I must admit that I am an admirer of Tara Donovan’s work. It simply is among the best art that I’ve seen in my ten years living in New York so far. I still remember vividly in 2002 a room with a mass of trimmed...

FIGMENT ON GOVERNORS ISLAND

2010.7.29　 Text: Aya Karpinska

On a hot and sticky Friday afternoon, we took a family trip to Governors Island just off the southern tip of Manhattan. No private cars are allowed on the island, and with plenty of wide open spaces and elegant trees ...

IDENBURG LIU “POLE DANCE”

2010.7.9　 Text: Ariel Yen-ju Hsieh

On June 25th, P.S.1 festively opened up its annual Young Architects Program to general public of New York City. This year’s winning project which is set to reshape the scenery of museum’s courtyard - Pole Dance, is cr...

CHRISTIAN BOLTANSKI – NO MAN’S LAND

2010.5.28　 Text: Carlos J. Gómez

I decided it was time for my three-month-old son to experience his first monumental art installation. The occasion was Christian Boltanski’s No Man’s Land, which fills the massive drill hall of the Park Avenue Armory ...

WHITNEY BIENNIAL 2010

2010.3.30　 Text: Carlos J. Gómez

The 75th edition of the Whitney Biennial is a peculiar show. It does not seem to represent a comprehensive survey of American art produced in the last two years, but rather a group show of artists reflecting on recess...

TIM BURTON EXHIBITION

2010.1.28　 Text: Carlos J. Gómez

A comprehensive retrospective of Tim Burton’s body of work is being displayed at the Museum Of Modern Art until April 26th. This exhibition comprises two different floors of the museum as well as screenings of his...

CONFLUX 2009

2009.9.29　 Text: Carlos J. Gómez

New York City became a lab for creative expression the weekend of September 17th – 20th. The reason for this experimentation was another edition of the Conflux urban psychogeography festival. Psychogeography, a term c...

7TH BRAZILIAN FILM FESTIVAL

2009.8.18　 Text: Patrick Burns

For one week in early August, New York reveals its Brazilian side. And, judging by the 7th Cine Fest Petrobras Brasil at Tribeca theatre, distance alone can’t separate Manhattan from feeling the vibrancy of Brazilian ...

WILLOUGHBY WINDOWS

2009.8.4　 Text: Katherine Lorimer

Up until about a year ago, it seemed there was no end in sight to the real estate boom devouring New York City neighborhoods. Brooklyn in particular was hit hard by developers rushing to cash in on a market they assum...

BROOKLYN DESIGNS 2009

2009.5.18　 Text: Carlos J. Gómez

Dow Jones Handkerchief by Design Glut. The month of May could have been dubbed 'design month' in New York with events like Brooklyn Designs and ICFF creating a ripple effect of shows and open studios across the c...

GREAT OUT DOORS – GRAFFITI AND STREET ART SHOWS

2009.5.16　 Text: Katherine Lorimer

The urban door is one of the most frequently used canvases for street and graffiti artists around the world, it’s frame providing temporary shelter for the elusive artist, it’s surface proclaiming missives for all the...

NEW YORK WINTER SHOWS – WILLIAM EGGLESTON, JOAN MIRO AND PIPILOTTI RIST

2009.1.22　 Text: Carlos J. Gomez

It’s one of the coldest winters in recent years in New York, but staying home and hibernating has its limits. One December weekend we set out to visit some shows – better to stay warm in well-heated museums, looking a...