Redefining Touch: A Conversation with James Fleming, Kelly Lovemonster, and boychild by Claudia La Rocco, boychild, Kelly Lovemonster + James Fleming The aftermath of boychild’s performance at the Touch On opening reception at the SOMArts Cultural Center. Photo by Kelly Wu. On the occasion of Touch On: Aesthetics in the Art, Politics and Ontology of Touch, a group exhibit at SOMArts, Open Space editor-in-chief Claudia La […]
Artist Ramekon O’Arwisters Makes Crochet Cool Again With Social Justice-Themed Quilting Parties By Emily Malter Dec 09, 2016 Ramekon O’Arwister began quilt-making with his grandmother as a child growing up in an oppressive society in North Carolina during the 60s and 70s, where he felt unsafe, detached, and uncomfortable being himself. As a black and […]
Vivian Xiao November 30, 2016 Gail Wight is an American artist whose work combines art with biology, neurology and technology. Her work explores the impact of life sciences on the human being. She is a professor in Art Practice and has been teaching art at Stanford since 2003. She works primarily in experimental media, photography, […]
Donald J Trump is President-elect of the United States. The possibility had me stricken with fear, now that fear has shape and consequences. Former Obama states, traditional Democratic states turned pink then red, occasionally flickering blue/red-red/blue. The media predicted a win for Hillary, tops 42% for Trump. Well Hillary lost, and down ballot women also […]
By Ephraim Russell Posted on September 14, 2016 This conversation took place via email and was led by Philadelphia curator Angela McQuillan with New York based artist Laura Splan and San Francisco based artist Gail Wight at the time of their Exhibition, Raw Material, at Grizzly Grizzly, May 2016. Angela: In the exhibition description the two of you are introduced as long-time […]
Twin exhibits explore the strained relationship between humans, the environment By Jeffrey Edalatpour August 24, 2016 Edward Burtynsky’s photograph, ‘Oil Fields #19b, Belridge, California’ is in the two-part SJMA exhibit, ‘Indestructible Wonder.’ At first blush, the thematic connection between two new exhibits at the San Jose Museum of Art seems tenuous at best. But after spending time […]
Artist Markus Linnenbrink has installed a vibrant 40,000 square foot mural across the façade of Miami‘s soon-to-be completed SLS Brickell Hotel and Residences. Best known for his signature ‘drip painting’ technique, linnenbrink has enlivened downtown’s monochromatic urban area with a colossal, chromatic landscape. Commissioned by Jorge M. Pérez with the goal of giving the district a […]
Future Fossil, Other Vessel By Anthony Hawley June 3, 2016 A Whisper of Where it Came From MARCH 11 – JULY 24, 2016 KEMPER MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI Convene MARCH 15 – MAY 22, 2016 NERMAN MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS In 2016 we’re trying to make sense of our […]
Exhibition | Jiha Moon’s Traveling Show of Loaded Signifiers Fried into Ceramic 04.01.16 By Bill Rodgers SALINA, KANSAS — Maybe it’s a side-effect of what I do for a living, but I’m becoming fond of loaded images and cultural signifiers that seem to have lost their meaning. I’ve been geeking out on Biblical criticism […]
Internationally Known Artist Helen O’Leary Moving to Newburgh by Cher Some people look at the City of Newburgh and see crumbling houses and vacant storefronts. Others see world-class architecture and blank canvases for new ideas. It is no surprise the creative community sees the latter in the City of Newburgh. Helen O’Leary is one of them. As she […]