In still photographs, single-channel videos and video installations, Lisa DiLillo, a New York City-based artist, focuses on peculiar interactions between elements from nature such as birds, insects, flowers, trees and also man-made arrangements and technological devices. Courtesy of artist In still photographs, single-channel videos and video installations, Lisa DiLillo, a New York City-based artist, focuses […]

Cherry Hood is based in Australia, but travels and shows regularly in the US. Hood recently collaborated with J.T. LeRoy on his book, Harold’s End (published by Last Gasp). She produced unnerving paintings in response to the characters in this disquieting story about four particular street kids of San Francisco. Her huge paintings were reproduced […]

Michal Chelbin’s highly evocative photographs are both acutely sensitive explorations of the human condition as well as beautifully conceived black, white and color portraits that give more than a nod to other more venerable masters of her craft, such as Diane Arbus and Mary Ellen Mark. Like these artists, Chelbin’s vision is compassionate and drawn […]

From time to time there comes an artist to remind you of tradition, the value of skill, the importance of excelling at a craft and constructing another world with ordinary materials and dexterous fingers. The best thing about Saskia Olde Wolbers is that she has incredible talent in creating objects, yet her work is still […]

Mandy Morrison: What influenced your decision to create (performance) work that would interact in a public sphere?Peter Walsh: While I would prefer to work quietly in a studio, I have found that my desire to communicate the political, economic and technological realities of contemporary society has pushed me towards public performance. Mandy Morrison: What influenced […]

Mandy Morrison: What influenced your decision to create (performative) work that would interact in a public sphere? Nicolas Dumit Estevez: My interest is in stepping out of the safety of the art institution environment to insert my experiments into a less predictable context. I enjoy dealing with projects where I often choose not to be […]

Mandy Morrison: What influenced your decision to create (performative) work that would interact in a public sphere?Damali Ayo: I am always looking for the best media to communicate the concept I am working with. For "living flag" I was looking for a way to explore the idea of reparations. It was an issue that needed […]

For nine evenings, in October of 1966, collaborations between engineers and artists resulted in a series of performances that incorporated leading edge technical objects and systems. This series was initiated by Billy Klüver, a physicist at Bell Telephone Laboratories and artist Robert Rauschenberg. Courtesy of artist Technology, Poetry, Mystery and Pleasure – Anne Swarts For […]

One cannot absorb the beauty of a Santerineross piece at a glance, as captivating as that one glance may be. One doesn’t purchase a Santerineross to balance the décor of a room, though once hung, the piece may cause you to linger in that room more than any other. This art ensnares you through a […]

Emerging from a backwater where populist and elitist pop culture sometimes meet are five master-class collagists, united here under the banner, "Constellation." This mix-and-match quintet can only be defined by multiple esthetic characterizations: neo-dada accomplices, surrealist co-conspirators, Fluxus-happenings pranksters, assemblage-ist provocateurs. Grand Masters of Collage – Valery Oisteanu Pavel Zoubok Gallery Ray Johnson (1927-1995), Untitled […]