S. Korean Artists Chaewon Oh and Kim Hankyoo’s work stayed with me long after I watched the interview Ron Shelton sent. What struck me first was not only the artwork itself but the genuine respect they seem to hold for one another’s individual practices and for the collaborative work that emerges between them—work that clearly […]
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My friend Ron Shelton recently asked if I’d be interested in writing a short piece about his work, Yellow Waterfall, installed in the historic cistern in Veere, Netherlands, during the yearly Art Route, Kunstroute Veere. I haven’t seen the installation in person—only through photographs—but I’ve been thinking about it ever since he sent the image. Ron
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“CrossingBorders: (We Are All Immigrants)” is an exhibition of works by members of Global Art Project, an international multimedia collaborative collective founded and directed by Carl Heyward, USA, with 90 members from 19 different countries. This project has been exhibited at The Westbeth Gallery in New York City, and at Nine Eighteen Nine Studio Gallery
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Agnes Richter (1844–1918) was a German seamstress who was a patient in a psychiatric hospital where she created her embroidered jacket. She worked on it for many years, sewing personal messages and markings onto the garment’s surface. It is a complex mixture of drawing and writing. Much like a scrawl, the scratching on prison walls,
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Artist Ange Arthur Koua, born in Ivory Coast (Abidjan) in 1989, has created a striking body of work using various symbolic materials, specifically emphasizing worn garments and fabric. His work is both personal and political, without a specific agenda. He gives us the freedom to understand what is often unspoken. Ange’s first solo exhibition in
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People have created “installation art” since they discovered they could make marks. Denmark artist Susanne Schmidt-Nielsen’s unique installation was an impressive and complimentary display in the Richard Winthers’ house. “This something, this in between” opened on April 30th in Denmark. How the physical reality of our environment affects the inner reality of our mind and
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Drawn together with Marie Cecile Aptel and Jean Pierre Bourquin Any working relationship, regardless of its duration or scale, requires compatible partners. Compatible partners include people who disagree or have opposing feelings. In fact, I have found that working cooperatively is most satisfying when my collaborators are unlike me in distinctive ways. Compatibility and differences
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Chris Taylor talks doodle Doodles became interesting to me a few years ago, when I coauthored a paper on a large number of them made by Samuel Beckett in the manuscript of his play, “Endgame.” Most of those doodles we’re not especially exciting, but there were a handful that were intriguing for a variety of
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The impact of time as we know it, or don’t know it, on our work and lives is a question that both haunts and delights. How do we understand history? Is progress linear? Do artists grow in increments like Erik Erikson’s description of human development? How am I similar to or different from the person I
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plastic trash into art project Artist Antonio Mena (from El Salvador) joins the growing collective of HAF artists, who have answered the call to confront the global ecological disaster that adversely impacts us. Included in this HAF initiative, the Plastic Trash Into Art Project are participating artists: Taeyoun Kim (Korea), Macha Melanie (France), Mena Ange
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The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The relationship between the elements and the body of this work is an interesting one. In this exhibition, the weaving together of tradition, nontraditional materials, and ideas are precise; the aesthetics of object/subject are implicit, playful, and lively. The Ardent Thread, curated by Cleveland fiber
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Why do we leave out so much when we study art history? Wouldn’t exposure to different cultures and aesthetic ideas benefit us all? Who determines what we study in art history books or what we see in museums and art galleries? How do critics, gallery directors, and dealers manipulate public opinion? It has been said
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