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Valerie Allen
Painting is the visual result of my determination to recognize the gift of creativity in my life. Painting gives me the privilege to examine the world with increased sensitivity. Painting is the visual result of my determination to recognize the gift of creativity in my life. Painting gives me the privilege to examine the world […]
In the Moment with Kristin Baker – Randy Gladman
In the Moment with Kristin Baker Randy Gladman Kristin Baker, The Unfair Advantage, 2003 Thecrowd at Deitch Projects, one of the few vital galleries in SoHo to haveresisted the exodus to Chelsea, had already spilled out onto Grand Street bythe time I arrived. This was thefirst Friday of the 2003 art […]
Letter From Valencia: Francis Bacon – Ginger Danto
Letter From Valencia: Francis Bacon Ginger Danto 2. Francis Bacon, Fragment of a Crucifixion, detail, 1950. style=’mso-tab-count:1′> “I’mlike a grinding machine. I’ve looked at everything and everything I’ve seen hasgone in and been ground up very fine. Images breed images in me.” style=’mso-tab-count:4′> style="mso-spacerun: yes"> – Francis Bacon (in […]
Terrible Toys Invade Manhattan – Christina Rogers, Sandra Ogle, and Peter Campbell
Terrible Toys Invade Manhattan Christina Rogers, Sandra Ogle, and Peter Campbell Emma-Louise, New Orleans Abortion. Photo by Jonathan Gorman. Severed doll-heads andgrimacing clown faces stared down from the walls of the CBGB Art Gallery on theBowery. Curious visitors shuffled in to see these bizarre and sometimesgruesome images, which […]
Making Out with Johan Zetterquist – Cil�ne Andrhn
Making Out with Johan Zetterquist Cil�ne Andr�hn To anycelestial body, life is nothing but an illness – at least according to theSwedish artist Johan Zetterquist, based in Berlin. After experiencing aninstallation signed “Zetterquist” one tends to agree. In the peculiarlyZetterquistian universe, the rules of evolution result in some extraordinaryconsequences. […]
From a Table on Avenue C: Ergogenics 101 – Austin John Marshall
From a Table on Avenue C: Ergogenics 101 Austin John Marshall Sitting at myvantage point at the corner of 7th St and Ave C with Uberbabe, my #1 model, Iwas reading War Against theWeak, Edwin Black’sscary/brilliant new book (Four Walls Eight Windows) which reveals attempts inthe 1920’s to breed a blue-eyed, blonde master-race in the […]
The Little Things – Carmen Bethencourt
The Little Things Carmen Bethencourt Megan Cump, Snowball Fight, 2003, C-print. The concept behindthe current Berliner KunstProjekt exhibition, “BiNo-ScApEs”, is the importanceof different perspectives. The curator, David Adamo, invited around eightyartists to create miniature paintings in mixed media formats which were thenarranged at the far wall of the gallery to be viewed […]
John Perreault Seascapes – Daniel Rothbart
John Perreault Seascapes Daniel Rothbart John Perreault seascapes capture something very essentialabout the sea. They are works that embody the quicksilver changes of the ocean,encompassing both its spatial and metaphorical complexity. Through calligraphicmarks with sand and binder, painted on found seascapes and plywood panels,Perreault evokes natural rhythms of the tide, brine on the crest of […]
The Art Couple – John Perreault
The Art Couple John Perreault Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, The Empty Museum, (inside view) 2004. Installation, sound, light. When an established artist becomes an artist couple, whatdoes this mean? Does the work change? Why is it always the wife who gets addedon to the famous husband’s career, and when […]
Artist Statement – Carol Caputo
Artist Statement Carol Caputo Carol Caputo, EFFUSE, acrylic, 68″ x 68″. As avisual scavenger of the city, I’m interested in capturing the moment. My workis about random opportunities, adventures and discoveries. It’s aboutconnecting the visual, emotional and organic entities that share ourenvironment. Myprocess begins by collecting textures and shapes […]
