Author Archives: jolanta
The Armory Show and MoMA Party
The Armory Show and MoMA Party On March 2, 2011, The Museum of Modern Art will once again host a party to celebrate the opening of The Armory Show. On March 2, 2011, The Museum of Modern Art will once again host a party to celebrate the opening of The Armory Show. The relationship […]
Extracted Vital Youth
Diogo Evangelista’s paintings erupt out of a bewildering convergence of familiar images, although not necessarily recognizable or identifiable in the context of the visual culture. Those images form non-linear narrative cores, which generate a tortuous and disguised matrix. Each of his paintings has a reading of its own and shows a unique perspective which corresponds […]
Piecing The Future With The Past
At 2:28 p.m. on May 12, 2008, on an otherwise ordinary afternoon, the ground in China began to tremble. Something had fractured deep within the earth, rending and ripping, turning peaks into valleys and valleys into tombs. When the wave of destruction hit, countless fragile lives were lost and many more were injured. Sichuan’s once-lush […]
The Catcher of Shadows
There is much about shadows in both Chinese and Western painting history. Western art started with artists drawing shadows of themselves. In ancient China, there were cave paintings of Buddha. They emphasized shadows more than bodies. It all had a connection to nature and the spirit. Back in time, our ancestors enjoyed traveling through mountains […]
The Catcher of Shadows
There is much about shadows in both Chinese and Western painting history. Western art started with artists drawing shadows of themselves. In ancient China, there were cave paintings of Buddha. They emphasized shadows more than bodies. It all had a connection to nature and the spirit. Back in time, our ancestors enjoyed traveling through mountains […]
Communal Silhouettes
Works in Xiao Yu’s exhibition Turn Around are not attached to any particular social context and knowledge. In these works, Xiao is obviously evading any textual meaning, which is often an unavoidable part in many works of Chinese contemporary art. In an unexpected way, the artist successfully appropriated the rich oriental quality of bamboo as […]
Society of Illustrators presents An Evening at the Museum of American Illustration
The Society of Illustrators and the Museum of American Illustration invite you to view the third and final part of their Annual Exhibition, Illustrators 53: Advertising and Institutional Exhibit. The Society of Illustrators and the Museum of American Illustration invite you to view the third and final part of their Annual Exhibition, Illustrators 53: Advertising […]
Roxy Paine, One Hundred Foot Line
Roxy Paine, One Hundred Foot Line @ National Gallery of Canada, Ontario, Canada Roxy Paine, One Hundred Foot Line @ National Gallery of Canada, Ontario, Canada A monumental new sculpture now graces one of Ottawa’s most picturesque skylines, thanks to a new acquisition by the National Gallery of Canada. At 30.5 metres high, […]
Love Letters, Group Show @ Manila Contemporary
Love Letters, Group Show, Saturday, February 12, 6-8pm @ Manila Contemporary, Metro Manila, Philippines Love Letters, Group Show, Saturday, February 12, 6-8pm @ Manila Contemporary, Metro Manila, Philippines Is love something we still find necessary to articulate through the written word and how, in the 21st century do we communicate the complexity of this human […]
Philip-Lorca diCorcia, ELEVEN
Philip-Lorca diCorcia, ELEVEN, Saturday, February 10-March 5, 2011 @ David Zwirner Philip-Lorca diCorcia, ELEVEN, Saturday, February 10-March 5, 2011 @ David Zwirner David Zwirner is pleased to present an exhibition of fashion photographs by Philip-Lorca diCorcia. On view at the gallery’s 519 West 19th Street space, the works were selected from a series of eleven […]
