VIDEO: Thomas Houseago Walks Us Through His "Moun House"
The artist discusses the genesis and the experience of his supersized sculpture at Hauser & Wirth (511 West 18th Street, New York, through January 17), an environment where viewer becomes figure.
View ArticlePowers of Observation: Mohammed Kazem Comes to New York
While he’s no stranger to the international scene — he represented the United Arab Emirates in the 2013 Venice Biennale and co-curated 2007’s influential Sharjah Biennial — Dubai-based artist Mohammed...
View ArticleMiley, Kanye, and Doofy Cartoons: Julia Wachtel Peruses Pop Culture
For all her intense focus on the ever-fluctuating topography of popular culture, Julia Wachtel’s practice has remained remarkably consistent for decades, juxtaposing various types of high- and low-brow...
View ArticlePinPoint: On Fertile Ground by Oakland Museum of California
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) and the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) combine their collections for the first time in Fertile Ground: Art and Community in California, an...
View ArticleFirst Ed Ruscha Exhibition in Paris since 2006
Edward Ruscha’s art exudes humor and honesty. What you see is what you get. Subsequent viewings won’t reveal hidden depths in it. And they make you feel really good.Perhaps, that’s the reason why...
View ArticleVIDEO: Collection+ Pinaree Sanpitak at SCAF Sydney
In today’s hyperactive art world, where instant gratification reigns supreme, Thai artist Pinaree Sanpitak stands out from the crowd. The elegance and grace of her diverse and intelligent practice is...
View Article“The Migrant Artist”: Serge Alain Nitegeka at Boesky East
Upon arriving in New York, Burundi-born, South Africa-based artist Serge Alain Nitegeka visited the Jeff Koons retrospective at the Whitney and immediately felt inspired: “I went to the studio and for...
View ArticleHow to Light a Show: Liz Deschenes Turns the Gallery Into a Camera
“In many white cubes, you could be virtually anywhere,” says Liz Deschenes, in her Ridgewood, Queens, studio, walking around a model of a gallery in the Barnes building at the Walker Art Center in...
View ArticleReview: Valentin Carron at 303 Gallery
NEW YORKValentin Carron303 Gallery // November 6–December 20“Music is a S-S-Serious Thing” combines industrially-produced objects with a nuanced sensuality in an effort to draw fruitful connections...
View ArticlePinPoint: On Luis Vidal at Walter Otero Contemporary Art
Born in Barcelona in 1970, Luis Vidal, is one of the Spanish artists with greater international projection. He has exhibited in Germany, Spain, Denmark, Norway, Canada, Brazil, Italy, Argentina,...
View ArticleIs Peter Lik Photo Worth a Record $6.5 Million?
Australian-born, Las Vegas-based artist Peter Lik’s photograph “Phantom” has reportedly sold to a private collector for US$6.5 million, making it the most expensive photograph ever sold. The...
View Article7 Must-See Gallery Shows: From MFA Students to Warhol and Puryear
Ted Gahl at Zach Feuer Gallery, through December 20 (548 West 22nd Street) The title of this side-gallery solo—“Three Twains, Roads, a Beauty”—might sound airily poetic, but it’s actually strangely...
View ArticleSydney Ball’s Geometric Genius at Sullivan+Strumpf, Sydney
Embedded within the hard lines, sharp angles, and bold colours of legendary Australian artist Sydney Ball’s geometric, abstract, hard-edged paintings is 81 years of life experience and knowledge and...
View ArticleFrench Artist Jacques Villeglé on his Ripped Posters
Back in 1949, in Paris, Jacques Mahé de la Villeglé and his friend, Raymond Hains, started to take ripped advertising posters they saw in the streets, removing them from the billboard supports whole...
View ArticlePinPoint: On David Levine by Forum Gallery
In the catalogue essay for the exhibition, Pete Hamill writes:In his paintings in watercolor and oil, Levine presented people with souls, the anonymous laborers who are the true infantry of a city like...
View ArticleVIDEO: Lauren Marsolier Brings Californian Sun to Paris
Lauren Marsolier’s show “Transition” -- a series of empty buildings seen in photo montages – has come to Paris after its time in New York.French-born Marsolier lives in Los Angeles and presents...
View ArticleShadow Architecture: Political Toilets and Makeshift Bazars
Aleksandra Wasilkowska, the vice-president of the Polish Architectural Association in Warsaw, doesn’t care much for skyscrapers. At 36, the most promising architect in Poland is making a name for...
View ArticleIsland Dreamin’: Chris Bradley’s Meticulous Reconstructions
The thing about Puerto Rico, even on the cusp of Christmas, is that it’s still damn hot, which would have made the bags of ice casually strewn around the main space of Roberto Paradise gallery in San...
View ArticleEntang Wiharso Explores New Direction during STPI Residency
For Entang Wiharso, one of Indonesia’s premier contemporary artists, art has always been an opportunity for reflection on his personal experiences and his practice has long explored universal issues of...
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