Jill Smith:  Your works have a mixed media style to them, using drawing, prints and painting all at once.  How did you arrive at working this way? Martina Reinhart:  I come from a background in painting and I used it to create abstract works, while studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna.  Then […]

I like the idea of mixing the personal portraits with the invented narratives. The way they are painted, coupled with the prominence of the portraits is intentional and deceptive, and at first viewing most people don’t realize the nature of the narratives until they move in and start looking at the pieces individually. The whole […]

Are there any upcoming artists who stand out to you in either the American or Chinese markets? Michael and Nicolai Frahm: There are a number of names emerging from China that we should certainly be keeping a close eye on. Sun Yuan & Peng Yu, Wang Qingsong, Wang Guangle, Liang Yuanwei and Jia Aili are […]

I wanted to look back to the difficult years of youth. A time where one is trying to look away from their parents and create a personal identity. I went through this process, like everyone else, but not without problems. I did damage to myself since I was 12 years old until I grew up. […]

The image merges with the world, caring nothing for good and evil, or for good and bad photography. Ultimately, of all the discipline’s massive output there remains only the relevance of stories and their persistence in our memory. Photographic narratives are there. Whether amateur or professional they are close reflections of life; commentaries that are […]

Mike Weiss Gallery is pleased to present “All the money IS in the label” by Brooklyn based artist Alex Gingrow. For her first solo exhibition, Alex Gingrow presents dozens of obsessively rendered drawings on paper loaded with cutting, antagonistic humor and a quick trigger figer pointed at the heart of the art world.     […]

David Shrigley, a sculptor, photographer, cartoonist and illustrator has created a dark comic collection of his best work, both old and new. His unique talent in balancing text and images comes together with his childlike, scratchy line drawings to create a surreal world that is skillfully crafted and playfully satirical. Through this collection, “What The […]

‘Going down the rabbit hole’ refers to how far you are willing to go to discover your true nature. Naturally, this frightens most people because usually, once you go down, everything goes crazy—as with the example given in Alice and Wonderland. Together these artists make up the ‘Get Down The Rabbit Hole’ exhibition. Their ability […]

Robert Smithson: Art in Continual Movement explores the legacy of the artist Robert Smithson (1938-1973) and his influence on contemporary artistic practices. Smithson’s diverse use of media served as a precursor for recent filmic practices in visual arts; his legacy provides insight into today’s cinematic art. The book presents two approaches in relation to Smithson’s […]

  Jasmine Golestaneh weaves gaping meta-spaces through her seductive collages. Drawing from the city’s publishing refuse—garden magazines, home décor rags, nature publications, etc—chosen printed relics converge to create an assemblage of uncanny reference. Like an undulating hall of mirrors, her work draws you in with its alluring colors and familiar imagery, but what you encounter […]