Author Archives: jolanta

Anyone who keeps a journal understands the intensely personal nature of it. In the age of Friendster profiles, live journals, blogs and the generally increased ability to live in public via technology, the space opened by this two-dimensional surface becomes increasingly sacred. But as its value as a personal document increases, so too does our […]

In the traditional use of text, the readers’ field of vision is occupied with a white page lined with black shapes. This minimal of visual stimuli begins to fade off if one reads for any length of time, as the ideas formed by the combination of these marks overwhelm their meaning (or lack thereof) as […]

Angus Galloway and Paul Rodecker have been working on a collaborative drawing project via mail since they moved away from each othe Angus Galloway and Paul Rodecker, Journal Entries Rebecca Lossin Angus Galloway and Paul Rodecker Angus Galloway and Paul Rodecker have been working on a collaborative drawing project via mail since they moved away […]

With artist, entrepreneur, publisher, gallerist, Abraham Lubelski, anything that engages his attention and imagination is possible. Five years ago, not long after I launched Maverick Arts Magazine as an eletter, he was one of the first to respond. Abraham invited me to submit Maverick articles for republication on his website and in the print version […]

I saw a crowd was gathered as I approached. Shifting from side to side, milling about, across the street from the NYU Bobst library. This is the site of Jenny Holzer’s second installation in series of projections entitled "For the City." Jenny Holzer, Writing on the Wall Emily Steinfeld NYU Bobst Library where Jenny Holzer?s […]

Text is not a new subject for art, nor have its components changed. But it stands as a testament to the limitless nature of a finite set of 26 character–give or take a few accents. TEXT/ART Rebecca Lossin Courtesy of the artist. Text is not a new subject for art, nor have its components changed. […]

Woodsy/Woodzee, an installation by Francesco Simeti at the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies at Columbia University, explores the psychological underpinnings of decoration with edgy humor. Francesco Simeti, Woodsy/Woodzee / Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America at the Columbia University Daniel Rothbart Detail from Woodsy/Woodzee by Francesco Simeti at The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies […]

Jin Shan’s exhibition at the 1918 Art Space is called " I Am 27 Years Old." Jin Shan was 27 when he completed the series, and there is one picture for every year of his life. The work is about China and Chinese people, but it is also about people in general, and the way […]

Like the Collision Machine collective that spawned the latest show at Wooster Arts Space, "Brooklyn Shakers" is more concerned with exhibiting new work by young Williamsburg and Bushwick artists than presenting a cohesive curatorial vision. Luckily, much of the work selected is strong enough to stand alone, even without the imposed structure of a theoretical […]

How can an artist’s act of erasure transcend banal expression and reveal a new language of hidden forms? How can a social catastrophe shape the work of artists and prompt them to respond with diverse kinds of expression? The negative impulse, which may originate within the artist’s psyche or in the society at large, is […]