Author Archives: jolanta
Trip to the Zoo – Lucy Kaye
Art dealer extraordinaire David Risley has a pirate-like appearance with his missing front tooth. And his art fair is in a zoo, next to the monkeys. Trip to the Zoo Lucy Kaye Art dealer extraordinaire David Risley has a pirate-like appearance with his missing front tooth. And his art fair is in a zoo, next […]
Difficult Bites with Easy Pieces – Suzie Walshe
Just as it was slipping off the art radar, New York has fallen back in love with performance art. The major signifier in the rekindling of this formerly epic love story is PERFORMA05, the first biennial of performance art in New York City. Difficult Bites with Easy Pieces Suzie Walshe Just as it was slipping […]
PERFORMA05: Innovations on the periphery – Lisa Paul Streitfeld
Despite their location on the periphery of the media-hyped PERFORMA05, the first biennial of live visual art performance, Marni Kotak and Laurel Jay Carpenter were central in redefining performance art as a vital medium for transformation. PERFORMA05: Innovations on the periphery Lisa Paul Streitfeld Despite their location on the periphery of the media-hyped PERFORMA05, the […]
Taboo or Not Taboo – Milton Fletcher
"Bring the art to me!" bellowed a driver parked outside White Box Gallery. Conceptual artist Barbara Rosenthal happily obliged, already distributing art to people on the street. Taboo or Not Taboo Milton Fletcher "Bring the art to me!" bellowed a driver parked outside White Box Gallery. Conceptual artist Barbara Rosenthal happily obliged, already distributing […]
The Little Elephantââ¬â¢s Come a Long Way – Elwyn Palmerton
It was a beautiful weekend for an art fair–in this case a sprawling, heterogenous affair: a combination of open studios, galleries, flea markets, live music, and street festivals. The Little Elephant’s Come a Long Way Elwyn Palmerton It was a beautiful weekend for an art fair–in this case a sprawling, heterogenous affair: a combination of […]
Kunst in Sibirien – Antonio Ortiz
Novosibirsk is the third largest city in Russia. It is the center of Siberia and the capital of crime. Novosibirsk has two million inhabitants, the largest opera house in the former Soviet Union, 500 casinos and a single private art gallery in the cellar of a degenerated concrete building. Kunst in Sibirien Antonio Ortiz Lukas […]
Bottle Talk in Miami – Carrie Mackin
Tucked beyond the glut of art fairs in Miami, Trong G. Nguyen’s Messages from Guantanamo added a poignant dosage of socio-politically conscious work to the hedonistic fray otherwise known as Art Basel and friends. Bottle Talk in Miami Carrie Mackin Trong G. Nguyen, Messages from Guantanamo. Tucked beyond the glut of art fairs in Miami, […]
London Art Fair 2006 – Sarah Monk and Pryle Behrman
As the annual furore over the Turner Prize each year shows, there is nothing that the press loves more than a bit of controversy involving the arts. London Art Fair 2006 Sarah Monk and Pryle Behrman Sumiko Seki, Butterflies. Oil on canvas. 96 x 133 cm. Courtesy of Mark Jason Gallery. As the annual furore […]
Doin’ Miami – D. Dominick Lombardi
On a bright, windless and chilly December first, I left my humble abode in New York and headed down south Miami way. Doin’ Miami D. Dominick Lombardi Scott Fife, Popeye, 2004. Archival cardboard, glue and screws; 22 On a bright, windless and chilly December first, I left my humble abode in New York and headed […]
What’s in a Name? – Lauren Gunsel
For the first time ever, the Whitney Biennial has attached a title to itself. "Day for Night" will take place March 2nd through May 28th, 2006. What’s in a Name? Lauren Gunsel Marilyn Minter For the first time ever, the Whitney Biennial has attached a title to itself. "Day for Night" will take place March […]
