Trong Nguyen is a prankster. The Vietnamese-American artist’s conceptual paintings engage issues of ownership, identity and consumption, relying heavily on the interaction between the viewer and the artwork to reveal deeper forces at work. Trong Nguyen’s Signature Daria Brit Shapiro Trong G. Nguyen, The Diabolical (First State: Mustard), 2002-present. Acrylic on canvas, paintings colored exactly […]

Miss Bogdan is a powerful painter: he walks to the studio, opens the big iron gate, climbs up the stairs and enters the space. Valerie Bogdan: Attaining the Sublime Bridget Parris Valerie Bogdan, i can no longer tell the birds from the airplanes nor the airplanes from the stars and i have mistaken the reflection […]

Evoking urban nightscapes and murky interiors, the paintings of Stephen B. Nguyen neither reveal nor conceal their subjects. Stephen B. Nguyen Elizabeth Grady Stephen Nguyen, Untitled 085, 2004. Oil on canvas, 36 x 36 inches. Evoking urban nightscapes and murky interiors, the paintings of Stephen B. Nguyen neither reveal nor conceal their subjects. Instead, the […]

Netherlands-based artist Boukje Janssen recently exhibited her series of mostly small paintings at LMAKprojects in Williamsburg, where I first saw the work and met with the artist last November. Boukje Janssen Sara Reisman Boukje Jannsen, Flee, 2005. Acrylic and graphite on paper, mounted on dibond, 23 x 18 cm. Netherlands-based artist Boukje Janssen recently exhibited […]

I have selected this diverse group of painters, not because they are necessarily my "favorite" painters, but because they show a range of painting possibilities that fit in with my own painting interests. Painting Possibilities Rodney Dickson I have selected this diverse group of painters, not because they are necessarily my "favorite" painters, but because […]

The first Affordable Art Fair took place in Battersea Park, London at the end of the 90s. It opened to a burgeoning contemporary art scene, with each year seeing the birth of a new international biennale, and many cities opening new museums (or expanding old ones). Affordable Art Fair Curator Susan Oman Courtesy of artist […]

Mandy Morrison: What influenced your decision to create (performative) work that would interact in a public sphere? Joey Skaggs Mandy Morrison Joey Skaggs       Mandy Morrison: What influenced your decision to create (performative) work that would interact in a public sphere? Joey Skaggs: It was 1966 and to my knowledge no one had […]

When "Overlook. American Contemporary Art" opened in Stockholm’s Gallery Infra on January 21 this year, there was strong, visible confirmation of an arts network that has been taking international shape in the past year or two. A New Connection in Stockholm Ardis Grosjean Arcady Kotler, Revelation, installation detail When "Overlook. American Contemporary Art" opened in […]

London accounts for 25% of the world’s art sales and has glimmers of both the moneyed glitz of New York and the quirks of Old Europe. In recent years, London’s ascent has been speeding up exponentially with the Frieze Art Fair taking centre stage in the art world. Art Fortnight Nolan Wooten Art Fortnight. London […]

Designated by the state of Maryland as an arts and entertainment district, downtown Bethesda, located just outside of our nation’s capital, has flourished within the last four years with new art galleries, award-winning live theatre, festivals and opportunities for visual and performing artists. Third Times a Charm Stephanie Coppula       Paul Germain. Musicale […]