"The act is the beauty–the beauty is the act," reads some writing on the Berlin Wall. Unauthorized Art or the Art of Unauthorized Criticism: Stefano Questioli By Stefano Questioli   the beauty is the act       "The act is the beauty–the beauty is the act," reads some writing on the Berlin Wall. But […]

Prior to 1990, many countries joined the Berne Convention, which provided broad protections to artists. THE AMERICAN ARTIST IS A SECOND CLASS CITIZEN By Charles J. Hecht Prior to 1990, many countries joined the Berne Convention, which provided broad protections to artists. In 1990 United States adopted the Visual Artists Rights Act ("VARA"), which only […]

Amidst a raging cloud of dust and a head-rattling array of emo, punk, hardcore, ska, metal, metalcore and pop-punk, it occurred to me that Warped Tour isn’t just about the music – it also shows just how diverse and rich rock culture can be. August 8th, 2004-08-08 By Sergei Dolukhanov punk, hardcore, ska, metal, metalcore […]

On June 26th, at 6pm, Fordham’s new art venue, situated in the former offices of a pawn brokers just off Brick Lane, kicked off its Live Art program with a five-hour event involving eight UK and international performers in three spaces. Redefining "Live Act" By Ann Lawlor IAT – Tosser of the Year Award / […]

Art of our days aspires to unprecedented levels of visual richness. AES+F Group Helps Art Conquer Mass Media By Elena Zaytseva Art Conquer Mass Media Art of our days aspires to unprecedented levels of visual richness. Impressively strong figuration, museum installation and photography all strive to challenge mass culture’s overwrought movies, TV clips and glossy […]

Illuminated Interiors Radical Landscapes: Reinventing Outdoor Space. Architecture / Book Reviews By Tia Blassingame Radical Landscapes: Reinventing Outdoor Space Illuminated Interiors Radical Landscapes: Reinventing Outdoor Spaceby Jane Amidon ISBN: 0-500-28427-X, Thames & Hudson, 2004, $29.95 Divided into seven chapters, Radical Landscapes considers examples of provocative or reinvented landscapes. The "Light, Color, Texture" chapter focuses on […]

Our visual world has become increasingly dominated by pixilated images. Julie Karabenick: Expansion and Ascension Beyond Geometry By Zhanna Veyts Julie Karabenick, Composition 48. 28” x 28”, acrylic on canvas, 2004. Our visual world has become increasingly dominated by pixilated images. Critical discourse is dominated by declarative rants about the end of painting and the […]

LATEST NEWS: The Beta Band Break Up Music News Music News The Beta Band (photo credit: www.thebetaband.com) LATEST NEWS:The Beta Band Break Up The Scottish band has decided to call it quits at the end of this year. The band’s statement on their website http://www.betaband.com explains: "Eight years of hard work and critical acclaim but […]

Supporting what is arguably their finest release since 1989’s Disintegration, reluctant Goth-icons The Cure recently brought their Curiosa Festival to New York’s Randall’s Island. It’s the Grooviest Thing, It’s a Perfect Dream – Curiosa Rolls Into New Yor By Robert J. Ricci     Robert Smith (photo credit: www.thecure.com)     Supporting what is arguably […]

Chungyoon Kim’s Anthropomorphic Sculptures of Singularity, Strength and Sublimity. Chungyoon Kim’s Anthropomorphic Sculptures By Fu Chia-Wen Lien Chungyoon Kim’s Anthropomorphic Sculptures of Singularity, Chungyoon Kim’s Anthropomorphic Sculptures of Singularity, Strength and Sublimity Chungyoon Kim’s sculptures are characterized by a striking singularity of formal structure. His angular forms, created by the joining of two pieces of […]