“I paint flowers so they will not die. I hope the leaving is joyful; and I hope never to return. Feet, what do I need you for when I have wings to fly? I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best. I never paint dreams or […]

Curated by Emil Memon and Kyoko Sato Ono, and the show is made possible by Patrick Oban May 15-29, Open to the public by appointment Mon-Fri 12-5pm. There is an album by the great British Punk/Goth band The Damned History of the world (Part 1) that inspired the name of the present Art show. A great record, vinyl for that matter, with a killer Art work on the jacket […]

Photo London at Somerset House, in the heart of London, from 21-24 May 2015. Photo London is a unique photography event, produced by Candlestar.  It will showcase the broad range of photographic practice – from vintage to contemporary.   It will feature a major international photography fair for up to 70 of the world’s leading photography […]

The new Cohen Banker is a New York School refinement of the subtle figuration that characterized her art. The work of this agile expressionist has reached a new way, and promises to tour it back from Miami Basel Spectrum, Architectural Digest Home Fair, and Artexpo New York, to the Berkshire Arts Festival and Art Hamptons […]

‘All art is valid. We are all part of artistic community and all human beings who will achieve peace’ – Yoko Ono “Yoko Ono: One Woman Show, 1960-1971,” which runs from May 17 through Sept. 7, includes about 125 early art pieces, works on paper, films, installations, performances and audio recordings. Ono Inspires us through […]

As opportunities abound, the relationship between artists and dealers gets a whole lot more fluid Nobody knows if or when the music might stop, but for the time being, artists are dancing their way around the gallery system. Once a rarity, it is now common for artists to shift allegiance. Recent high-profile movers include Mark […]

By Jerry Saltz for Vulture On Friday, I paid what I thought was to be my first and last visit to an old friend I’d never met before. Then, even though the thought of doing so again produced excruciating pain and disgust in me, I returned for a final visit on Sunday, assuming I would […]

By Manuel Alejandro Rodríguez Pardo. The Empire State Building lights up with the colors of twelve of the most iconic artworks of its collection. Michelle Obama and Bill de Blasio cut the ribbon while famous established artists and high end brands such as Audi and Tiffany & Co. contend to be the first in welcoming […]

At the heart of the Lower East Side blooms the Orchard Street art district with colorful vivacity. More galleries are moving into and the street breathes with fresh vegetation and renewed creativity. It’s now an area where healthy pedestrians outnumber road traffic, street art abounds, and storefronts in primary colors invite to observe the action […]

“SHE” by VALYA: VISUAL REFLECTIONS ABOUT FEMININITY During wartime, when so many Ukrainians, including artists, are moving off the country, only the most persuasive artworks and exhibition projects are able to overcome a negative tendency of intellectual migration in order to help the developing and struggling community on the very eastern edge of Europe to […]