Author Archives: jolanta

With so little time, so much energy, and so much work to do, Ana Mendieta–an artist who was born in l948 in Havana, Cuba, on November 18, 1948 and who died in l985–devoted herself entirely to art. Tie me to the Universe By Harriet Zinnes Ana Mendieta, “Glass on Body”, Iowa, 1972 With so little […]

The curator Margit Rowell has done it again —organized a splendid exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Ed Ruscha Speaks to the Eye By Harriet Zinnes Tony Oursler, “Swathe Fiberglass Sculpture”, Projector, DVD Player 29 x 32 x 15 inches The curator Margit Rowell has done it again —organized a splendid exhibition at […]

This past spring, Israeli artist Michal Rovner exhibited a series entitled Michal Rovner: In Stone at Pace Wildenstein’s Chelsea location. Rovner Digital Projections Prove Reflective of Old and New Technologies By Erin Scime Michal Rovner, Installation view. Courtesy Pace Wildenstein This past spring, Israeli artist Michal Rovner exhibited a series entitled Michal Rovner: In Stone […]

Daniel Rothbart’s art, performances and writing, propose a new paradigm for art making, in which conceptualism advances beyond the self-referentiality of l’art pour l’art toward new functions, meanings, and potentials. Andrea Meislin Gallery: Daniel Rothbart and the Paradigm of the Sacred By Enrico Pedrini Works by Daniel Rothbart in mid-ground and background (Tamiko Kawata object […]

Montage and Displacement Between Art and Cinema of the 1960’s. Baruchello and Grifi: "Verification Uncertain" By Carla Subrizi Gianfranco Baruchello and Alberto Grifi, “Varification Uncertain,” 1964, film still. Montage and Displacement Between Art and Cinema of the 1960’s This year the Venice Festival of Cinema will explore beyond the more interesting cinematic production of the […]

British artist David Somerville has been described as145;Basquait for our times, owing to his formidable skill as a colorist and his ability to express the narrative of life on canvas. Restoring the Spirit By Mathew Fletcher-Jones David Sommerville. 12.10 Zen. 2003. Acrylic on canvas. 152×175 cm / 60×69 in British artist David Somerville has been […]

"You don’t get to tell people how they should see something. It is only something you demonstrate. What is observation? James Turrell’s skyspace installation at PS1 By Denis G. Pelli James Turrell’s skyspace installation at PS1 "You don’t get to tell people how they should see something. It is only something you demonstrate. …If you […]

When sculptor and painter Tim Zweiback came across a piece of scrap metal from the wreckage of a demolished bridge, he was immediately struck by the anthropomorphic beauty of the discarded steel. Sculpture as Androgynous Archaeology By Kim Carpenter Tim Zweiback. Untitled, 2001 Steel and Graphite, 18″ x 29″ x 8″ When sculptor and painter […]

Review of Susan Melikian Steinsieck’s Exhibition at the Pickled Art Center, Beijing. In the Eyes of the Beholder By Atish Ghosh   Courtesy of Pickled Art Centre, Beijing     Review of Susan Melikian Steinsieck’s Exhibition at the Pickled Art Center, Beijing. Tucked away in the newly opened upper-story gallery space of the Picked Art […]

Judith Gwyn Brown has been illustrating the pages of children?s books since her early 20s. Since then, she has illustrated more than forty books and written four of her own, and her works are in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Morgan Library and the Boston Public Library. The Mystery of […]