Over the past few decades, philosophy has become manifested in art. The project Personal Structures: Time—Space—Existence takes this development as its point of departure, and aims to present contemporary artists’ perspectives on the concepts of time, space, and existence. For Personal Structures, Max Cole gave an interview about her work. The paintings of Max Cole […]

My work is fundamentally based on drawing, but this is reinvented through large-scale site-responsive installations, interventions, drawings, and animations. All my work intends to sketch morphing and imaginary environments. For me, the ability to transform is key, and installation allows spaces to become immersive, fragile environments into which the audience can enter. I want the […]

Last summer was huge for Beijing because of the Olympics. Coinciding with the world-famous athletic competitions was Ludus, a group exhibition of several international artists, at NY Arts Beijing Space. The group exhibition showcased works by Renée Breig, Angela Earley, Robert Freimark, Stephen Gostt, Tove Hellerud, Malgorzata Paryzinska, Margareta Petré, Julien Vonier, and Katherine Wood. […]

There is a basic animal need to ascertain and define what is going on within a space. My work exploits this by setting up scenarios for experiences without trying to control the end experience. My work tests the limits of human perception and cognition, catalyzing curiosity for mixed feelings of doubt and unease. I am […]

area3 is a group of artists, designers, programmers, and musicians founded in Barcelona in 1999. It is a craft studio in which research, development, and experimentation are the basis for high-quality projects of technology, music, or graphic design. With the exhibition in NY Arts Beijing, area3 celebrates its tenth anniversary. The discursive axis from which […]

Mieke Kooistra: Why did you call this show Trauma? What does the title mean? Dumith Kulasekara: “Trauma” is a Greek word for “wound.” It is a physical injury or an extreme emotional shock that may lead to traumatic neurosis. This exhibition is called Trauma because I want to confront the spectator through my work with […]

In the video installation Night Watch, a watching eye gazes down at passers-by. The piece is a dialogue on the concepts of safety, conspiracy, and the mechanics of control. Night Watch premiered at the Art under the Bridge Festival in 2006 in Dumbo, Brooklyn. The Manhattan Bridge is considered a main terrorist target, and consequently […]

A brief over view of Kehinde Wiley’s short career reveal many bodies of work. There are the equestrian paintings based on theme of war, religious work, and ceiling frescoes installations created for Miami and the Brooklyn Museum, a body of works inspired by late French Rococo art, and more recently, a series of painting reflective […]

Thanks to the intrepidness of its founder and chief curator Paolo De Grandis and his hard-working staff—among them Carlotta Scarpa, De Grandis’ co-curator for the past three editions—Open, the international sculpture and installation exhibition held annually on the Lido Venice, has been growing in size, reputation, and vision, ever since its inception 11 years ago. […]

My work addresses ambiguities in perceptual experience. It reveals simultaneous connections and divisions between site and image, interior and exterior, reality and illusion. As the installation immerse the audience, viewpoints shift and unfold. The physical experience of the work opens up new relationships between the viewer, space, and image. My installations are environments that connect […]