Author Archives: jolanta

We stare at our own backyards, hack trails through the rainforest, paddle through overgrown rivers, wade into swamps even as something pulls thickly at our boots. When we reach what feels like a destination, we turn and map the way for others. Maps of the Imagination: The Writer as Cartographer, Peter Turchi.By Emily Lodish Cover […]

There are personalities throughout art history who are creators not only of their art but also of their everyday life: artists driven by a constant urge to shape or rearrange everything they encounter. Tobias Regensburger: Art — Life — Survival By Christian Schoen Tobias Regensburger – The Art of Survival       There are […]

Somewhere in the depths of the closet of my childhood room there’s a fading blue poster board titled, with curvy yellowing letters, "My Island of Treasure". Seeking My Private Atlantis By Zhanna Veyts Katherine Harmon You Are Here: Personal Geographies and Other Maps of the Imagination By Katherine Harmon / Princeton Architectural Press, New York […]

In what was billed as "An Evening with Siouxsie," goth-goddess Siouxsie Sioux recently took residence at B.B. King’s Blues Club for three nights of classics and rarities hand-picked from the whole of her career. Monster Mash By Robert J. Ricci Budgie: photo by Robert J. Ricci In what was billed as "An Evening with Siouxsie," […]

As Andy Warhol put it, "All department stores will become museums and all museums will become department stores. "Shopping: A Century of Art and Consumer Culture" at Tate Liverpool By Albert Dock As Andy Warhol put it, "All department stores will become museums and all museums will become department stores." And so a department store […]

On Wednesday, September 15, 2004, John Cummings–aka Johnny Ramone, guitarist and co-founder of seminal punk band, the Ramones–lost his five-year battle with prostate cancer. Good Bye Johhny By Robert J. Ricci band: Bob Gruen       On Wednesday, September 15, 2004, John Cummings–aka Johnny Ramone, guitarist and co-founder of seminal punk band, the Ramones–lost […]

We humans, inhabit the three-dimensional (actually which ones are they?) world, but we know that according to complex physics theories; there are many more dimensions than our fingers can count. Which Dimension Are We In? By Roberta Alvarenga OP_ERA, Daniela Kutschat and Rejane Cantoni. Image courtesy of the artists. We humans, inhabit the three-dimensional (actually […]

The mobilization strategy of the actual potentials of ‘Balkans in the Balkan’ Love It Or Leave It: Bringing Balkan Back to the Balkans By Ana Devic Back to Black, 2003 photo: Lazar Pejovic courtesy Cetinje Biennial 5 The mobilization strategy of the actual potentials of ‘Balkans in the Balkan,’ as presented by the Cetinje Biennial […]

This Biennial’s theme "A Grain of Dust a Drop of Water," with its agricultural allusions, contains an element of earthiness akin to the peasantry so close to the heart of Korean culture. Focus on the Viewer: The Fifth Gwangju Biennial By Thalia Vrachopoulos This Biennial’s theme "A Grain of Dust a Drop of Water," with […]

Spotlessly clean, surrounded by beautiful mountains and sea that appear to be visible from wherever one stands, Reykjavik is a truly majestic city. Letter from Reykjavik. By Cedar Lewisohn Klink & Bank Opening in Iceland, Uli Knall’s work in foreground, Patricia Ellis’s work on wall, Icelandic singers in center Spotlessly clean, surrounded by beautiful mountains […]