Despite their location on the periphery of the media-hyped PERFORMA05, the first biennial of live visual art performance, Marni Kotak and Laurel Jay Carpenter were central in redefining performance art as a vital medium for transformation. PERFORMA05: Innovations on the periphery Lisa Paul Streitfeld Despite their location on the periphery of the media-hyped PERFORMA05, the […]

"Bring the art to me!" bellowed a driver parked outside White Box Gallery. Conceptual artist Barbara Rosenthal happily obliged, already distributing art to people on the street. Taboo or Not Taboo Milton Fletcher   "Bring the art to me!" bellowed a driver parked outside White Box Gallery. Conceptual artist Barbara Rosenthal happily obliged, already distributing […]

It was a beautiful weekend for an art fair–in this case a sprawling, heterogenous affair:  a combination of open studios, galleries, flea markets, live music, and street festivals. The Little Elephant’s Come a Long Way Elwyn Palmerton It was a beautiful weekend for an art fair–in this case a sprawling, heterogenous affair:  a combination of […]

Novosibirsk is the third largest city in Russia. It is the center of Siberia and the capital of crime. Novosibirsk has two million inhabitants, the largest opera house in the former Soviet Union, 500 casinos and a single private art gallery in the cellar of a degenerated concrete building. Kunst in Sibirien Antonio Ortiz Lukas […]

Tucked beyond the glut of art fairs in Miami, Trong G. Nguyen’s Messages from Guantanamo added a poignant dosage of socio-politically conscious work to the hedonistic fray otherwise known as Art Basel and friends. Bottle Talk in Miami Carrie Mackin Trong G. Nguyen, Messages from Guantanamo. Tucked beyond the glut of art fairs in Miami, […]

As the annual furore over the Turner Prize each year shows, there is nothing that the press loves more than a bit of controversy involving the arts. London Art Fair 2006 Sarah Monk and Pryle Behrman Sumiko Seki, Butterflies. Oil on canvas. 96 x 133 cm. Courtesy of Mark Jason Gallery. As the annual furore […]

On a bright, windless and chilly December first, I left my humble abode in New York and headed down south Miami way. Doin’ Miami D. Dominick Lombardi Scott Fife, Popeye, 2004. Archival cardboard, glue and screws; 22 On a bright, windless and chilly December first, I left my humble abode in New York and headed […]

For the first time ever, the Whitney Biennial has attached a title to itself. "Day for Night" will take place March 2nd through May 28th, 2006. What’s in a Name? Lauren Gunsel Marilyn Minter For the first time ever, the Whitney Biennial has attached a title to itself. "Day for Night" will take place March […]

The Inspired Art Fair takes place within a landscape that has undergone a dramatic expansion over the last decade. London is now the center of Europe’s art market, and is acknowledged as the second largest art marketplace in the world after New York. Feeling Inspired? Emer Grant Renato Montanaro. Courtesy of Inspired Art Fair. The […]

-Scope, by definition, is freedom, range and capacity. The show itself is an opportunity for up-and-coming artists and buyers alike to take advantage of the draw of a larger fair (cough, cough Armory). Those Other New York Fairs Lauren Gunsel courtesy of the artist -Scope, by definition, is freedom, range and capacity. The show itself […]