While contemporary art installations in urban contexts are still a somewhat rare phenomenon in Italy frequently due to the indifference of local governments, environmental art has been an undisputed favorite for several seasons now….see the full feature in December’s magazine.
R.M. Fischer and the Public in Public Art
ln the summer of 1986, on completing his first major outdoor artwork and before returning home to New York, R.M. Fischer drove by for one last glimpse of MacArthur Park Gates in Los Angeles’s MacArthur Park.
Art Basel Miami Beach 2004
Flowers in the air weren’t a big surprise given the fact that international art had come to the Sunshine State for the second time. It seemed like all the “powers” had joined hands to make it an even bigger success than the first Miami show of 2002.
Eduardo Paolozzi: An Appreciation of Her Majesty’s Sculptor-in-Ordinary
To view Eduardo Paolozzi’s body of work as he turns 80 is to go from the wonder of childhood to the logic of computers and the weapons of modern warfare….see the full review in November’s magazine.
The Shadow of Life’s Mechanisms: A Conversation With Miroslaw Balka
Worn medicine balls-used in Poland for physical therapy exercises-slowly turn counter-clockwise threaded on a steel rope, evoking the passage of time and the unflattering effects of aging….see the full feature in November’s magazine.
Expanding Space/Engaging Viewers: Mirrors and Reflective Materials in Contemporary Sculpture
Contemporary sculptors are using mirrors and reflective materials in exciting new ways to expand space and engage viewers. The mirror theme also seems to be popular with curators, and reflective surfaces are popping up in many group shows, including the 2004 Whitney Biennial.
Isaac Witkin’s Recent Work: Return to First Principles
To say that Isaac Witkin has had a long and distinguished career is, for once, not simply a useful cliché. Four decades ago, in the early days of “swinging London,” the young Witkin and a group of his equally young friends, all recent graduates of St.
