Author Archives: jolanta
Putting Nature in its Place – Maya Kóvskaya
The flash of orange scales scintillates in the swirling water as the washing machine churns. Chinese Koi are tossed about like inanimate objects in the unforgiving torrents of the machine. At the end of the cycle, they lie gasping for breath as the machine empties. No reason is given for this low-grade torture, but the […]
Transform: Artists Created By Their Works – Matsunaga Ko
It can be said that the modern age is an age of self-discovery, a time to dispose of the feudalistic concept of one’s existence as an element of a community and to seek a modern form of self, which is separate from others. Various experiments were attempted in the process of achieving this. Some pronounced […]
Cultural Capital Black Moon Rising – Maya Kóvskaya
When he adopted the name Black Moon (Hei Yue), back in the heyday of the Yuanmingyuan artist colony, Ji Shengli could hardly have known the intimate connections in English between the verb "to moon" and the performance art that would bring him fame. Yuanmingyuan was one of China’s most fertile art communities, which flourished from […]
Transforming China – Liu Yang
In English, “China” means both the country and porcelain. In this way, the famed Chinese export is inherently connected with the transforming country and its culture. Thus, porcelain is so significant a substance that it connects the past history and the present moment of this great country. The material is not a widely used medium […]
Postmasters Gallery
During its almost 20 years Postmasters Gallery continues its commitment to showing young as well as established artists of all media. During its almost 20 years Postmasters Gallery continues its commitment to showing young as well as established artists of all media. We incorporate new forms of creative expression into the gallery and show them […]
Logik
A narration of exaggerated images, and vivid colors, explores the personal perspective of the artist as he illustrates a dark satirical view of society. A narration of exaggerated images, and vivid colors, explores the personal perspective of the artist as he illustrates a dark satirical view of society. The artist investigates self and culture, and […]
Everyday Precious and the Predicament of Modernization – Han Bing
We have been informed that we are on the road to happiness, striding from the deceptive fantasies of the past into a feverish frenzy of economic modernization. The effects of so-called globalization and modernization rain down on us like blows to the face as we hurtle from one world toward another, rushing towards the mirage […]
Chen Qingqing’s Modern Fairytales and Dark Dioramas – Luna Fenichel
Dinosaurs maraud in downtown Beijing. Scaly lizard bodies sprout Kewpie doll heads, and the sky rains silver with “renminbi”—the people’s money. Chen Qingqing’s stunning new series of light box installation photography bursts with creative collocations of imagery that illuminate her unique and provocative visions of who we are, and what we are well on our […]
Tao Aimin’s Anthropological Art – Luna Fenichel
Tao Aimin doesn’t put on any airs. She’s a down-home country girl from rural Hunan who is refreshingly unpretentious. At first glance, you wouldn’t guess that beneath the unaffected modesty and simple straightforwardness of her demeanor lies an incisive artistic vision and a staunch commitment to making art that touches the lives of ordinary folks. […]
Elena Sarni at Grant Gallery – Valerie Gladstone
Remarkable technically and abundantly imaginative, Elena Sarni creates striking paintings filled with resonant images that comment on contemporary life and human nature. In her engrossing new show, entitled “Still Life Landscape,” which opens December 2 at the Grant Gallery, she uses the still life as a way to explore our unconscious. Sarni did not title […]
