Robert van der Hilst, born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, lives and works between Shanghai and Paris. He has been a professional photographer since the 1960s and has conducted numerous projects from Cuba and South America to Africa, the Middle East and Asia. First visiting China in 1990 on assignment, van der Hilst’s interest in China […]

Brow undoubtedly glistening with beads of sweat as one walks down a worn, navy blue carpeted hallway on the sweltering opening night, the corner is turned to find the door to unit 409 wide open. This is Arts and Sciences Project’s latest exhibition, showcasing the work of Brooklyn artist Rob de Oude. The viewer is […]

An amorphous mass pulls itself into existence, rises from its rubble, and accretes like a volcanic pile. The resulting sculpture is satisfyingly tactile and rocky. Its glossy yet sandy surface invites the viewer’s touch. Nooks and crannies guide the hand from bulks at the bottom to the tip, as the formation twists up and out […]

“Current Electric” is a collection of Anton Perich’s newest paintings. Like the artist’s previous works on canvas, the paintings in the exhibition are the product of Perich’s mechanical painting machine. Each work, which is composed of acrylic on canvas, recreates one of Perich’s own photographs. Anton Perich, Andrea, 2011. Machine painting, 54 x 60 in. […]

Narcissus gazes at his own image in the water and adores it. In his reflection, the man sees both a god and a marble representation of that god. Both worshipper and idol, Narcissus remains forever kneeling at the side of the pool as a figure for our need to see ourselves in our objects of […]

“I think of each layer of paint as concealing– but only partially– an entire world behind it.” Jason Stopa: These are clearly mixed media pieces. But I’m curious; does the term ‘mixed media’ even mean anything anymore? How do you see them? Keltie Ferris: Actually, I don’ t ever use the term mixed media, because […]

Cory Arcangel (born 1978) is a digital artist, musician and performer based in Brooklyn. His work spans mediums such as video, photography, and sculpture, and concerns itself with the relationship between technology and culture, making use of media in many cases. Arcangel is best known for his video game hacks. His work has been featured […]

The Norton Museum of Art has announced a $1.5 million grant from The Leonard and Sophie Davis Fund/MLDauray Arts Initiative for a six-year project called RAW (Recognition of Art by Women). RAW’s mission is to discover, highlight, showcase, and promote living women artists, a group the grantors believe has been substantially underrepresented, and that the […]

Claustrophilia is an exhibition now on view through June 25th at the HERE Gallery located at 145 Sixth Ave. Curated by Suzanne Stroebe, the show brings together eleven works from six artists–Cortney Andrews, Angela Basile, Jana Flynn, Lily Koto Olive, and Brittany Prater in five videos, two photographs, and four paintings.   Brittany Prater, A […]

“Our contemporary environment is quite turbulent, often over-stimulating us to the point of being dulled to the underlying reality of each moment and every place. The “visual pauses” I create are a response to our routine lack of mindfulness, providing the viewer with opportunities to regain focus and to intuit the unfathomable in the worldly.” […]