Author Archives: jolanta
et al Projects, NYC until Jan 13
The Fifth Age of Glass The Fifth Age of Glasset al Projects416 West 145th Street, HarlemDecember 2, 2011 – January 13, 2012Opening: Friday, December 2, 7 – 9 PM
Goethe-Institut, NYC Until Dec 22, 2011
We would provide complete darkness We would provide complete darknessGoethe-Institut Wyoming Building5 3rd Street, Lower East Side, NYCDecember 2 – December 22, 2011Opening: Thursday, December 1, 6 – 8 PM
Your Rainbow Panorama: Denmark
Your Rainbow Panorama: Denmark Artist Olafur Eliasson‘s latest achievement is the incredible “Your Rainbow Panorama” sitting atop Denmark’s ARoS Art Museum in the city of Aarhus. Perched on delicate columns 12-feet above the roof of the museum, the UFO-like structure consists of curved glass multi-colored panels embedded with colored foil which gives the ring structure […]
Around The World: The Common Thread is More Than a Pink Ribbon
caraballo-farman is the multi-disciplinary, collaborative team of artists Abou Farman and Leonor Caraballo. For their project, “Object Breast Cancer,” they utilize MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) technology to create sculpture, installation, and jewelry based on breast cancer tumors. Coinciding with Breast Cancer Awareness Month, selections from this project were recently on view in their exhibitions “Extractions” […]
Pipilotti Rist at Fondazione Nicola Trussardi, Milan, Italy
That nice little wrinkle on my neck, the neat little spinal column under my skin. I would like to eat myself. My breasts are the mountains where the rivers rise. My belly is the lake. My wrist wallows in it. Down through the turmoil of my pubic hair. Sticky with blood. Vulnerability in person. My […]
ArtPalmBeach Fair’s 15th Anniversary
ArtPalmBeach promises its best fair yet for its 15th anniversary showing, running January 19 through 23 at the Palm Beach Convention Center. In celebration, more than 70 international galleries will present works and the fair will debut an extensive program of premiere events, special exhibitions, topical lectures, museum tours, art performances, and exclusive VIP programs. […]
Hide & Seek: An Interview With Jonathan Katz
“HIDE/SEEK: Difference & Desire in American Portraiture,” which started its journey at the National Portrait Gallery, will be on view at the Brooklyn Museum from 18 November – 12 February 2012. Art Historian and activist Jonathan Katz, who conceived of the show, sat down with us to discuss its inception, politics, and impact. Kate Meng […]
Erica Fromme: New Paintings
Thick, hot, and passionate. Erica Fromme, Happy Dolphin, 2011. 0.80 x 100 m. Acrylic on Canvas. Courtesy of the artist. Erica Fromme: New Paintings Rose Hobart Thick, hot, and passionate. These are the words that come to mind when viewing Erica Fromme’s new paintings. Painting in an abstract, yet semi-figurative manner, her works are […]
CHRIS VEENEMAN
“This allows me to exploit aspects of transparency, translucency and opacity of a given material…” Courtesy of the artist. CHRIS VEENEMAN www.cveeneman.com My inspiration comes from nature and organic forms and my paintings could be considered as abstract landscapes, which sometimes have figurative elements such as trees. I tend to be moving towards […]
Sam Foley
“Of late, I have also been taking a multi-media approach” Courtesy of the artist. SAM FOLEYwww.samfoley.co.nz The urban landscape is a subject that I have been focusing on now for a number of years. I find I am also drawn to painting forest/native landscapes, to the random patterns in nature and the […]
