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Scope Fair 2013: This Year’s New Talent
Friday, 22 February 2013 16:33We caught up with Scope to find out who to watch this year. Scope has it’s pulse on the emerging market and this year they will feature 55 international galleries alongside 20 Breeder Program galleries. Here are five names you’ll wanna look for: SIT, Amy M. Ho, Ursla Burke, Shiro Masuyama and Eddie Villanueva. […]
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5 Must See Shows In Berlin
Wednesday, 20 February 2013 19:42Open your eyes and enter into Michael Fuch’s Gallery’s world of dreams before it ends on March 17th. Don’t miss Jonas Burgert, Andreas Golder, Paul Hosking, Leiko Ikemura, Frank Stella, Bernar Venet, and GAMA’s mystical imagery that could transport even a conscious eye into a subconscious world. No need to be pinched. Believe it or […]
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ARCO Madrid Creates Buzz, Social Change and Rising Stars
Tuesday, 19 February 2013 16:00There were talks for ARCO of course, like that on “peripheries, use value and social change” – on the periphery of the main event. These featured New Yorkers Chus Martinez (El Museo del Barrio), Laura Raicovich (Creative Time), and Richard Flood (New Museum). They were held in a box way off to the side of […]
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Historic Brice Marden’s On View at Gagosian Uptown
Monday, 18 February 2013 20:31Director Ealan Wingate comments that, “Brice Marden’s Red, Yellow, and Blue paintings explore the intersection of the theoretical juxtaposition of what is known as primary colors with the visual understanding of how those colors hold and permeate a plane creating an abstract as well as a contemplative and physical relationship through the tonal ranges of […]
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The Body Electric: Selections from The Pop-Up Museum Of Queer History Archive
Monday, 18 February 2013 16:12For starters, any consideration of it quickly exceeds the corporeal and spills over into the stormy sea of identity. Then, how does one begin to talk about that many-headed Hydra, desire? How do you contain what is too fluid to map, domesticate a thing that defies penning, describe a thing which in Whitman’s words, “balks […]
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Three L.A. Shows Explore Black Panthers, Heroes and Youth Culture
Friday, 15 February 2013 16:12A Hero Ain’t Nothing But a Sandwich, Nery Gabriel Lemus’ second solo show at the Charlie James Gallery in Los Angeles, explores what it means to be a hero in contemporary culture, specifically in relation to the ways adult men become heroes or villains in the eyes of the young boys they interact with. The […]
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5 Artists To See During Armory Art Week 2013
Thursday, 7 February 2013 17:20We’re looking forward to this year’s showdown as over 10 fairs come together in NYC this March. We’ve selected 5 must see artists among many others. A short list follows: The Armory Show, the fair that started it all, will return to Piers 92 & 94 with a special FOCUS: USA this year. Check out […]
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In Conversation: Karen Schifano Interviewed By Mel Prest
Thursday, 7 February 2013 05:00Karen Schifano: My ideal studio day would actually be a whole day in the studio. Most of the time, I can only squeeze in a few hours here and there since I work almost full-time as a painting restorer. I imagine the feeling of being in my own sanctuary with no deadlines, no computer, no […]
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In Conversation: Heidi Pollard Interviewed By Astrid Bowlby
Thursday, 7 February 2013 05:00HP: It’s that concept of Wabi Sabi that has a lot to do the beauty of imperfection, a sign of something soulful. But that’s just one trope. When you see a car that someone’s finishing so perfectly by hand, there’s a kind of frisson to that. Even if you are not aware that it’s made […]
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Volta NY: The Exhibitor List Is Out
Thursday, 7 February 2013 05:00VOLTA NY just announced it’s line up for Armory Week this March. Now in it’s sixth edition, this exclusive solo showcase is marking its downtown debut at 82MERCER in SoHo. Boasting 94 galleries and spanning 6 continents attendees will get a snapshot of contemporary art froma global perspective. Lotte Van den Audenaeren, little […]