Author Archives: jolanta

China’s prestigious tradition of political art coalesced in the late 20th century with the rise of the Cult of Mao and a state-instituted wave of ‘social realism’ that was often turned to propaganda purposes. Regime Change or Dynastic Cycle? By Andrew Maerkle Wei Dong, New World, 2004, acrylic on canvas Democracy Forever: Chinese Artists Perceptions […]

For a second year, artist / activist Yoko Ono voices her desire for change in the Middle East through the LennonOno Peace Prize. Gimme Some Truth By Daniel Rothbart Yoko Ono and honoree Seymour Hersh at the LennonOno grant for Peace award ceremony.For a second year, artist / activist Yoko Ono voices her desire for […]

Face Off is an exhaustive group show on the exhaustive subject of post-millennial American culture and world politics. Facing Off with the New World Order By David Markus Joe Wezorek. "War President," 2004. large format inkjet print, mosaic of President Bush comprised of 960 portraits of military service people killed in Iraq as of April […]

My Hyphens project is a participation, performance and site-specific installation. The Sense of Reason By Holly Crawford Holly Crawford © October 2004My Hyphens project is a participation, performance and site-specific installation. All the photographs included were taken, printed in sepia on matte paper, and collaged on-site at Photo New York. It is about connections, here […]

A new cultural entity, the Rubin Museum of Art recently opened in Chelsea, in the building vacated by Barney’s.      Through Divine Intervention: "The Shangri-La" Temple in Chelsea By Valery Oisteanu A new cultural entity, the Rubin Museum of Art recently opened in Chelsea, in the building vacated by Barney’s. It houses a treasure of […]

Olafur Eliasson builds upon his project of "seeing one’s self seeing" by employing visual illusions and the phenomena of afterimages associated with viewing color, in the construction of Your Colour Memory. Variegated Environments By Hilary Sample Variegated Environments By Hilary SampleVariegated Environments By Hilary Sample Variegated Environments By Hilary SampleOlafur Eliasson builds upon his project […]

Alchemy, the Medieval, pursuit to magically transform worthless items into pure gold hardly seems like a fitting approach to living in the modern world. "Live Canaries" By Kim Carpenter "Live Canaries 2004. Catherine Ferguson, Installation Artist with Mario Verandi, Composer and George Ferguson, Video ArtistAlchemy, the Medieval, pursuit to magically transform worthless items into pure […]

Even a quick look at the work of Romare Bearden … Romare Bearden By Harriet Zinnes Three Folk Musicians Romare Bearden, 1967 Collage of various papers with paint and graphite on canvas , 50 1/8 x 60 in. (127.3 x 152.4 cm) Anonymous Lender Copyright ©Romare Bearden Foundation / Licensed by VAGA, New York, New […]

This is hardly the type of greeting one expects when attending a performance art piece, but the Bushwick Farms folks are not exactly your ordinary performance artists. "Bushwick Farms Presents…" By Kim Carpenter Bushwick Farms, 2004"Step right up! You won’t believe your eyes!Free popcorn, free lemonade! Come one, come all!" This is hardly the type […]

Ukrainian-born Yelena Yemchuk has achieved no small success as a fine-art photographer Eureka Feels Strangely Like D�jà Vu By Victoria N. Alexander Yelena Yemchuk, "Dreamreader," works on paper Dactyl Foundation for the Arts & Humanities October 16 – November 30Ukrainian-born Yelena Yemchuk has achieved no small success as a fine-art photographer. Her work prefigures a […]