“Of Mind, Body & Soul” presents works that address the theme of questioning and exploring the self, bringing together a diverse cross-section of the current Brooklyn arts scene. Each artist was selected for their singular approach to the title subject. Carolina Duque, Katya Grokhovsky, J.F. Lynch, Ellie Murphy, Caitlin Peluffo, Katarina Riesing, and Ryan Turley […]

David Lloyd:  Well, it’s a… you discovered a couple of things about it… It’s a manuscript by a 15th century philosopher, mystic and astrologer named John Dee, who was trying to put together a ‘theory of everything.’  I’ve read some of it and it is utterly indecipherable, which is, I think, really interesting, because [the […]

    Robby Herbst’s exhibition at Dumbo Arts Center, “New Pyramids For The Capitalist System,” explores acrobatics, class, bodies and interpersonal dynamics through a series of large-scale drawings, installations, and performances of human pyramids. The project was inspired by photos of Herbst’s grandfather (a collection of beach and socialist acrobats) and a 1911 diagram produced […]

  TS: I wonder if it will be useful to frame our conversation around a trajectory?SLW: Yes—like what’s the story? Truthfully, I have trouble speaking about that, in part because I have a resistance to talking about my work and I‘m still figuring out what it is actually about. TS: I don’t think it’s necessary […]

    The artists presented in our “30 Artists to Watch” are a band of disparates, working in mediums that stretch from soundscapes to installations, acrylics to bed sheets. In this first installment of 10/30, readers get a glimpse of what to look for this year. Particularly exciting are DeVille and Schenkelberg whose works delve […]

In celebration of the Chinese Year of the Dragon, the Katonah Museum of Art presents Rising Dragon: Contemporary Chinese Photography, an exhibition of work created by Chinese artists in China since 2000, the last Year of the Dragon. Curated by Miles Barth, many of the 80 works in Rising Dragon have never been seen in […]

CL: What is the Inside/Outside Envelope Project? PK: Well, the I/O Project is something that I hope will benefit both prison inmates, and people in need outside of the prison system. It’s inspired by envelope art tradition, which prisoners have perpetuated for years—it’s a way of giving something to those on the ‘outside’ whom they […]

Anyone following the long career of New Yorker Matthew Blackwell is familiar with the artist’s political and social paintings cast with farmers, fools, clowns, coaches, red bohemians, bears, donkeys, goats, friends, heros, girls, ass kickers, mystics, v-8 engines, Greek gods, Rastas, cats, friends, Jesus, saints, and sinners. A recent exhibit at Edward Thorp in New […]

After 30 amazing years, Exit Art will be closing end of May 2012. Exit Art has supported and fostered a vibrant, interdisciplinary artistic community in New York, organizing over 200 exhibitions, events, festivals and programs, featuring more than 2,500 artists. Founded in 1982 by Executive Director, Jeanette Ingberman and Artist Director, Papo Colo, Exit Art […]

Andrea Belag:  Matisse and Philip Guston were my primary influences as a young artist. I went to the NYSS to study with Philip Guston but he was not open to working with female students. After leaving school, I wanted to expunge his influence and I looked closely at the work of Eva Hesse and other […]