In Saudi, the old and traditional beliefs collapsed. I denied my existing values. I went through an inner turmoil but still learned from traditional teachings imposed on me, whether religious, cultural, social or political. I assimilated all these ideas and then tried to destroy them. Out of this turmoil emerged a great dilemma that gave […]

“Loft In The Red Zone” is a traveling multimedia art installation taking place this September in NYC and traveling to Moscow, Russia. In the late 1990ʼs, many artists could still be found in downtown Manhattan. They were living, working and creating in Tribeca, Soho, Little Italy, Chinatown, Battery Park and The Financial District. Tragically many […]

Shirin Fakhim takes us to the inner world of the artist; a world full of complexity, fear, wonder, and observation. Shirin’s sculptures begin with assemblages of readymade traditional terra cotta pots of various shapes and scales, which are used as the body. They are then decorated with fabrics, wigs, jazzy coloured high heel boots, and […]

  I perform scenarios that give visibility to the conflicts of desire and identity as I experience them. Through the camera, I am able to transgress the limits of my body in order to express and reflect upon the nature of these experiences in ways that might otherwise be impossible. The staging of theatrical, intimate, […]

Serving as a tantalizing example of artistic independence and wit, Ray Johnson is an artist of almost mythic proportions. Purposefully setting himself off tangentially from the focus of the art scene radar throughout his life, Johnson was an artist who was constantly testing the boundaries of his relationship to the exhibition environment. This seemingly self-depreciating […]

Prior to the 9/11 attacks, Del Rivero lived and worked on Cedar Street, directly across from the World Trade Center. In the aftermath of the event and as a result of the sheer force of destruction, her space was filled with ashes, dust, and debris. She was in her native Spain on the day of […]

 Today, 25 after his death, André Kertész (1894-1985) is famous for his extraordinary contribution to the language of photography in the 20th century. His exceptionally long career spanned three different places, and he suffered from having to cope with three cultures and three languages: in Hungary, where he was born but was unable to fulfil […]

Kris Scheifele: Ever since encountering Dario Robleto, I’ve paid extra attention to the list of materials that go into an artwork. One of the big things that strikes me about your work is the use of repurposed latex paint. How is it repurposed? Stacy Fisher: I purchase it from a place that sells donated house […]

  As I’ve grown older, I’ve tended to look more than I actually see: scanning the room, sizing things up, and then making assessments. Since childhood, I’ve been trained for this kind of pattern recognition. Sadly, for my generation, seeing is becoming a thing of the past, largely because seeing necessitates reflection and a certain […]

  “From Dada to Surrealism: Jewish Avant-Garde Artists in Romania, 1910-1938” is a scholarly exhibit that presents the merits of some great artists and their masterpieces. The viewer is confronted with a Jewish sensibility used to capture and translate influences from Romanian folklore, Modernist sculpture, and early Dada literature. This revolution in art started among […]