Once in a while an art exhibit comes along that can shake your worldview, alter sensitivities, engage you in a new aesthetic dialogue, define new artistic directions; the Whitney Biennial 2004 is NOT that kind of show. To be sure, the show has good intentions. It will ennoble and perhaps even astound the suburban clientele […]

Big America is a group show that opens on April 9th, and runs through May 2nd at Williamsburg Brooklyn’s Fish Tank Gallery, on North 6th St. Live Large and Cast a Big Shadow   Live Large and Cast a Big Shadow         Big America is a group show that opens on April […]

It has been nearly seven years since the Young British Artists first splattered the walls of tradition at the Royal Academy in London in the Sensations exhibition. From the East-end to a Dead-end? By Sarah Tennant   “Bad Miracle”, steel, wax, glass, expanding foam. Dimensions 71x47x55 inches. 2002       It has been nearly […]

The exhibition, Synthetic Pleasures: Cybernetic Relationships in Studio Art Practice was on view at the Macy Gallery (525 West 120th Street, 4th Floor, Teachers College)… Synthetic Pleasures: Cybernetics in Studio Art Practice By Sherry Mayo   Torino:Margolis “Neuromuscular Actuation Console” neuromuscular stimulator and other components for interactive performance Right: Brandon Balleng�e “Skate” c-print and “Frog […]

Perhaps it’s the influence of recent interest in The Passion of Christ, but it seems not too far-fetched to compare contemporaneous photo transfer to Christian biblical lore. Veronica’s Emulsion: AJ Nadel in Chelsea By Judy Collischan   AJ Nadel in Chelsea       Perhaps it’s the influence of recent interest in The Passion of […]

With winter on the run, Gallery @49 is proud to usher in summer with a solo exhibition of “The Middle of Somewhere,” by Latino – American artist, Eugene Rodriguez. The Middle of Somewhere By Muriel Kool “And La Banda Played On #2″ Oil and Wax on Linen Panels 60″ x 53″ x 2″, 2004 With […]

A curious mix of technology and photography were behind the unusual 3-D viewers on display at Broadway Gallery from March 4th to 13th. Stereoscopic Vision By Beata Patricia Pac A curious mix of technology and photography were behind the unusual 3-D viewers on display at Broadway Gallery from March 4th to 13th. Rocco Alberico’s Stereo […]

On a cool Saturday night, beats bump inside Club 1849. Soundscapes: Move the Crowd By K.K. and Sekuleo Gathers On a cool Saturday night, beats bump inside Club 1849. Faith sings to Biggie for "One More Chance" as partygoers groove and converse in the western themed venue. Sounds emanate from the balcony, where DJ A […]

SEEING IS DISBELIEF – Essay from the Vik Muniz catalogue by Dan Cameron, Director, The New Museum, New York. SEEING IS DISBELIEF – Essay from the Vik Muniz catalogue by Dan Cameron SEEING IS DISBELIEF – Essay from the Vik Muniz catalogue by Dan Cameron, Director, The New Museum, New York If nobody ever saw […]

The exposed brick walls closed in upon men in cowboy boots with fringe and women in glittery Aladdin-style pants. Love on Ice: Icelandic Love Corporation’s Melting Art By Glenna Gordon Four Women Good Enough to Eat     The exposed brick walls closed in upon men in cowboy boots with fringe and women in glittery […]