Yes, it is famous, annually anticipated, and thousands flock to see it, but I’m not sure the Frieze Art Fair, held in London’s Regents Park, this September 2008, was worth all the hype and international coverage… Art fairs are, simply, showcases for anyone who wants to get involved with art in some active way, with […]

“The future is the obsolete in reverse.”—Vladimir Nabokov Following on the heels of the failed Manifesta 6, in Nicosia, Cypress, cancelled due to political disagreements between curators and local organizers, this year’s Manifesta 7 spans four cities of an entire region. This is a first in the history of this nomadic European biennial of contemporary […]

A painter passionately committed to exploring the inherent properties, color and plasticity of her medium, Irene Neal’s ardor for paint is evident in her remarkable solo at the Huitai Art Centre, in Tianjin, China. The exhibition will showcase Neal’s free-form abstracts—incredibly fluid, vibrant, and intensely colorful works on canvas and wood until the end of […]

Tal R’s exhibit Adieu Interessant was featured at the Contemporary Fine Arts Gallery in Berlin as part of the German capital’s citywide gallery weekend this past May. The Israeli-born Danish artist displayed ten large-format collages on two floors of the David Chipperfield designed space. The canvases in Adieu Interessant resembled abstract compositions from afar, two-dimensional […]

Change is much more painful than progress, yet infinitely more rewarding. Imagine if Guston decided to continue with his muted abstractions? Imagine if he succumbed to the pressure of expectation from dealers and collectors? Then I imagine he would exist as a marginal abstract expressionist who rode the wave of America’s first great art movement. […]

The inspired group exhibition Lure, recently on display at the Broadway Gallery, was timely commentary on contemporary ideas of the “other.” Featuring the works of Jane McAdam Freud, Béatrice Englert, Ko Bhamra, ARVEE, Freddy Flores Knistoff, Michel Beaucage, Sandro Bisonni, Monika Iatrou, and Destroy Be. Skillfully curated by Basak Malone the work within Lure not […]

In the photography world, the Aperture Foundation holds a singular place. Founded in 1952, Aperture originally started as a quarterly creative photography journal. As time went on Aperture became a non-profit organization and expanded its scope to include lecture forums, limited edition prints and portfolios, gallery exhibitions, book publishing, and more. The avowed purpose of […]

When the atom was split in the early 20th century, it changed the way humans intellectually perceived the world. The indivisible element upon which we understood the universe was shattered into infinitesimal oblivion. Painting radically shifted away from depictions of narrative and landscape to a Cubist fracturing of perception. Pioneered by Cézanne, Modernist painting did […]

A recent group show at The Broadway Gallery NYC in Soho brings together a diverse group of artists from around the world. The exhibition, which features Carmen Delaco, Piero Golia, Ioanna Voskou, Michel Blouin, Peter Mueller, and Ingrid Stiehler, explores ludic expressions, as seen from both figurative and abstract perspectives. Exploiting the psychological tension between […]

Reverie, the recent group painting show at Broadway Gallery in New York, was a sumptuous event exploring new directions in abstraction. The works on view were a compelling mix of technical approaches, all of them speaking to dreamlike and liminal states. Boasting an international roster of accomplished artists, the show included the work of Bonnie […]