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Symposium-fest at SFMoMAOlivia Fales | Apr 1, 2014
For a museum that’s closed for construction, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has been very active. Their tagline says it all: “We’ve temporarily moved…everywhere.” One recent weekend SFMoMA was, indeed, all over San Francisco. …
New Tate film series 6. Unlock Art: Great Double ActsGowri Balasegaram | Mar 31, 2014
I have to admit, when I heard that the mighty Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince of the Kills were presenting Tate’s latest film series on art, I thought they would be tackling …
J.P.A. – Jealous Prize ArtistsCaterina Berardi | Mar 28, 2014
Sometimes I wonder if nowadays art should be called contemporary. Sure, will argue the most, because we are living through it. Not so sure, I would say. How comes the YBAs are ‘young’ British artists, …
Rites for Gods and Dogs by Luna Montenegro & Adrian Fisher at Cecilia Brunson ProjectsGowri Balasegaram | Mar 27, 2014
The opening performance by Luna Montenegro and Adrian Fisher, Rites for Gods and Dogs, Cecilia Brunson Projects, photo by Patrick Dodds In 1471, after obtaining leave from the Pope to live in solitude …
A Walk Through the Art. The Armory Show 2014Mary Coyne | Mar 21, 2014
The Armory Show, New York’s annual blockbuster art fair drew thousands of art world VIPs and casual onlookers alike to the city’s Piers 92 and 94 March 6-9, 2014. Featuring over 200 galleries from around …
Having a laugh with Martin CreedCaterina Berardi | Mar 19, 2014
It catches the attention even before entering the door. Like a child, I found myself peeping in to get a glimpse of what I would have anyway seen in a few minutes. As I got …
Luke Stettner: this single monument at The KitchenMary Coyne | Mar 18, 2014
Stettner’s “single monument” splinters into different forms though the exhibition, each work functioning as an autonomous homage to a history of modernism. this single monument (circles) (2014) is a an impact 3 x 4 series …
The 2014 Whitney Biennial Creates Mosaic of American ArtKuoure Thomas | Mar 12, 2014
With 103 participants, three curators, Michelle Grabner, Anthony Elms and Stuart Comer, designed each floor of the Whitney Museum for the 2014 Whitney Biennial to their liking while reminding us that American art comprises a …
A Walk Through The Art. VOLTA NY Art FairMary Coyne | Mar 10, 2014
VOLTA’s approach to the art fair extracts what is positive about the format. Each booth presents the work of a single artist only, presented and supported by the gallery. At almost every booth at which …
China’s land, sea, and sky. In Search Of Home by Jiehao Su at Actual Size LAOlivia Fales | Mar 7, 2014
It’s no accident that the Roman poet Ovid began the Metamorphoses, his epic poem of change and unrest, with the creation and arrangement of land, sea, and sky—artists of all stripes are drawn to transformations, …
Returning to the Figurative. Body Language at Saatchi GalleryDimitra Gkitsa | Mar 4, 2014
I visited Saatchi Gallery with the impression of seeing an exhibition about 19 emerging international artists that “explore the physical body and present a variety of reflections on the human form”, as claims the gallery …
The Portrait Room. Portrait#8: Jonas HermenjatMichela Alessandrini | Mar 3, 2014
Jonas Hermenjat is not ashamed of being human. Inebriated by life, he throws up art. Jonas Hermenjat is born in 1983 in Geneva, Switzerland and is an alumnus of HEAD (Haute Ecole d’Art et …
