The American artist Paul McCarthy is known for creating irreverent works that question, criticize, and scandalize for their visual violence, their emphasis on the grotesque, the scatological, the visceral. He is a powerful critic of social norms, specifically American cultural icons. “WS” is the largest exhibition by this 67-year old Los Angeles based artist, still [...]
How much does a gene’s environment affect the gene? How much does man’s environment changes him and his art? As we reflect on this question, we are surprised to find an art exhibition this summer that actually addresses the issue of Nature. On Nature is the name of the exhibition, currently on view at New [...]
On Friday, May 10th, we took the F train in Manhattan and went to see the NADA NEW YORK art fair. It is located in the southern tip of Manhattan close to the historic Brooklyn Bridge, in an area called the Basketball City on Pier 36 by the East River. Neighboring with the oldest China [...]
This is a 46-minute lecture by the Californian artist Robert Irwin (b 1928) during an event of the Chicago Humanities Festival in January 2010. He is one of the founders of the Light and Space movement in the 1960s. His work focuses on the issues of light and space within a specific site or environment, [...]
The Tokyo-based artist Yoshitomo Nara, who has captivated a large audience with enigmatic sculptures and paintings of large-eyed innocent children with a dark edge for over two decades, shows at Pace in Chelsea, New York, from May 10 to June 29 works on paper and huge bronze heads of children either smiling or with half-closed [...]
Peace has become a main concern among artists in Colombia, particularly female artists. An exhibition called The Life Machine by a group of 19 women artists recently opened at the Antioquia Museum in the city of Medellin. Beatriz Gonzales Led by Maria de Paz Jaramillo, whose work has advocated against non-violence since the 70s, the [...]
'Staging Silence' is based around abstract, archetypal settings that lingered in the memory of the artist as the common denominator of the many similar public places he has experienced. The video images themselves are both ridiculous and serious, just like the eclectic mix of pictures in our minds. The decision to film in black and [...]
Murat Pak, director in Ankara, Turkey: "The main creative challenge with this self-initiated project was to create a utopia which looks real but behaves unreal. Simplicity was the main key element for the project. "The main technical challenge was lighting. This is a project which completely depends on the mood and lighting of the scenes. [...]
by the courtesy of Plato Art Space (Plato College of higher education) ilhan koman hulda festival, a journey into art and science exhibition Ayvansaray Caddesi No:33 Balat - Istanbul 22 September - 31 october video and sound design by Candas Sisman commissioned by Plato Art Space (Plato collage of higher education)thanks to :Ilhan Koman, Bager [...]
At 90 years old, the celebrated minimalist American painter Ellsworth Kelly explores new possibilities of edges with an exhibition at Mathew Marks Gallery in New York. He is known for his hard edge paintings, but now, they have a surprising swerve. The show will end on June 29th. Four Panels, oil on canvas four panels, [...]
