I was born in Germany in the heart of the Ruhr-district in 1951. In 1985, I already wanted to create the kind of erotic photography I do today, but the time was not ripe for it then: I didn’t find any models who were willing to work out particular photographic interpretations together with me nor […]

The art of drawing, often understated in the public perception, comes to the fore in the group exhibition “Drawing on the Wrong Side of the Brain,” curated by the art critic and writer Lyle Rexer. Indeed, the manual dexterity of the hand to perform certain subtle movements, like hand-writing, sewing and knitting have nearly lost […]

The psycho-geography of San Francisco leads one to a cubist-like mindset. From the hills to the valleys, the little city’s landscape allows for subconscious challenges of fixed points of view, and the comprehension of the existence of multiple simultaneous perspectives. A short drive in any direction will take you to lush forests, vast deserts or […]

In a series of 25 beautiful surface designs, Joel Seah seduces the viewer with dynamic colors and luscious patterns. Produced both in the format of sample sheets and lengths of actual wallpaper, “Love Stories” is a tactile and visually stunning experience. However, upon closer inspection, the appearance of another dialogue begins to emerge. “Love Stories” […]

“Artists Against The State: Perestroika Revisited,” curated by Marco Nocella, Peggy Jarrell Kaplan and Ronald Feldman, present over 50 non-conformist conceptual artists from the former Soviet Union. This exhibition represents several generations of artists who worked outside the parameters of sanctioned art and strove against all odds to gain freedom of artistic expression that was […]

Contemporary photography is more interesting the more it deals with death, not merely putting it on, but capturing it shiver in its own cuts, in its colours. The cut performed on the image by the camera is the same performed on life. Alessia Bianco, as proved in her recent exhibition at Sesto Senso in Bologna, […]

It has been said that “tradition is the illusion of permanence.” This sentiment was on full display at the recent show “AngloMania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Anglomania, referencing a period of time when there was great fascination with all things British, has been kept alive through the […]

Somebody once said to me: “Anyone who is capable of going through what it takes in order to get elected president should be automatically disqualified.” The same might be said of almost any field of endeavor. Having gotten that tasty bit of cynicism out of the way, there were several exhibitions wrapping up the spring […]

About 50 miles from Berlin, Germany’s capital for the arts, the tiny village of Groß Leuthen in Brandenburg hosts the annual Rohkunstbau festival. It was brought to life by its artistic director, Arvid Boellert, thirteen years ago. Given the very beautiful rural setting of the lakeside castle of Groß Leuthen, it poses an alternative to […]

Do you know the way to San Jose? Well if you’re in the market for some art on the edge it may be in your best interest to get out a map. From the 7th to the 13th of August, San Jose will be jammed packed with avant-garde artists of every genre as the ZeroOne […]