The best thing about this installation is the smell of fresh pine that greets you as you approach the gallery space. Upon entering, you are presented with a winter wonderland, a woodsy nature trail with artworks along the way. "Forecast: Snow" inhabits an odd space conceptually because of all the disparate things going on in […]

There are no limitations to contemporary art. Minimalism, portraiture, landscape, print, lithograph, oils, drawings, sculpture, video or whatever, the artist seemingly has no prescribed limitation. Of course a reviewer would like to be drawn to the work, even excited by it. Looking Every Which Way – Harriet Zinnes Ghada Amer, The Definition of Love according […]

As I watch, I envision an emerald green ocean. Pixies dance, to and fro, their diamond wings reflecting the afternoon rays. Suddenly the silence is broken, as a blazing black and white image cuts through the jewel-encrusted stillness. Art, Fantasy and Commerce – Armand Hamouth     Courtesy of artist As I watch, I envision […]

While the hostility of the Cold War yields to the flow of time, its implication lives on in memories, narratives and visual language. Nearly 50 years of tension, isolation and mistrust between Russia and America has resulted in historical conflicts, political dramas and individual tragedies. Falling Forward – Yulia Tikhonova     Jane and Louise […]

The story of man unfolds in a word, a phrase, the connection between images that propels us forward rhythmically. The story Julia Parris tells is without cynicism. There is no judgment call. No covert typology of man. No safari-like adventure, just space, color and impulse that allows the viewer to breathe with this work. Man […]

From April 6-30, 2006, the exhibition "Economy Class" is taking place at the Alliance Francaise in Nairobi. The organizers of this spontaneous show, which includes a good 100 prominent Austrian artists, were Barbara Husar, Michael Lampert, Alexander Nikolic and I. Economy Class – Lukas Pusch / Translated by Michael Badolato Lukas Pusch, “Vienna Voodoo,” 2006. […]

French-born Australian artist Christine Maudy embodies the adage of "think local, act global" in ways that have guided her art, her lifestyle and life philosophies that are reflected in her rich abstract paintings. Resonance: On the World Epidemic – Alison Holland Courtesy of artist French-born Australian artist Christine Maudy embodies the adage of "think local, […]

Kathleen Lolley’s formidable years were split between the gray suburbs of Pittsburgh, PA and the backward woods of Louisville, KY. As a child, she sketched on any media she could find whether it was a restaurant placemat or a piece of wood from the farm. An Art Magician – Sarah Lolley Courtesy os artist Kathleen […]

This March the Seinendan Theatre Company performed a double bill of "The Yalta Conference" and "The Ronin Office Ladies." Written and directed by Oriza Hirata these two one-act plays discussed dark topics in a comic manner. Often compared to Chekov, Oriza is fascinated by how we see things and how we digest what we observe. […]

Without invitation, two hundred paper airplanes, each formed from a single page manifesto, are flown from the balconies over the atrium of the MoMA on March 24, 2006 at 6 pm. As a Mall, I Really Like MoMA As a Mall, I Really Like MoMA – Keith McDermott and Jana Leo Without invitation, two hundred […]