During his milestone special, Bigger & Blacker, comedian Chris Rock once joked: “When you meet somebody for the first time, you’re not meeting them, you’re meeting their representative.” The joke itself has become an insightful classic that despite its bluntness and comical ire, it is actually rooted in a psychosocial philosophy that permeates society on a very real level. The …
heart beats dust Every Time: The Wendy White Q&A.
The astute shapes, the quirky but grounded palette, the almost off kilter arrangement of the pieces, it all congregates to create this ionic atmosphere that feels brilliantly charged–both condense and spacious all at once.
we’re just so glad you’re home at 81 Leonard: The Ophelia Arc Q&A.
Ophelia Arc’s work puts you in a chokehold. Her dramatically malformed knitted sculptures are perplexing as they are intriguing. It invokes feelings of awe and uneasiness–a perfect mixture when consuming art that is meant to move you.
Beyond the Mauve Zone: MaryKate Maher’s Daring Solo Exhibit with FORMah Gallery.
“Beyond the Mauve Zone” speaks to MaryKate Maher’s ability to leap into the unknown, to create chasms just beyond the visible in pastel hues and jewel tones that evokes a cherished, precious object linked to the viewer’s imagination.
Can I Kick It? Sculptor Shawn Farrow Laces Up.
Although Farrow utilizes some highly accurate design features, he also incorporates certain subtleties that makes his work more than just replicas.
The Rebirth of Shahar Kramer: An Artist Who Found Herself Outside Herself.
Creativity can work in many ways. Times where it works from the inside out, times when it works from the outside in. In Shahar Kramer’s case, there was a shift that finds the young artist with a foot in both the former and the latter.
Finding A Piece of Mind: A Form of Contemplation at Trotter & Sholer.
immediately invites one to get comfortable and stay a while. It is a thoughtful and tranquil exhibition that allows its audience a true moment to reflect.
Ricardo Brey’s Doble Existencia/Double Existence at Alexander Gray Associates.
A brooding and covertly confrontational exhibition, Ricardo Brey’s Doble Existencia/Double Existence sits with you well after you leave the gallery. The exhibition is rich with symbolism and plunges its audience into a murky reservoir of poignant pigments, fragmented literature and found objects. The audience either willfully drowns or threads lightly. Brey is no stranger to evoking emotion and addressing life’s innerworkings. The …
Julia Sinelnikova Opens Ice Pores at Lazy Susan
Multifaceted artist Julia Sinelnikova recently debuted a brand new solo exhibition at Lazy Susan Gallery in the Lower East Side. Appropriately titled Ice Pores, the sculpture heavy exhibition is based around a new iteration of her celebrated “Fairy Organs” series and also builds on ideas from a previous solo exhibition, Organ Farm, which took place earlier last year. Per usual, Sinelnikova did …