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Art Brussels 2012
Art Brussels This contemporary art fair brings everything together under one roof: 182 contemporary art galleries from all over the world More than 2000 artists, international well-known names as well as promising young talents 30 000 contemporary art lovers. Famous Belgian collectors as well as a 35% visitors from abroad Art Brussels has the reputation […]
The State of Sculpture at Palm Springs Art Museum
Happenstance, was stopping in at a Farmer’s market for among items a gallon of high octane green juice grounded with grapefruit. My friend had offered, that a nearby sign indicating a new branch of the Palms Springs Art Museum here in Palm Desert was misleading as the new location for the mother ship operation did […]
The Untamed Hand
Perusing the notion of imperfection seems to have become a minor and yet prevalent obsession in New York’s contemporary art scene. There appears to be, more than a confrontation with ugliness or an affinity for the lackluster, an appeal for the creation of the unclean and the informal in some of New York’s young artists. […]
Occupy Naples Meets Occupy Museums
Today, the request for new public spaces to share art and experiences is raising worldwide. In New York, Occupy Museums, the offshoot to Occupy Wall Street launched last November, set a “Free Art for Fair Exchange” during the Armory week, giving free art to passengers just in front of the famous piers 92-94. The New […]
In Conversation: Jennifer Samet Interviews Elena Sisto
Then I finished the first group of “Girl” paintings I felt that I needed to work from life to get more ideas about light and color. I prefer not to work from a model unless it is family and they were sick of it. So I started working from objects. I became interested in the […]
Week in Review: Haring, Graffiti, The 80s Revisited
By Dounia Lomri Have you heard? Keith Haring is back… at the Brooklyn Museum. A very rich exhibit of his work from 1978-1983 has been put together, giving a reason for many to flock to Brooklyn. Haring was one of the few street artists who was been able to successfully transfer his public art […]
Gutbucket: Tibet in Comics, April 13
Gutbucket: Tibet in Comics Friday, April 13, 7pm @ The Rubin Museum of Art This concert complements the Museum’s current exhibition “Hero, Villain, Yeti Tibet in Comics.” Comic book storylines have drawn on Tibet’s cultural and religious traditions for more than sixty years, mixing reality with myths and long-held stereotypes. Featuring more than fifty […]
Espírito Santo Switches @Sean Kelly
Iran do Espírito Santo SWITCH An Exhibition at Sean Kelly Gallery through April 28, 2012 Sean Kelly Gallery is delighted to announce SWITCH, an exhibition of new work by Brazilian artist Iran do Espírito Santo. Three new bodies of work are included in the exhibition, all of which extend Espírito Santo’s investigation into […]
Salt in the Wound
The film opens with Gianni trying to salvage what is left of his inheritance from his extravagant spending mother, Madame Valeria, by having himself appointed her power of attorney. Her vitality and sharpness, however, lean in her favor and Gianni must sit back as her love for designer clothes and fine wines puts them both […]
In Conversation: Paul Black Interviews Shirley Wegner
Born in Israel, artist Shirley Wegner lives and works in New York, creating sculpture, installation, and photographic works from ‘assembled’ landscapes that often reflect constructed stage sets. These scenes are reminiscent of wastelands or construction sites, but with a heavy layer of artifice with the result that her working methods are subtly visible in the […]
