At the Altar of Her Memories is a 27-minute documentary film that captures the heart-wrenching events in the life of Bracha Ghilai, a Holocaust survivor who was barely fifteen years old when the Nazis occupied her hometown in Berehovo, Czechoslovakia in 1944. At the Altar of Her Memories, Directed by Tova Beck-Friedman Gulsen Calik “The […]

I hate zoos. It’s not just that caged animals are depressing. It’s the sycophantic posture that the visitors are reduced to, wandering cattle-ike through a transparently artificial environment purporting to represent the "natural" one. Sonic the Warhol Elwyn Palmerton Courtesy of the artist. I hate zoos. It’s not just that caged animals are depressing. It’s […]

It is a decided minority of modern dancers who have anything inside–a depth, an intelligence, a charisma, a sense of freedom–that seems larger than the mere sum of their physical acts and movements;(…) How to Start A Daniel Linehan Fan Club Andrea Liu Daniel Linehan, Squeeze Machine, 2006. Photograph by Steven Schreiber. It is a […]

China is now suffering from the negative consequences of overuse of plastic bags. The country dumps over two billion plastic bags per day. A Grey Theatre Pauline Doutreluingne Wang Jianwei, A Flying Bird is Motionless, 2005. Photograph. Courtesy of the artist. China is now suffering from the negative consequences of overuse of plastic bags. The […]

Inspired by Carlo McCormick’s curatorial effort at NYU’s Grey Art Gallery, "The Downtown Show: The New York Art Scene 1974 — 1984," or "Downtown is Over" (my words), what follows is an oblique commentary on the subject: May/June Picks Christopher Chambers Ed Evans, Xenobio, 2005. Acrylic on linen, 36 x 26″. Acrylic on canvas. Inspired […]

Much has been written about the relationship between architecture and words, especially within a postmodern context; witness, for example, Peter Eisenman’s claim that his buildings function as texts. Words Suspended in Air Colleen Becker courtesy of the artist. Much has been written about the relationship between architecture and words, especially within a postmodern context; witness, […]

What do flying dogs, imaginary cities, plastic surgery and infant automata have in common? Nothing. Yet each are the su Colleen Becker Pleix / Blink, Birds, 2006. Music by Vitalic. PIAS. www.pleix.net/films.html What do flying dogs, imaginary cities, plastic surgery and infant automata have in common? Nothing. Yet each are the subject of an audio-video […]

All that is ever stored, placed in safekeeping, or shored up against the elements and against time, has already inevitably entered the realm of the fragment. Colette’s Storeroom of the Imagination Alan Jones Colette All that is ever stored, placed in safekeeping, or shored up against the elements and against time, has already inevitably entered […]

At 16 I told my best friend that when I grew up I was going to be a photographer for Playboy, Penthouse, Hustler or any of the other assorted skin mags stashed away in granny’s utility room. An Attempt to Get Laid Terry Donovan Terry Donovan, Sid and the Alien. Courtesy of Terry Donovan. At […]

Desire, as we all know, is imperative. In the works of Fernanda Chieco, that’s where eroticism begins. Performance Drawings Juliana Monachesi Fernanda Chieco Desire, as we all know, is imperative. In the works of Fernanda Chieco, that’s where eroticism begins. By establishing relationships, similar to the ones we find in medical textbooks, between bodies and […]