Tag Archives: Art

Jane Benson: The Splits

October 5, 2010 – 1:25 pm

In her newest project, Jane Benson slices violins, a cello, a viola, and a double bass in half—then has musicians play the severed instruments. The result: The Splits. Richard J. Goldstein speaks to her about this strange endeavor.

By Richard J. Goldstein | Posted in Art | Also tagged , , | Comments (0)

Roman Opalka: Passages

October 1, 2010 – 4:28 pm

Andrea Neustein revisits Roman Opalka’s gray time-pieces and the alternating tones of futility and humor that give them form. PASSAGES, comprised of four such works, is up now through October 9 at Yvon Lambert Gallery.

By Andrea Neustein | Posted in Art | Also tagged , | Comments (1)

Lauren Clay

September 29, 2010 – 4:34 pm

Lauren Clay’s sculptures permeate the visual field like gamma radiation, unmistakably succulent in their Easter-egg hues. Drawing from references as varied as classical Greek symbols, a Southern Baptist upbringing, and Judy Chicago, her work is at once playful and deeply spiritual.

By Lynn Maliszewski | Posted in Procedural Musings | Also tagged , , , | Comments (2)

Everything Counts: Joan Waltemath

September 28, 2010 – 3:06 pm

Joan Waltemath’s paintings are not to be seen, but experienced. Their architectural nature speaks to the body and its 1:1 connection to surface. In this Post-Impressions, Mary Jones speaks to the artist, writer, and educator about the importance of touch and language on perception.

By Mary Jones | Posted in Post Impressions | Also tagged , , | Comments (1)

The Temporary Nature of Ideas: Melissa Webb

September 24, 2010 – 12:18 pm


With this Baltimore Art Dispatch, Jackie Wang speaks with Melissa Webb about her unique blend of sculpture, workshop, and theater in her School 33 Art Center exhibition THE TEMPORARY NATURE OF IDEAS.

By Jackie Wang | Posted in Art | Also tagged , , | Comments (0)

Greater New York Roundtable: Franklin Evans & Sam Moyer

September 7, 2010 – 2:23 pm


BOMB’s Richard J. Goldstein talks generational differences, scale, and what it means to be a New York Artist with Greater New York artists Sam Moyer and Franklin Evans in this cyber-roundtable discussion.

By Richard J. Goldstein | Posted in Art | Also tagged , , , | Comments (1)

Hans van Meeuwen

September 1, 2010 – 5:34 pm


Sculptor Hans van Meeuwen’s odd fragments and modifications impinge upon the confines of any space they occupy. Summoning adolescent relations and solutions combined with innate tension, he invites viewers to revert at a whim. Lynn Maliszewski speaks with him about his process and inspiration.

By Lynn Maliszewski | Posted in Procedural Musings | Also tagged , , , , | Comments (1)

Cuckoo for Coco

August 27, 2010 – 3:04 pm


Coco has a career that spans over 40 years, first as a 15-year-old “writer” on subway cars and later evolving into a studio artist employing stretched canvas. He is represented in Down by Law at Eric Firestone Gallery with three paintings selected from three different periods of his career. Each canvas has as its singular theme, various mutations of his tag, “coco.”

By Morris Shuman and Mary-Ann Monforton | Posted in Art | Also tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Bird Watching at the Guggenheim

August 18, 2010 – 5:57 pm


Sculptor Ian Schneller and champion whistler Andrew Bird joined forces on the Guggenheim’s rotunda in early August for the Dark Sounds concert series, performances that were conceived in conjunction with the Haunted: Contemporary Photography/Video/Performance exhibition. In the spirit of Haunted, we went analog and had photographer Ryan Spencer shoot the show on his 35mm camera.

By Lena Valencia | Posted in Music | Also tagged , , , , , , , | Comments (1)

Letter from Cornwall: the Port Eliot Festival

August 9, 2010 – 5:49 pm

Lauren Elkin chronicles the rock and roll bird-watching and Hermes scarf-tying at the least muddy festival in Britain. Complete with drawings by Joanna Walsh, aka Badaude.

By Lauren Elkin | Posted in Literature | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (1)