Author Archives: jolanta
Move as Martha – Lisa Paul Streitfeld
The unintentional irony of the immensely tall Richard Move’s personification of Martha Graham in the Martha Graham Dance Company’s 80th Anniversary Celebration revealed the essentiality of her transgender art form for a new century. He well deserved the honor for keeping the technique and quest of Martha alive in the shadows of the official New […]
Blurring The Lines – E.K.Clark
Our perceptions are often tainted by prejudices so ingrained that we are not even conscious of this when we look at something. So it is with the distinction made between art and craft. Traditionally, “craft” artists follow traditions handed down for generations, whereas “fine artists” produce work with a cutting-edge criticality—produced for a capitalist market […]
A Beautiful Anomaly – Jennifer Lin
The Contemporary Chinese art scene is vibrant, enthusiastic and economically booming—echoing the general situation in China. In the last 20 years, art from China has confounded the expectations of the international art community, as the content expressed in these art works is no longer subservient solely to the aims of the governmental and social agenda. […]
La Napoule Revisited – Daniel Rothbart
As Italian critic Enrico Pedrini and I drove to La Napoule, memories of my 2002 artist’s residence flitted about my mind. For two months, I worked as an artist in residence at a chateau just west of Cannes on the French Riviera. The American La Napoule Art Foundation owns and manages an 11th century castle […]
Painting on the Inside ââ¬â Daniel Sonnenberg
I first crossed paths with Noa Ain when I saw her portraits hanging in Petrossian Café a few months ago. I recently met up with her to delve into her inspiration for the works and probe into what compels her to create portraits. When drawing portraits, Ain looks for qualities that move her, asking, what […]
Reviving the Art Salon – Leah Oates interviews Virginie Sommet
Leah Oates: Your work has an aspect of performance art in it. Is this the case and if so what was your progression towards performance as an artist?Virginie Sommet: I do not know if I can be considered a performance artist but I did perform in the piece 99c Dream, which is a dress made […]
Gina Brezini
My work is uniquely suited to capture the multifaceted and complex realities of urban life. It celebrates synergy and amalgamation; My work is uniquely suited to capture the multifaceted and complex realities of urban life. It celebrates synergy and amalgamation; it dramatizes the ways in which our minds sort through glimpses, memories, and emotions. It […]
Gina Brezini
My work is uniquely suited to capture the multifaceted and complex realities of urban life. It celebrates synergy and amalgamation; My work is uniquely suited to capture the multifaceted and complex realities of urban life. It celebrates synergy and amalgamation; it dramatizes the ways in which our minds sort through glimpses, memories, and emotions. It […]
Gina Brezini
My work is uniquely suited to capture the multifaceted and complex realities of urban life. It celebrates synergy and amalgamation; My work is uniquely suited to capture the multifaceted and complex realities of urban life. It celebrates synergy and amalgamation; it dramatizes the ways in which our minds sort through glimpses, memories, and emotions. It […]
Robert Streicher
Robert Streicher’s recent show at the Albert Insinger Gallery (Feb ’99) in the heart of the "New Chelsea" took even the most jaded New York gallery… Robert Streicher’s recent show at the Albert Insinger Gallery (Feb ’99) in the heart of the "New Chelsea" took even the most jaded New York gallery goer by surprise. […]
