Author Archives: jolanta
Dishonest Beauty – Jay Parkinson
Dishonesty exists in every photograph I publish. Behind my work lies a very personal struggle with what others see and what actually exists in my relationships with places and significant people in my life. In the past few years, my photographs have consisted almost exclusively of images of my significant others. If they do not, […]
TV Dinners – Louky Keijsers
About ten years ago, I was strolling through Soho when my eye caught a glimpse of an exhibition at the Guggenheim SoHo. Once inside, I was immediately compelled by this show—everywhere I looked I saw monitors and colorful, comfortable seating. I thus spent hours in the space, lounging and enjoying the videos. To this day, […]
Anthony Goicolea
Using familiar iconography from a deep reservoir of fairytale and folklore Goicolea contructs compelling new mythic narratives… Anthony Goicolea Using familiar iconography from a deep reservoir of fairytale and folklore Goicolea contructs compelling new mythic narratives that seem both alien and instantly recognisable. In his large-scale photographs, disparate groups gather mysteriously and with dubious motives […]
Palisadenparenchym-Daniel Schmidt, Curator, Danese Gallery
The title of this exhibition, “Palisadenparenchym,” is German for palisade mesophyll, a biological term that describes the cellular layer directly under the surface, or cuticle, of a plant leaf. Each of these cells is cylindrical in shape and, when combined and seen in a cross-section, interestingly resembles a palisade or fence-like structure. With the highest […]
Stay Forever and Ever and Ever- Andrew Renton, Curator,South London Gallery
It begins with a half-memory of a refrain you could not forget. But then again, you cannot be certain how it came to be lodged within the recesses of your memory. As if you had always known it, despite not knowing where you had come upon it. Or as if someone with whom you have […]
The Vanished Paris of Eugene Atget at Zabriskie Gallery-Valery Oisteanu
When traveling in Paris, I have several times encountered the ghost of Eugene Atget, a master photographer much admired by surrealists. The artist has led me down those mysterious winding cobblestone streets of St. Germaine de Pres, past antique shops with windows full of mannequins and archaic tools.Atget tirelessly photographed the ancient precincts of Paris […]
The Freedom of Censorship -Danilo Pasquali
I create erotic images and I enjoy doing so. I especially enjoy this work in Italy where, lately, public morals in terms of sexuality have been affected by a touch of intolerance and censorship, and not so far from the likes of that experienced back in the Middle Ages. Obviously, this is quite hypocritical and […]
Divided Minds
Wai Kit Lam’s work is primarily concerned with the relationship of individuals to their immediate environment and questions the extent to which we are molded by our surroundings or whether it is, in fact, our surroundings that mold us. She uses large-format photography to present two apparently dissociated images on one sheet of aluminum. One […]
Cum*
As a collective of three artists based in Ghent, Belgium, we have been creating work for the streets with sex as our main theme for some time. Because of our mutual interests and because we happen to share the same sense of humor when it comes to this particular subject matter, this extended project all […]
Manfredi Beninati: The Painter of Dreamland – Laura Barreca
Manfredi Beninati’s painting is informed by cinema, photography and literature and, through it, he shows us the world of personal memory. Historically speaking, the artist’s paintings, installations and sculptures refer to the so-called “theatricalization” of visual arts, developed into international artistic production during the last 50 years. Artists such as Robert Wilson, Vito Acconci and […]
