Fabrizio Del Rincón sees photography as a delightful vehicle for translating inner visions to outer reality. The artistic process is fueled by an incessant curiosity and a passion for intuitive experimentation, which manifest in a myriad of light, texture, and color. The artist describes this process as magical, being nourishing yet all-encompassing. He believes his […]

For this exhibition, I chose 16 photographers and video artists from Israel who personally reflect upon their country: the community in which they live, the numerous cultural and religious differences among Israel’s population, and the current political situation. Some artists are critical, while others give expression to their hopes and dreams. Some of the works […]

Making art confronts me with more questions than answers. I am much too entangled and I lack analytical distance. I know too much. But I also know too little. If my work is any good, I don’t understand it myself. At least not right away. The work I make tends to overrun, and sometimes even […]

Catherine Y. Hsieh: Your solo exhibition Just Did It took place at James Cohan Gallery in New York City from February to March. In a piece titled It, you displayed a patch of dirt under a microscope. What did that dirt represent? Xu Zhen: It represented “hui” (dust,) what’s always below our feet, what we’re […]

I took my first photograph at the age of 13, at a time when cameras weren’t as accessible as they are now. My father lent me his old Kodak Retinet for a school field trip. It didn’t have a light meter, so each picture I took was a work of labor and conscious calculation. Then […]

The excitement I get from painting comes from the challenge of making it engage the world I experience, while consciously acknowledging such a dense and complicated history as a medium. I’m not trying to create “new” paintings, just ones that feel appropriate to our constantly changing world. I have always been interested in the twilight […]

A recent group show at The Broadway Gallery NYC in Soho brings together a diverse group of artists from around the world. The exhibition, which features Carmen Delaco, Piero Golia, Ioanna Voskou, Michel Blouin, Peter Mueller, and Ingrid Stiehler, explores ludic expressions, as seen from both figurative and abstract perspectives. Exploiting the psychological tension between […]

My primary intent as an artist is to hold up a mirror to my audience. Not the kind of mirror that shows the lumps and bumps in life, therefore causing one to turn away in disgust, but one that allows a person to look deeper, to stop, reflect, and then to adjust their notion of […]

Two girls are leaning against a large tree, an intravenous drip in their arms. They are passing anxious days, threatened by a looming death. In Japan, Web sites seeking suicide mates are spreading; boys and girls with the mutual wish to kill themselves are prevalent, and increasing. Consequently, this has become a social problem. Ai […]

This is an age of imagery. We see a great number of pictures every day. People want better and better quality for the images they see. The more exaggerative, the more exciting, the more sensational the image is, the better. However, if an artist creates an image solely for the sake of getting attention, without […]