May 2021
Henry Taylor, A Real Moment
Art should not be racist, classist, transient. That’s what I thought when I looked at the paintings of the American artist Henry Taylor. Some people say that black art is having its moment, finally; others [...]
March 2021
Balance in Times of Crisis
His work clearly calls attention, but more so it creates tension. Colombian artist Jose Olano uses everyday life spaces in the way a painter uses their canvas to make art with whatever objects he finds. [...]
January 2021
The Art of Memory
Memories are fleeting, they change over time. Sometimes they are unreliable, often they form part of what we call history. The notion of memory as something ephemeral which can be constantly influenced, reshaped and redefined [...]
April 2020
Cities or puffs of smoke
Just by looking at her paintings, you’d know who Ana Maria Velasquez is… A woman who cannot help being sensitive and meticulous. According to her, three words define her: paper, scissors and receipts. Her hands [...]
February 2020
Don’t Ever Give Up Beauty
“History Keeps Me Awake at Night”, David Wojnarowicz’s large and impressive retrospective exhibition evokes strong feelings of injustice, rage and beauty. It also brings sadness, for it reminds us of a desperate time in American [...]
October 2019
Labor of Art
by Christina Chow The other day a nice college art student approached me at a gym in Miami. He heard I was a professional artist so he shared with me his passion to draw [...]