exhibit, a raw intensity not typically on view in Chelsea, which is why the near Times Square […]
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Film Rolls from China
Monday, 21 September 2009 15:03Experiencing life feels like inhaling fresh air. It’s not like you take a book, read a chapter, and you’ve gained this or that. Yang Fu-Dong 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. For me, I might go read a […]
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Portraits of Human Nature
Friday, 18 September 2009 15:31Landscape of Childhood will be the first time Yan Pei-Ming has produced a show without canvases by experimenting with installation. Guo Xiao-Yan Landscape of Childhood will be the first time Yan Pei-Ming has produced a show without canvases by experimenting with installation. Huge landscapes directly painted on the walls of UCCA’s Big Hall frame […]