All in all, the fall season was pretty lackluster this year, but as the weather gets colder the art season seems to be heating up a bit: WINTER PICKS By Christopher Chambers Adam Hurwitz, Pack, 2004 Oil on Linen 36"x72"All in all, the fall season was pretty lackluster this year, but as the weather gets […]

In their latest video and photographic installation "Erehwon", taking its title and location from Samuel Butler’s satirical novel set in New Zealand, the Wilsons nest subjects of behavioral codes and medical praxes from the early twentieth century as forms of social control. Fragile Syntheses By Hilary Sample In their latest video and photographic installation "Erehwon", […]

Founded in 1904 and under royal patronage since 1911, London’s Royal British Society of Sculptors (RBS) is made up of a thriving mix of members ranging from artists at the top of their profession to those at the start of their careers. The UK’s Sculptural Newcomers By Selma Stern Tine Bech, Floating, 2003, reactive robotic […]

What inspires Dallas-based artist, Rusty Scruby, is only a fraction of his highly complex, engineering-based process of creating. Reconstructed–Sights and Sounds of a Modern-day Weaver By Cris Worley Rusty Scruby’s technique of photographic weaving is apparent in this rear, construction view of his Railroad Crossing, 2004, reconstructed ink jet print, 20 x 14 x 3 […]

I first saw David Altmejd’s work in the last Whitney Biennial. ALTMEJD, KUSAMA, KOSUTH, AND KRUGER By John Perreault David Altmejd, The University 2 Courtesy Andrea Rosen Gallery A Werewolf in Brooklyn I first saw David Altmejd’s work in the last Whitney Biennial. In my Artopia essay I gave his Delicate Men in Positions of […]

[in] organic is the maiden showing for the Saragris Gallery, whose Lower East Side space was transformed from a hair salon to a boutique art gallery in October Nature: Forged, Framed and Painted By Ivan Gale Nature: Forged, Framed and Painted [in] organic is the maiden showing for the Saragris Gallery, whose Lower East Side […]

Cecily Kahn is an abstract painter who for the past twelve years has been engaged in a serious dialogue with American nonobjective art of the 1930s and 40s. ComLooking Forward and Looking Back: The Art of Cecily Kahn By Julie Karabenick Cecily Kahn. Reach 30Cecily Kahn is an abstract painter who for the past twelve […]

The Detroit Cobras’ new long player, Baby, has all the hallmarks of a 1975 classic you never knew existed. Rasping, soulful vocals that ooze trashy bohemian sexiness are set to classic old school Rock and Roll riffs and rhythms and revamped into a blue grass barn dance. Kinky Pop By Cedar Lewinsohn Album Cover for […]

From September 16, 2004 to January 8, 2005, the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Centre of Contemporary Art in Turin, presents the all- female group show Don’t Touch the White Woman, curated by Francesco Bonami. Don’t Touch the White Woman! By Natalie Massone Saiph Daniela Kostova performing her artworkFrom September 16, 2004 to January 8, 2005, […]

In the middle of Laugavegur, in a wooden house wth corrugerated steel siding, is a very special museum, or should one say collection, as either term translates the Icelandic name SAFN. SAFN By Hlynur Helgason A glimpse into SAFN, the names of represented artists on the window, intermingling with a permanent installation by Lawrence Weiner […]