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In his exhibition "New Work," Ron Arps entertains ideas between the abstract and the figurative. Through this exploration Arps creates a powerful and attractive sense of mood and place. The 30 or so paintings in the exhibition span only a year and are varied yet connected. Setting the Mood Ron Johnson Ron Arps, Stay or […]

More akin to the simplified beauty of James Turrell than the stark face of minimalism, Heather Hutchison’s recent work elaborates on her trademark technique of suggested space through veiled color. The panels consist of simplified planes in translucent hues. Fluid strokes of tinted wax appear as bands across a Lucite surface. Capturing the Beast in […]

When a word is repeated, it loses its meaning and becomes merely a sound. Every day we repeat our motions, walking to and from the loo, staring off transfixed into space after feeding the cat, serving a cup of tea. The tracks of our motions would become congealed if we left a gleaming slimy snail […]

Bubble-gum free? Do you ever notice the blackish spots either on the pavements or on the roads? There are none in Singapore.A clean and green city-state set in the lush tropical equator tempered only by its monsoon seasons, Singapore has always had a bad reputation, despite its clinical and lush appearance. Chewing Singapore Gum Zulharli […]

It finally happened. The Show (Achilles Heels) has delivered the conscious mythology for the Age of Aquarius. Delivering the Aquarian Age Mythology Lisa Paul Streitfeld Richard Move, The Show (Achilles Heels). Pictured: Katherine Crockett. Photo by Frank Thompson. It finally happened. The Show (Achilles Heels) has delivered the conscious mythology for the Age of Aquarius. […]

From Sep. 8 to Nov. 11 in Gwangju City, South KoreaI guess that the whole world is aware that presently there is so much power and energy coming from the Asian countries. Fever Variations- The 6th Gwangju Biennale 2006 Tobias Verlende Michael Joo. “The First Chapter – Trace Root: Unfolding Asian Stories.” From Sep. 8 […]

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 had worked as an artist in residence at this chateau just west of Cannes on the French Riviera. La Napoule Revisited Daniel Rothbart The gardens of Château La Napoule, Mandelieu […]

A kingfisher flies into a window. A mud puppy slides between the warm metal walls of an electrical box. A kestrel, panicked by the approach of a mountain lion, flies into the unyielding trunk of an oak and breaks its neck. Moments of Passage Janice Wilson Stridick Meadow Lark, 2005. 16 x 16 ins A […]

arin’s thickly painted, shockingly imagined corporal interiors sit in the intersection of two major shifts in recent art: the improbable reemergence of the figure as viable subject matter and the dominance of painting as preferred medium. Imagined Interiors Jennifer Wroblewski Sarah Sagarin, Suspension of Disbelief #1. Courtesy of artist. Sarah Sagarin’s thickly painted, shockingly imagined […]

Space is the necessary evil of living within the density of New York City but it can also be a droning monotony in the scope of outlying rural or suburban communities. Andrea Zittel Jill Conner Andrea Zittel, A-Z Wagon Station Customization by Hal McFeely, 2002. Installation view at A-Z West. Powder-coated steel, aluminum, medium density […]