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White Lotus Gallery

White Lotus Gallery opened in June, 1992, and from its inception has focused on art from Asia. Initially, the inventory was dominated by… White Lotus Gallery opened in June, 1992, and from its inception has focused on art from Asia. Initially, the inventory was dominated by the contemporary Japanese print collection of founding partner Dick […]

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White Lotus Gallery

White Lotus Gallery opened in June, 1992, and from its inception has focused on art from Asia. Initially, the inventory was dominated by… White Lotus Gallery opened in June, 1992, and from its inception has focused on art from Asia. Initially, the inventory was dominated by the contemporary Japanese print collection of founding partner Dick […]

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Wu Meng Chun

The purpose of my paintings is to show the "present state of living." I want to express the deep feelings of life, especially men’s feelings, which is what I care about the most. The purpose of my paintings is to show the "present state of living." I want to express the deep feelings of life, […]

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Wu Meng Chun

The purpose of my paintings is to show the "present state of living." I want to express the deep feelings of life, especially men’s feelings, which is what I care about the most. The purpose of my paintings is to show the "present state of living." I want to express the deep feelings of life, […]

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Hero / Anti-Hero : Barney vs. Friedman and Vice Versa – Derek White

Hero / Anti-Hero : Barney vs. Friedman and Vice Versa Derek White Matthew Barney and Tom Friedman are both living contemporary American artists in their late 30s. Barney’s work is monumental and grandiose, while Friedman tends toward the anti-monumental and introverted. But if we can get by this difference, and points of divergence in methodology, […]

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The many faces of Cocteau – Danielle O’Steen

The many faces of Cocteau Danielle O’Steen JeanCocteau (1889-1963), the multi-talented French poet, writer, critic, filmdirector, and artist, is also remembered as the ultimate Parisian socialiteconnected to the glamorous of early and mid-20th century Europe. ThePompidou Center of Paris is honoring this eclectic figure through January 5th with "Jean Cocteau, Spanning the Century", a retrospective […]

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X-IST Gallery

X-IST is an ‘art gallery project’ realized by collector Daryo Beskinazi and art director Kerimcan Güleryüz on the basis of their many years of… X-IST is an ‘art gallery project’ realized by collector Daryo Beskinazi and art director Kerimcan Güleryüz on the basis of their many years of experience and activity in the art world. […]

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X-IST Gallery

X-IST is an ‘art gallery project’ realized by collector Daryo Beskinazi and art director Kerimcan Güleryüz on the basis of their many years of… X-IST is an ‘art gallery project’ realized by collector Daryo Beskinazi and art director Kerimcan Güleryüz on the basis of their many years of experience and activity in the art world. […]

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Dragan Ilic and the Five Hundred Pencils – Nina Zivancevic and Leonard Abrams

Dragan Ilic and the Five Hundred Pencils Nina Zivancevic and Leonard Abrams    Dragan Ilic’s recent exhibition of drawings is the radical controversial artist’s first solo show since 1985, and it presents a set of unique approaches to the very idea of draftmanship. One work is a large-scale, many-lined, abstract drawing, resembling a radical musical […]

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Notes on Soho – Richard Kostelanetz

Notes on Soho Richard Kostelanetz In my memoir SoHo: The Rise and Fall of anArtists’ Colony (Routledge), I conjectured that the South-Houston neighborhoodwould survive as an art-exhibition venue only if the artists remaining in SoHomade their own galleries, perhaps in their own lofts, much as they did beforethe professional gallerists invaded. The practical obstacle to […]

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