January 2015
After the Revolution: Neo Rauch and David Salle
From the series of essays Ritual Practices by Elaine Smollin On the road from Frankfurt-am-Main to Leipzig, departing Hessen into Thuringia, a vast heap of salt towers above the passerby. This inert, looming, giant [...]
December 2014
Miami Basel – Time to Play
Dale ChihulyGlass Sculptures at Fairchild Tropical Botanic GardenPhoto by Gustavo Taborda by G. & G. Taborda Miami’s largest art event of Art Basel this year is infused into the city itself, transforming [...]
In Black Ink Qian Shaowu Nudes Shine
The female body is sometimes best depicted by curvy lines in black ink on white paper, as Qian Shaowu seems to tell us. Well known for his massive heroic sculptures and calligraphy, Qian’s paintings at [...]
November 2014
Art in a Place of Wisdom and Knowledge
Ubud Writers & Readers Festival 2014 Contemporary art often crosses the line of pure art expression or craft. It contributes to building a culture, thus encompassing many different creative fields, such as film [...]
September 2014
Being There: Lewis and Li
From the Series of Essays Ritual Practices by Elaine Smollin It’s common to see the ideals we project through visual means fall away from their central aim, which is, to provide a testament to [...]
A Day in an Artist Village in China
Chinese artists have been pushed from one village to another, evicted from here to there. They disperse and come together again and again. The story of Yuan Ming Yuan Artists Village in [...]