Author Archives: jolanta
2015 Armory Show fair puts focus on Middle Eastern artists
By Geoff Edgers | Source: The Washington Post NEW YORK — The golden Saddam Hussein statues hadn’t arrived, but Wafaa Bilal decided it was time to come up with a price tag. The 2015 edition of the Armory Show fair would open Thursday to the public. “I’m thinking $80,000 to $100,000,” Bilal said casually to […]
Amy Cohen Banker @ Architectural Digest Design Show, NYC
Architectural Digest Design Show March 19-22, 2015 Booth #131 Piers 92 and 94, 55th Street, NYC, NY Le Petit Musee @ The Emporium InDeArts, Great Barringtons, MA, Sept. 2015 Amy Cohen Banker – American artist born in NYC, NY. She is one of the most energetic practitioners of New York School aesthetics, whose expressionistic […]
Art of the State – Banksy
When Time magazine selected the British artist Banksy—graffiti master, painter, activist, filmmaker and all-purpose provocateur—for its list of the world’s 100 most influential people in 2010, he found himself in the company of Barack Obama, Steve Jobs and Lady Gaga. He supplied a picture of himself with a paper bag (recyclable, naturally) over his head. […]
Manuella Muerner Marioni at Auction House of Modern and Contemporary Paintings, Paris, France
Aesthetics of becoming playful and self-analysis between reflections and Human research In the artistic philosophy of Manuella Muerner Marioni Life and the Being plays an absolutely important role, both conceptually and visually. We could say that both are part of a single fascinating idea that existence blends utopia and reality in a game of shapes, […]
“Judith Scott: Bound and Unbound” at BROOKLYN MUSEUM
“Judith Scott: Bound and Unbound” BROOKLYN MUSEUM NEW YORK Through March 29 Curated by Catherine J. Morris and Matthew Higgs What’s called “outsider art” has informed modern art for over a century; Judith Scott’s story shows that its example remains powerful. Born with Down syndrome and then left deaf by a childhood illness, Scott spent […]
Björk at MoMA
Björk March 8–June 7, 2015 The Museum of Modern Art presents a retrospective of the multifaceted work of composer, musician, and singer Björk. The exhibition draws from more than 20 years of the artist’s daring and innovative projects and her eight full-length albums to chronicle her career through sound, film, visuals, instruments, objects, and costumes. […]
(re)create Residency Award Exhibition At Whitebox Art Center
(re)create Residency Award Exhibition At Whitebox Art Center on February 17, 2015 Reception from 2-7pm with moderated discussion at 6pm New York, NY — January 25, 2015 — (re)-create, a new, non-profit arts organization, is pleased to announce an exhibit of work by the recipients of its first artist’s residency, Laura Splan (www.laurasplan.com) and […]
PARIS GHOST OF THE DREAM – GONE THE SUN AT GALERIE PARIS-BEIJING
Exhibition from February 7th to March 28th 2015 Galerie Paris-Beijing | Paris 62, rue de Turbigo – 75003 Paris, France\ One year after the exhibition Day is done in Brussels, Galerie Paris-Beijing is pleased to greet Ghost of a dream in Paris and to present their new project: Gone the Sun. The two shows titles […]
Zero Tolerance
On view till April 13, 2015 Over the past two decades, some national and international governments have garnered attention for imposing draconian laws that restrict the rights of citizens under the guise of improving quality of life. Rio de Janeiro has “cleaned up” slums by imposing a militarized police force and Istanbul has put pressure […]
Bob and Roberta Smith: Art Amnesty at MoMA PS1
Bob and Roberta Smith: Art Amnesty On view till March 8, 2015 Bob and Roberta Smith are issuing a call to Artists. Pack it in. Bob and Roberta Smith are delighted to offer an Amnesty for your Bad Art. Turn in your brushes and video cameras. Hand in your chisels and marble. Bob and Roberta […]
