6 am: A nerve-wrecking drilling emanates from next door which, drill by drill, gives way to the clink-clunk of hammers accompanied by the dull boom of demolition. This orchestra is the quintessence of Beijing’s cacophony; the city’s sonic harmony. The City Is Alive Claudia Albertini Images courtesy of Yao Bin and 11-art.com space in Beijing. […]

Perhaps one of the most interesting, paradoxical and predictable aspects of technological "revolution" is the extent to which we can associate it with philosophy. Indeed, art, science and metaphysics seem to be, in these days, re-running their embryonic stages to meet that shared nucleus of investigation and thinking from which they were generated. China and […]

"A modern revolutionary group heads for the television station," declared 1960s prankster Abbie Hoffman. Today it heads for the internet. Weapons of Mass Deception Lyra Kilston Martha Rosler, If It’s Too Bad to be True, It Could Be DISNFORMATION "A modern revolutionary group heads for the television station," declared 1960s prankster Abbie Hoffman. Today it […]

It’s not often you can walk into an art gallery and feel like you’ve accidentally stumbled into a laundromat, but Kaz Oshiro’s third solo exhibition at Rosamund Felsen Gallery is just such an experience. Spin Cycle Kim Bockus Kaz Oshiro. Courtesy of Rosamund Felsen Gallery. It’s not often you can walk into an art gallery […]

Film director David Lynch, more than any other contemporary American artist, has the ability to inflect the normalcy of everyday existence with estrangement and horror. One Too Many Scary Movies David Markus Richard Pasquarelli Film director David Lynch, more than any other contemporary American artist, has the ability to inflect the normalcy of everyday existence […]

The Athenians had a name for him: theoros, the man whose role among the people was to bear witness. Michael Kimmelman is such a witness, the senior art-critic at the New York Times, a Judith Miller, as it were, to the Grand Jury of the culture-conscious crowd. Sing Along with Michael Paul Werner book cover […]

Spread through all four floors of Maccarone Gallery, Anthony Burdin’s work runs the gamut of mediums: paintings, drawings, installations, sculptures, found-objects and photos. Anthony Burdin Takes Us Backstage Elwyn Palmerton Anthony Burdin, Nipomo Session, 2003. Video ed. of 3. Spread through all four floors of Maccarone Gallery, Anthony Burdin’s work runs the gamut of mediums: […]

Tracing a path from 34th Street South to Gansevoort Street along the west side of Manhattan is the Highline, an elevated and abandoned railway, a relic of the Industrial Age now overgrown with weeds and grasses. Just Plain Heaven Chloe Hawkins Song Dong, Burning Photograph (installation). Photo: charliesamuels.com “The Plain of Heaven:” A Creative Time […]

For most urban dwellers, personal space in public places is important, especially on New York City subways. An unspoken protocol exists in this subterranean world, which has a role in fostering urban tranquility. Piece of Mind Jay Blogett Stacy Stewart Smith, Sanctuaries of Dreams installation view, 2004. In foreground, Sealed, 2005. Photo courtesy of David […]

Amidst a constant media barrage regarding the reproductive capacity of celebrities, Yuliya Lanina comes along with her joyous, resplendent "Transfigurations of Queen Butterfly" to reveal why we do indeed care about celebrating female fertility. Celebrating Female Fertility Lisa Paul Streitfeld Courtesy of the artist. Amidst a constant media barrage regarding the reproductive capacity of celebrities, […]