Author Archives: jolanta
Listening In
Catherine Y. Hsieh: Your installation The Killing Machine (2007) consists of moving robotic arms, an electric dental chair, and old televisions, exuding icy eeriness and a sense of detachment. You said on your Web site that the inspiration was Franz Kafka’s In the Penal Colony and the American system of capital punishment as well as […]
Art by the Hour
The Carlton Arms Hotel is described as an art hotel. There are a few other hotels in New York that make this claim for one reason or another, but the Carlton Arms is better described as a piece of living art, and as such is unique. This hotel started out as a single-room-occupancy hotel. During […]
Organic Image
I want to evoke a world of metamorphosis. In my recent photographs, I use ginseng as an agent of transformation and crystal as a manifestation of the passage of time. In addition to its medicinal properties, ginseng root has an uncanny resemblance to the human body. This is the result of the interaction of energy […]
Plumbing the Subconscious
I often think about what is beyond our visible world. I am sensitive to unseen things, like someone’s feelings and energy, a particular atmosphere in nature, or memories that come back to me over and over again. I am interested in speaking to that level of consciousness. Through my art, I try to connect to […]
Crystal Relics
The Swiss-born artist Mai-Thu Perret has recently become known for her multi-disciplinary practice encompassing sculpture, painting, video, and installation art. Drawing on the revolutionary potential of modernism, she has created a complex oeuvre that combines radical feminist politics with literary utopian texts and homemade crafts. Perret has exhibited in shows such as Apocalypse Ballet at […]
Bialo-Czerwona (White-Red)
Does anybody care about nationality or nationalist art in New York City, where we rub elbows with every corner of the world on a daily basis? Yet this is an issue that Piotr Uklanski addresses—that of his Polish identity, in his exhibition Bialo-Czerwona (White-Red). Well-known as a conceptual artist on the international circuit, he nevertheless […]
Pam Miller
These are just a few words that I like to live by. I feel that creating art is a way of sharing your soul with others. Pam Miller These are just a few words that I like to live by. I feel that creating art is a way of sharing your soul with others. […]
Thomas Sarbach
Influenced by his birth in Paraguay and upbringing in Switzerland, Thomas Sarbach, also know as the artist Tom Fly Thomas Sarbach Influenced by his birth in Paraguay and upbringing in Switzerland, Thomas Sarbach, also know as the artist Tom Fly, draws inspiration from “the simple things” and nature. His abstracts, in oil and acrylic, typically […]
Canvassing the Body
Fabrizio Del Rincón sees photography as a delightful vehicle for translating inner visions to outer reality. The artistic process is fueled by an incessant curiosity and a passion for intuitive experimentation, which manifest in a myriad of light, texture, and color. The artist describes this process as magical, being nourishing yet all-encompassing. He believes his […]
The Politics of Art
For this exhibition, I chose 16 photographers and video artists from Israel who personally reflect upon their country: the community in which they live, the numerous cultural and religious differences among Israel’s population, and the current political situation. Some artists are critical, while others give expression to their hopes and dreams. Some of the works […]
