Radical Marks: León Ferrari and Mira Schendel
<!--StartFragment-->Upon first encountering León Ferrari's “Arboles,” a large amorphous sculpture constructed of polyeurethane foam and small green polymer trees, I was reminded of three of...
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Curator's Corner: O.H.W.O.W. + TV Books
For those interested in the downtown New York art scene, this publisher tends to focus on those artists I like the best these days. O.H.W.O.W. releases some awesome art books and many of these books...
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Oh Happy Day! Check out this fine work of audio/visual POE-try by Jeff B for the forthcoming Poe tribute album by Oilcan Press.
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10 x 2010: Artists Who Give Me Hope For the New Millennium
As a young art history student a few years ago, I worried that I was living through the decline of the art world. I was so caught up in my love for long-dead artists that I couldn't notice the amazing...
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2010 Artists! Here are the First 10
For those of you who have strict rules on what it means to be an artist, you may not like the following list very much. Click HERE to be re-directed. But if you are like me and are of the opinion that...
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10 for 2010: Straight, No Chaser
picture: www.cathyjamisonfineart.com (music)Chris Watson http://www.chriswatson.net/Chris Watson is one of the world's leading recorders of wildlife and natural phenomena, and in his album ‘Weather...
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Curator's Corner: My Cultural Diary
October 10-17: A Saturday to Saturday of Autumnal Love in New York CitySoundtrack 2 My Life: The week in shorthand - Kicking it off with William Forsythe's Decreation at BAM, a Sunday morning escapade...
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Recommendations to Friends: Tiny Strange Museums
Museums of all kinds are wonderful, but big museums tend to be devoted to one conventional subject (like art or history-boring!), and feature well-curated, non-terrifying exhibits. This is why I prefer...
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Media Post: Watts Towers
This is continuation, of sorts, of my article on the Watts House Project. This neighborhood renewal project was inspired by Watts Towers, a 100-foot structure in the heart of South Central Los Angeles....
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In Brief: Cathy Wilkes
Cathy Wilkes is an artist from Northern Ireland. She is best known for her sculptural installations which explore the conceptual and emotional resonances of found objects. In 2008 she was nominated for...
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Picks of the Month
Walton Ford, New Work at Paul Kasmin GalleryThe Royal Menagerie at the Tower of London – 3 December 1830Oh, what a travesty to miss this exhibit!! Thanks to Morbid Anatomy, I’ve been spared just such...
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Don't Flee the Art Market! at Postmasters Gallery
Don't Flee the Art Market! captures the mood that the New Museum's Generational show aimed for but often spoiled with overly topical pieces. The show, curated by Paulina Bebecka and featuring 300...
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SCOPE 2010 in Review
The first week of March in New York is always a busy one. The trees begin to thaw, the bleached snow-soaked sky softens, and New Yorkers begin to come out of hibernation. This week also marks the...
View ArticleResidency - Call for Entries
Deadline 11 May 2011, 6pm (UK time)Residency Morphallaxis 05: 6 weeks from 14 Jul 2011Residency Morphallaxis 06: 6 weeks from 30 Aug 2011Description2 private rooms and 2 studios in a flexible, shared...
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Metamorphosis 01 Residency Call
Deadline Monday 10 October 2011, 6pm (UK time)Residency 8: Metamorphosis 01Timescale: 6 weeks from 1 November 2011(1 November - 13 December 2011)Description of ResidencyArtFunkl is looking for...
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