Author Archives: jolanta
Works on Paper: David Lynch
This exceptional book brings together a collection of more than 500 drawings dating from the 1960s by the renowned American film director, David Lynch. His artwork was first unveiled to the general public in March 2007 by the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain in Paris. Sketches, watercolors, or simple doodles, this vast collection—carefully conserved by […]
No, Global Tour 2011: Presenting an Assertive Humanity
Team Gallery, Lisson Gallery, Galería Helga de Alvear & Prometeogallery di Ida Pisani, in association with Artprojx Cinema, present the UK premiere of NO, Global Tour, 2010 by Santiago Sierra. The 120 minute film consists of the manufacture and transportation of two monumental sculptures in the form of the word “NO,” travelling through different territories […]
Roman Týc: Grave Robber’s Art?
The morbid theme of Roman Týc’s exhibition at Dvorak Sec Contemporary can be surprising for some visitors; at least this may be their first impression. Roman Týc is not a poser and he does not seek to shock or to expose himself. In his works, Roman Týc addresses topics, which our accelerated consumer and information […]
Vilcek Foundation Gallery
Premiering September 17th at the Vilcek Foundation Gallery, in New York City, is Almost Undone, a new installation by mixed-media artist Nicole Awai. Featuring drawings from an earlier series by the Trinidadian native, entitled Specimen from Local Ephemera, the drawings in this new exhibition will serve as visual anchors for emergent pieces that seem […]
Petra Smolenakova
“Amazingly, my very first work was on display at the Museum of Art In Prague.” Courtesy of the artist. Petra Smolenakova www.petrasmolenakova.com I was raised in the Czech Republic. Since I was four years old, I began developing skills far beyond my years. Amazingly, my very first work was on display at the […]
“Same As Original” Opens At Marmara Pera, Istanbul
Cep Art Gallery is staging an exhibition of Naddie Acar Karaca, a young representative of Contemporary Turkish Art, a solo exhibition entitled “Same As Original” at The Marmara Pera. Nadide’s symmetrical compositions have matured at “Same As Original.” In this cultural universe, art is converted into simulations; ye we see meaningful mark making in a […]
“New Photography 2011” Opens at MoMA
The Museum of Modern Art announces the 26th annual New Photography exhibition, running September 28, 2011, through January 16, 2012, in The Robert and Joyce Menschel Gallery. This year, the exhibition expands to feature six artists—Moyra Davey, George Georgiou, Deana Lawson, Doug Rickard, Viviane Sassen, and Zhang Dali. These artists, hailing from Canada, China, England, […]
October Artists at Home and Abroad Exhibition Opens at Broadway Gallery
The Artists at Home and Abroad exhibition series is a representation of both emerging and established artists on an international scale. This exhibit incorporates a vast range of contemporary image making. The artists included in this exhibit explore modern and postmodern approaches in an incredibly exciting fashion. Curated by Abraham Lubelski this exhibit presents […]
NYC Art Studio School Celebrates Expansion of Size and Services Despite Flagging Economy
Celebration is in the air as thousands of people of all ages, 5 to 95, flock to a Manhattan hotspot that one might not expect… an art school that has all of NYC talking. On September 22nd 2011, New York City’s The Art Studio NY, located on West 96th street between Columbus and Amsterdam […]
Janet Kurnatowski
In the early decades of the 20th century, abstract art was not part of the curatorial programs of the major New York galleries and museums. Although there were some initial flurries of exposure at the Armory Show in 1913, it was not until 1936 that artists working outside the genres of representation banded together […]
