Perusing the notion of imperfection seems to have become a minor and yet prevalent obsession in New York’s contemporary art scene. There appears to be, more than a confrontation with ugliness or an affinity for the lackluster, an appeal for the creation of the unclean and the informal in some of New York’s young artists. […]

   By Dounia Lomri Have you heard? Keith Haring is back… at the Brooklyn Museum. A very rich exhibit of his work from 1978-1983 has been put together, giving a reason for many to flock to Brooklyn. Haring was one of the few street artists who was been able to successfully transfer his public art […]

Born in Israel, artist Shirley Wegner lives and works in New York, creating sculpture, installation, and photographic works from ‘assembled’ landscapes that often reflect constructed stage sets. These scenes are reminiscent of wastelands or construction sites, but with a heavy layer of artifice with the result that her working methods are subtly visible in the […]

Upon entering OK Harris Works of Art’s this winter, the viewer was confronted with strange, large shiny objects that resemble birds, reptiles, mammals, and even a giant egg ready to hatch, all of mysterious origin. A closer examination revealed that they are made of plastic cutlery. Sasha Meret’s recent works are sculptural constructions of polystyrene […]

Of the many galleries and artists presenting work this year, there are a few booths that are definitely worth taking a second or third look.  Photographer Leslie Lyons’ portraits are dark and enigmatically enchanting, haunting in their provocation of introspective research. Uprise Arts’ Nick Meyer’s snapshots are naturally — and occasionally sparsely — lit glimpses […]

Many art fairs feel like overwhelming malls, filled with too many people and not enough interesting art.  Which is why Scope stands out as being a different kind of experience all together.  The SCOPE Art Show is one of the art world’s most monumental fair experiences in that it hosts special programming that is outside […]

“Marcel Broodthaers. L’espace de l’écriture” introduces a wide selection of approximately fifty works coming from prestigious international institutions that document the main themes of the artist’s poetics: the relationship between art and language, the status of the artwork, and criticism of the museum as device and idea. “His original ideas on how the work of […]

Next to the Sea surveys the impact of the sea – from voyage and an ache for adventure to nostalgia and a sense of belonging. Faced with a rhythmic vastness and an expanse of shores, the sea reminds us how close we are to the next adventure and how far we have traveled from where […]

Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre and Notes in Motion Outreach Dance Theatre are proud to present, White Night II – a Movable Performance Soiree on Saturday, February 25, 2012. Tickets will grant entry in 15-minute intervals between 7pm and 9:15pm. Upon admission, guests will be guided from room to room through the three leveled space, discovering […]

For as long as I can remember, the camera has enticed me to explore the world through its lens. As a result, I have employed the camera to express my conscious or subconscious imaginings.  Sometimes it is to share with others.  At other times, it is to engage in a solitary and personal revelry in […]