"There is certainly novelty in the artist’s approach as well as in his use of artistic means. He has referenced a variety of concepts and materials—both Western and Non-western—from feng shui, Chinese medicine, and dragons, to gunpowder, roller coasters, and vending machines."   Cai Guo-Qiang: I Want to Believe at the Guggenheim Harriet Zinnes A […]

"The rhythms of each composition often display a spiral viscosity that is executed by the artist’s skillful employment of the micro-pen."   Sean McCarthy at Fredericks & Freiser   Mary Cook Sean McCarthy’s I Think Of Demons was on view at Fredericks & Freiser Gallery in New York January 25—March 1. Sean McCarthy, Balaam, 2007. […]

"Operating like a documentary photographer, his images function like a visual archive of locations that are in a state of constant flux. What may be a demolished site one week, may already have several floors of a skeletal shell already emerging from the earth the next." Fade to Gray  Gillian Sneed Greg Lindquist’s solo exhibition […]

"It is no surprise that Montella is also a psychiatrist in addition to being an artist. His keen awareness of Jungian archetypes and symbols is evident. The artist effectively and poetically blends a multitude of stimuli from the modern Italian urban experience to render images that are both eloquent and touching."   Vincenzo Montella at […]

“The geometrically precise grid of pixels becomes the digital age’s answer to Seurat’s free-hand Pointilism; the overall composition is only obvious when the viewer steps away from the picture.” Thomas Ruff at David Zwirner Gallery Dmitry Komis Dmitry Komis is a freelance writer and independent curator living in New York. Thomas Ruff is a German […]

“There’s something very old world European about the Santa and something very 80s Time Square about the butt plug.”  Paul McCarthy at Maccarone Gallery James Hilger James Hilger is NY Arts contributing writer based in Yonkers, New York. Paul McCarthy is a Los Angeles-based artist whose work was on view in the exhibition Peter Paul […]

“The violence in the action of breaking glass, and its shattering, glittering sound, is an inescapable element of the subject matter.”   Ed Ruscha at Gagosian Gallery Laura McLean-Ferris Laura McLean-Ferris is a NY Arts London correspondent. Ed Ruscha is a Los Angeles-based artist whose work was on view in the exhibition Busted Glass at […]

“It is appropriate that his art, like his thoughts, reflect his travels. Even so, this work is less like an atlas, and more like the diary of a traveler in search of communication with others in their own language.” Lawrence Weiner at the Whitney Valery Oisteanu Valery Oisteanu is an international critic and author. Lawrence […]

"Ekatherina S. harnesses and manipulates perceptual reality in her work, using as a foundation startlingly vivid painterly sequences of events or phenomena such as birth, life, sex, nature and loss." Abraham Lubelski Ekatherina S., Dance of the Earth 17, 2007. Courtesy of the artist. Russian artist Ekatherina S.’ extraordinary, theatrically conceived work offer a rich, […]

"Born in the northern part of Sweden near the Arctic Circle, the Northern Light plays an important role in the work of Hans Johansson. Combining both figurative and non-figurative elements with his love of strong lines and vivid colors, he creates bold, poetic works."   Jill Smith is a writer for NY Arts Magazine. Hans […]