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Even if you don’t get the chance to see this show you should check out the artist and his work.Tim Davis spent time in Rome after earning a fellowship there in 2008. It was during this time that he came up with the concept for the series, “The New Antiquity.” When in Rome one is [...]

France Pepper, the director of arts and culture at China Institute, led our group through the show. I was unaware that  the educator John Dewey along with one of his students, Hu Shih, founded China Institute in 1926. On view through December 13th at the China Institute on 65th St. between Lexington and Park Avenues is a an exhibition [...]

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Shonibare, of Nigerian descent, was born in Britain in 1962. His work spans many media in its attempts to touch on ideas about African identity and the “legacy of European colonialism.” Most famous for his use of “Dutch wax fabric” this exhibition on through September 20th highlights 12 years of his work including installations, photography, [...]

There are some wonderful works on view in the exhibition White Noise, now on view through August 12th at James Cohan Gallery. As the press release states the show features “works that exist at the intersection of visual art, music and sound by artists of different generations. In the exhibition, there will be sounds to [...]

While there was some art I did not necessarily enjoy in this exhibition, I think the idea behind it is commendable. Chelsea Art Museum’s mission is “to promote cross-cultural understanding through the arts.” This particular show, including video, sculpture, photography, and painting, strives to explore the human spirit from both inside and outside a country [...]

Moffatt works in both film and photography. Before she became an artist she worked in television and directed music videos. This has helped her in her current work as a full time fine artist. For her photographs she creates a scene almost by building a film set. She picks locations and hires actors. When she [...]

Sepia International is an organization “dedicated to supporting and encouraging artists of all nations whose work reflects issues unique to their socio-cultural environment, by highlighting the vision and skill of photographers from all over the world. “- www.sepia.org
I was led through the current exhibiton “The Initimate Line” by one of the artists, Elinor Carucci. The [...]

William Eggleston

Eggleston began taking pictures in the 1960s. He was the first person to treat casual snapshots as real artwork. Influenced by Henri Cartier-Bresson’s book, The Decisive Moment, he is interested in quintessential American subjects. Early photographs are from road trips he has taken. He lives and works in Memphis, TN and most of his [...]