PRESENCE / ABSENCE explores the work of four artists who use digital media to transform the content and experience of their work. When art is an object in front of the viewer, the object is the art. When presented digitally, the focus of art is shifte…

Yngve Holen Work from Parasagittal Brain “Each chop a slice, a split, a cut, a crack, a selected point – a defining crop. Each chop is definite but is advanced by persistent hesitation and postponement, which has lead to a series of works that circle around a sense of ‘hit and miss’ – hit and [...]

With gorgeous color, ebullient natural imagery (birds, butterflies, flowers) and harmonious designs, Trudy Kraft’s “Emergence” at Gross McCleaf is pure visual happiness. Kraft’s third solo show at the gallery continues the artist’s exploration of the cosmic inter-connectedness of things. Influenced by cultural traditions in Japan, Africa, Thailand and India, Kraft’s easel-sized works on paper feature [...]

Conner Contemporary Art is pleased to present concurrent exhibitions of “Paladins and Tourists,” featuring new drawings and video by Zoë Charlton; “Stress Cone,” a new sculptural installation by Mia Feuer; and the premier of “Ascension/Immer…

Conner Contemporary Art is pleased to present concurrent exhibitions of “Paladins and Tourists,” featuring new drawings and video by Zoë Charlton; “Stress Cone,” a new sculptural installation by Mia Feuer; and the premier of “Ascension/Immer…

Conner Contemporary Art is pleased to present concurrent exhibitions of “Paladins and Tourists,” featuring new drawings and video by Zoë Charlton; “Stress Cone,” a new sculptural installation by Mia Feuer; and the premier of “Ascension/Immer…

Stargazers; Elizabeth Catlett in Conversation with 21 Contemporary Artists, on view at the Bronx Museum of Art through May 29, 2011, exhibits forty of Catlett’s sculptures and graphic works juxtaposed with work by two younger generations of artists who share her concerns with the roles and images of African-Americans, particularly African-American women, and with broader [...]

Up/down, peace/war,dark/light, left/right, hot/cold, life/death – these opposites and many others like them incite much dialogue and imagery. This competition will select one emerging visual artist (any visual media) whose work deals with opposites…

In 1995, a group of print-world professionals and collectors based in New York joined forces to establish a non-profit organization that would be “dedicated to the appreciation and understanding of the fine art print.” In its early years, the International Print Center New York (IPCNY) did not yet have a gallery presence or public location, [...]

Although the two artists took a course in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts MFA program together, Plamen Veltchev and Allison Stigora had not seen one another’s work in about five years. It was a surprise for them to discover that their work has so much in common. Both artists tackle ideas such as [...]

Kristen Kay Thoen Work from her oeuvre. “The words of the self-proclaimed ‘para-photographer’ evoke the grounds for my formal explorations with photography. My creative process is largely informed by my concern with the impact of accelerating technologies on human perceptions of and relationships to nature. My relationship to photography is a transformative one. The images [...]

Only a few days ago I was all set to write a post that highlighted the plight of Curtis Acosta, an Arizona teacher who finds himself in the position of teaching a class on Latino literature that has recently been “outlawed” in the state. But in light of the recent shootings in Arizona, while in [...]

“” is the first ever solo exhibition for the China-based new media art collective known as island6 to be held in North America.

Under the curation of Tally Beck, the artists of island6 portray Shanghai in her post-World Expo state, shimmering and mor…

“” is the first ever solo exhibition for the China-based new media art collective known as island6 to be held in North America.

Under the curation of Tally Beck, the artists of island6 portray Shanghai in her post-World Expo state, shimmering and mor…

Over the past couple of years, the art world has been ebulliently celebrating the work of conceptualist John Baldessari – a well deserved paean to this highly influential and groundbreaking artist.  To begin, he was given the Golden Lion Award for lifetime achievement at the 2009 Venice Biennale.  John Baldessari: Pure Beauty, a retrospective exhibition [...]

You.  Got to have flash and flare or your name in lights, right?! Well, John Baldessari aims to make it happen.  He is looking for people who want their name in lights for 15 glittering seconds. Your Name in Lights reflects the changing cult of celebrity in modern society and recalls Andy Warhol’s prediction that [...]

If you happen to come across a photobook showing you images of chicken filets and images from furniture ads, it’s like you’re looking at one of Erik Kessels’ products. Apart from owning and operating an ad agency (make sure to reload that site se…

Alex M Lee Work from Machinic Vision. “This work focuses on the potential for new forms utilizing computer aided design that would present a paradigm shift in representation and photographic imagery. While traditional photography has always been connected to the capturing/indexing of light, this work explores the abilities of digital imaging to shatter that physical [...]

Erik Dalzen Work from Some Things. Dalzen has work from Some Things in a show at Guild Gallery II in NYC opening Thursday (6:00 – 7:30 @ 119 9th Avenue / NYC). “Photography often features the usage of an illusionary background creating a setting devoid of planar divisions manifest by a seamless background or skype. Comparable [...]

de Appel Boys’ School
18 December — 28 February 2011

Mannaerts (Brussels, 1974) combines sculptures, spatial objects, works on paper and photography in spatial installations in a way in which the different types of imagery cut across each other. Using the exhibition spaces in de Appel Boys’ School, Mannaerts creates a total installation with a selection of uninhibited and disparate objects.