Author Archives: jolanta
Intimate Alchemy
I’ve always seen photography as being inherently magical. Photography by its very nature is alchemical, utilizing the ability to transform silver into visible images. Therefore I have chosen to utilize the medium appropriately. Light sensitive film and papers are receptive vehicles, and I attempt to take advantage of this both literally and figuratively. Rik Garrett […]
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
The Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza’s two collections comprise almost one thousand works of art, most of them paintings, with which the museum offers… Standing almost opposite the Prado Museum and very near the Reina Sofía Modern Art Museum, the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, which architect Rafael Moneo was commissioned to design, was the missing cornerstone that finally sealed the […]
Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago)
The mission of the Museum of Contemporary Art is to be an innovative and compelling center of contemporary art… One of the nation’s largest facilities devoted to the art of our time, Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) offers exhibitions of the most thought-provoking art created since 1945. The MCA documents contemporary visual culture through […]
Austin Report: More than Just Music
Austin, Texas isn’t just about music anymore. Today, one can find a vibrant downtown visual arts community and film industry backed by big names like Quentin Tarantino, and Austin natives, Robert Rodriguez, and Richard Linklater. Major museums and contemporary art centers are revamping their spaces and galleries are growing in numbers. Major expansions are being […]
Remembering Lenore Tawney
Twenty years ago, I stepped off of a gray New York City street and into the world of Lenore Tawney. Tawney met me at the studio door dressed entirely in white. She was tiny, barely five feet tall, with clear blue eyes and hennaed hair cut in a short bob. My appointment was to begin […]
3rd Ward
3rd Ward is a member-based artists’ co-op in Brooklyn, NY. The mission of 3rd Ward is to address the needs of contemporary artists and creatives by providing an affordable, high-end, multi-disciplinary, open source facility where creative professionals can pursue their careers and projects while building a lasting art community in Brooklyn. 3rd Ward is a […]
3rd Ward
3rd Ward is a member-based artists’ co-op in Brooklyn, NY. The mission of 3rd Ward is to address the needs of contemporary artists and creatives by providing an affordable, high-end, multi-disciplinary, open source facility where creative professionals can pursue their careers and projects while building a lasting art community in Brooklyn. 3rd Ward is a […]
A Long Dayââ¬â¢s Journey into Night
He Yun-Chang is one of the leading performance artists of his generation working in China. Over the last 13 years he has created unique solo performances in which he places exceptional physical demands upon himself both in terms of strength and endurance. They have astounded audiences with their simple ambition combined with the difficulty of […]
Chelsea Roundup
Manhattan and London are in a continuous discussion with art everywhere. Here in Chelsea NYC across the blocks we’ve got Emma Amos at Flomenhart, Manolo Valdes at Marlborough, Suellen Parker at Stux, and Garry Winogrand and Diane Arbus in a group show at Deborah Bell, but appropriately visceral is the Orlan event, which occurred recently […]
Monster Children Gallery
Monster Children Gallery exhibits contemporary artists. Monster Children Gallery exhibits contemporary artists. www.monsterchildren.com
