In an era of virtual neighborhoods and fast-paced Internet communication, the Walker Art Center exhibition, “The Spectacular of Vernacular,” addressed the role of vernacular forms in the work of 26 artists who utilize craft, incorporate folklore, and revel in roadside kitsch to explore the role of culturally specific iconography in the increasingly global world of […]

  A new exhibition by leading Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto opens this summer at the Serpentine Gallery. Winner of the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Biennale in 2003, Pistoletto is acclaimed worldwide as a key figure in the development of conceptual art and as a founder of the influential Arte Povera […]

John F. Moore, Jr: Why do you prefer abstract painting? Paul Corio: Abstract painting is specifically visual. Its main message is color and scale and size and, very specifically, contour. And, y’know, I’m so focused on color—that’s always been and remains my big thing. Color is really sort of bashful. If you use really active […]

 Linda Francis’ work may be considered geometric, but its conceptual basis goes well beyond formal properties. The following is a discussion with artist and writer Thomas Micchelli about some of its key points. Thomas Micchelli: Do you see yourself as a Romantic? Linda Francis: I’ve always preferred to spend my time imagining things other than […]

  This exhibition brings together works by eight Chinese artists who respond to the complexities of the written Chinese language. Whether exposed at an early age to the practice of calligraphy or simply conversant with its basic premises, none of the artists here, with the exception of Gu Wenda, work in the traditional medium of […]

 As of June 10th, 2011, the Helmut Newton Foundation in Berlin will be presenting the latest exhibition ‘Helmut Newton Polaroids’. For the first time ever, over 300 works based on the original Polaroids offer a comprehensive overview of this aspect of Newton’s oeuvre. Starting in the 1970s, Helmut Newton used this technology intensively, especially for […]

  My most recent series, Untitled (Undead), springs from my persistent interest in the destruction of the Lebanese Civil War and its aftermath. The series consists of life-size interpretations of dead bodies silkscreened onto polished stainless steel, with ink and gunpowder cued by my earlier series 15 Untitled Men. The overall presentation references Michelangelo Pistoletto’s […]

 My recent work delves into the contradictions and spiritual practice of female monastic communities as metaphors and case studies. My collaborations explore the lines between art, commerce, and devotion, while considering the role of gender in these Utopian societies. Epistemological ripples result, as meaning is re-purposed, labor re-contextualized, and the value of my authorship challenged. […]

Where has the French salon of the 18th century gone in our 21st century media-driven New York youth culture? Fresh, self-styled patroness Sally Golan provided an answer at last week’s “Dive into a Dream” party at the Grace Hotel. Mademoiselle Golan threw 400 guests in a pool surrounded by surrealist photography, collages, performances, paintings, and […]

  Can computer technologies provide strong new environments and tools for artists to create impressive sculptures? Today, with computer-aided design (CAD) methods, 3-D shapes can be mathematically represented, computationally built, interactively designed, and virtually displayed in the cyber world. These virtual objects can even be “re-built” in our real world with modern fabrication technologies. “Computer-aided […]