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Cinematic Snapshots
Thursday, 5 November 2009 16:37Vanitas is the newest body of photographic and video-based works by celebrated Canadian husband-wife collaborative team Nicholas and Sheila Pye. In Vanitas, the Pyes play with themes present in the art historical genre of still life painting to examine their own relationship. Andrea Pollan Vanitas is the newest body of photographic and video-based works by […]
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With You I Want To Live
Wednesday, 4 November 2009 17:24While Art Basel Miami, the most important contemporary art fair in the country has been raking in the press as well as the big bucks, the adjacent city of Fort Lauderdale, with much less fanfare, has been silently growing by leaps and bounds. Ed Rubin While Art Basel Miami, the largest and most important contemporary […]
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Hedonistic Seduction
Tuesday, 3 November 2009 15:37In my paintings, I attempt to reflect my sense of the times we are living in, both how richly interesting they are and how difficult it is for most of us to navigate their uncharted waters. Terry Rodgers In my paintings, I attempt to reflect my sense of the times we are living in, both […]
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Girl, Recomposed
Monday, 2 November 2009 17:28In the series of works entitled I Recompose Myself I represent a world of automatons composed by pieces that can be taken apart and easily reassembled—“terminator” mutants with the most curious and surprised human expressions. Vania Elettra Tam lives and works in Milan, Italy. In the series of works entitled I Recompose Myself I represent […]
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Reflective Tendency
Friday, 30 October 2009 15:05I am interested in a way of looking at the world, not in an idea. I am not looking for something; rather, I find things. I am looking for situations where my innermost is mirrored by the outer world. Marianne Mueller’s exhibited Combine (1995-2005) as part of her DREAM-US-09 show, was on view in […]
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Capturing Penis Envy
Thursday, 29 October 2009 14:47My works play with questioning the reality of the world around us. What things are hiding from us? What things are blocking our view? It is a game of shifting absence and presence that makes certainties fragile. Jules Julien’s solo show Cadavres Exquis was on view at Diesel Denim Gallery in Tokyo, Japan, in August […]
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Kinshasa and the Cities
Wednesday, 28 October 2009 15:03I am a Besi Bulenge, part of the Bambunda ethnic group. The Besi Bulenge are farming people who are very gentle and very superstitious. Bodys Isek Kingelez responds to questions by André Magnin. I am a Besi Bulenge, part of the Bambunda ethnic group. The Besi Bulenge are farming people who are very gentle and […]
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The Fabricated Body
Tuesday, 27 October 2009 14:39The other day I thought I saw a woman step on a pile of baby birds, but it turned out to be shredded cardboard. Daniel Gordon The other day I thought I saw a woman step on a pile of baby birds, but it turned out to be shredded cardboard. Often I see people that […]
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Cutting Edge
Monday, 26 October 2009 14:39My Cut – Work series uses a surgeon’s scalpel to create spontaneous images. A clear mind and a steady hand guide in my exploration into shadow and light. Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen, Gunshot # 1. 100% rag paper, 22″ W x 30″ L. Photo credit: Kevin Sweeney. Courtesy of the artist. My Cut – Work […]
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Body Apart
Friday, 23 October 2009 14:57Myriam Mihindou (Gabon, 1964) once stated, “Once a work of art has been given to the world, it no longer belongs to the artist. Anyway, the artist is just a mediator of his art. It is not he who decides to create what he creates.” Daphne Pappers Myriam Mihindou (Gabon, 1964) once stated, “Once a […]
















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