Jess Benjamin grew up on a cattle ranch in Cozad, Nebraska surrounded by prairie weeds, hay bales and miles upon miles of fencing. The 22 ceramic sculptures, all created during the past two years, were rooted in those vast plains, with the harsh rural landscape serving as her visual stimulus. Only the second woman to […]

"Who am I impersonating today? Which face do I wish to show to the world? The Guise of Disguise By Amelia Black     Session VII, Look 34, 1994, Lightjet photographic print, mounted on aluminum, Collection of Fergus Greer, Courtesy of The Michael Hoppen Gallery.     "Who am I impersonating today? Which face do […]

According to the City of Seattle, there are an estimated 2000 homeless youth aged twelve to twenty-four wandering in King County on an average night. With a somewhat hospitable year-round climate, strong activist community and a steady supply of heroin, the network of homeless individuals in the Northwest has become a vibrant example of a […]

History is the subject of a major exhibition at the Centre Pompidou, entitled "Sons et Lumières." The exhibition’s structure is not conditioned by the marketplace of art, but is guided by the historical chronology of events that define an evolution of artistic themes. "Sons et Lumières" examines the interaction between music and the plastic arts […]

Drawing is one of the most sensitive mediums. Hanging Interpretations By Beata Patricia Pac Anna Socha VanMatre, In Time In Between – Smoke, 2003-2004, 7 panel installation, graphite/pastel/synthetic paper, 200×110 in. Drawing is one of the most sensitive mediums. It directly reflects the artist’s emotions and gestures through connecting the artist to the work without […]

Drawing is one of the most sensitive mediums. Hanging Interpretations By Beata Patricia Pac Anna Socha VanMatre, In Time In Between – Smoke, 2003-2004, 7 panel installation, graphite/pastel/synthetic paper, 200×110 in. Drawing is one of the most sensitive mediums. It directly reflects the artist’s emotions and gestures through connecting the artist to the work without […]

In a corner gallery of PS1 at the new Spring exhibition, a small white cube floats in the center of the gallery as white cube. Interact with This: Jeppe Hein and Michael Lin at P.S.1 By James Westcott     “Michael Lin’s installation, ‘Grind” in the P.S.1 cafe, embraces         In a […]

Sol Le Witt defines the concept of Sol Le Witt, his work, and his contribution to and role in contemporary art when he says, "conceptual artists are mystics rather than rationalists. Sol Le Witt’s Rational Mysticism By Mark Daniel Cohen       Sol LeWitt, Incomplete Open Cube 7/31, 1974. baked enamel on aluminum. 40″ […]

If all people are ultimately thought to be information, then such categories as race, class, and gender may be stripped of their cultural charge. SCI-ART: Mapping Movement By M-1000       Anita Wong, Techno-Scientific Ice Age, Video Art and Installation, 2003.       If all people are ultimately thought to be information, then […]

It was a balmy August evening in 1957. Let Them Eat Cake By Charles Giuliano     Ann Lislegaard, Corner Piece-The Space between Us, 2000-2003. Architectural sound/light installation. Courtesy the artist and Murray Guy, NY, NY. Photo courtesy of Mexico.       It was a balmy August evening in 1957. At midnight the guests […]