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At first sight, Marta Deskur’s project Fanshon II is an audacious combination of Muslim head kerchief and nun’s veils and can be viewed as a delineation of ethnographic categories with all their incongruous similarities and ambiguous relations. Marta Deskur —Replaying with Kerchiefs and VeilsMarta Deskur —Replaying with Kerchiefs and Veils By Bozena Czubak red kerchiefs: […]

La grande mostra al Mamac di Nizza e per estensione nella città, vuole appunto affermare come l’importanza dei "muri" abbia segnato la storia dagli anni 1989 ad oggi. La grande esposizione: Intra-muros a Nice By Enrico Pedrini   Haim Steinbach. Titolo”Yo” anno I991/2004       La grande mostra al Mamac di Nizza e per […]

If you remember the Rivington School’s artists of the 1980s and 1990s, you are likely to find a similar sensibility in the socio-political work at the CARGO 21 space in Paris. Letter from Paris By Nina Zivancevic Courtesy of Des Enfants de Paris et de Palestine – Israel If you remember the Rivington School’s artists […]

Carol Caputo, a New York abstract artist, is a slight, jittery woman with a touch of a Brooklyn accent. City Sketchbook By Annie Poon Carol Caputo, “Union Sq. S. N.,” Crayon on Paper, ©Carol Caputo Carol Caputo, a New York abstract artist, is a slight, jittery woman with a touch of a Brooklyn accent. Her […]

Several stories below Herald Square’s street level on the bustling N/R subway platform, is a green rectangular device. Hear, New York: Sounding the Space By Sarah Northmore Gleeful motions become musical compositions as passersby, young and old, play with Christopher Janney’s Sonic Forest, at Lincoln Center. Photos courtesy of Christopher Janney Several stories below Herald […]

Human beings can express themselves through various styles of theater including musical, opera, dance and drama by singing, dancing and acting. Voice Illusion – Ventriloquism by Ikkokudou By Keiko Kai Ikkoku Tamaki, Kan-chan(left). Photo credit: Masaya Sakaguchi Human beings can express themselves through various styles of theater including musical, opera, dance and drama by singing, […]

I first came across Thorsten Goldberg’s Rock Paper Scissors by accident. Enter Laughing: Transforming Berlin with Thorsten Goldberg By Molly Kleiman Courtesy of Thorsten Goldberg I first came across Thorsten Goldberg’s Rock Paper Scissors by accident. I was in Berlin, crossing the Oberbaum Bridge with a friend late one night. We stopped. Mounted on the […]

Facing her back. CELADON By Jamie Dalglish   Robert Ryman , Untitled, 1959. Oil on manila, wrapping paper, 18 3/4 x 19 inches. Courtesy Peter Blum Gallery, New York Facing her back Every no is a yes Space replacing space Celadon square placed white Fusing an architectonic edge Intolerable world with out the gift of […]

Much has already been said about your paintings. But I’m interested in your life story and your origins. How did you get involved with art? An Interview with Robert Ryman By Peter Blum Much has already been said about your paintings. But I’m interested in your life story and your origins. How did you get […]

Traditional Japanese art organization, Nika Association, had an opening and show on June 29th at ISE Cultural Foundation and Plaza Hotel in New York. Nika Assocation "From Another Perspective" By Itoko Nakajima Traditional Japanese art organization, Nika Association, had an opening and show on June 29th at ISE Cultural Foundation and Plaza Hotel in New […]