While much contemporary art deals with questions of materiality, the things that make up an artwork, and how artists collaborate with material properties to locate spaces of aesthetic ease, Cathy Della Lucia’s work directly opposes her materials.
Charisse Pearlina Weston: Interior Life
I spend a lot of time walking through New York and often find myself in front of condo construction sites, gawking at high-end living exemplified by floor-to-ceiling expanses of glass.
New Beginning: A Conversation with Ernesto Neto
Ernesto Neto’s surprising, multi-part installation at Le Bon Marché, a department store in central Paris, was inspired by the story of Adam and Eve—before and after the bite into the apple. Reweaving the Genesis narrative with other mythologies, he creates an immersive and interactive meditation on life and our place in the natural world.
Infinite and Infinitesimal: A Conversation with Randy Polumbo
Boundaries between nature, living space, and fine art dissolve in Randy Polumbo’s universe. His works glow with a startling mix of materials—airplane and trailer parts, silvered upholstery, glittery cast and blown glass, LEDs, mirrored and metal sheets, baked mycelium, and looping videos.
Un electroshock creativo: Una Conversación con Fernando Poggio
Hace varios años escribí sobre la obra de Fernando Poggio. Leyendo mis propias palabras, encuentro que siguen respetando el espíritu de su trabajo. Dije entonces, y me cito: “Diseñador y artista visual, Fernando Poggio crea objetos de diseño y pinta obras apasionadas de pura materia, explosivas visualmente que impactan en la percepción del espectador por su
The Text Is in the Textile: A Conversation with ektor garcia
ektor garcia, who received a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2014 and an MFA from Columbia University in 2016, approaches sculpture and installation through experimentation with a wide range of craft techniques, from crochet and weaving to ceramics and metalwork.
Hybrid World: A Conversation with Yese Astarloa
Yese Astarloa, who lives and works between Argentina and Spain, investigates today’s technical-technological landscape. Questioning the logic and mechanics of digital media and devices, as well as their elusive materiality, she tries to glimpse the convergence of virtual and physical realities by bridging the digital/analog divide.
Inner Changes: A Conversation with Tadáskía
There’s a joy and lightness to the work of Tadáskía, a fantastical celebration of nature and metamorphosis, as well as fragility and precariousness. The Brazilian artist, who caught the eye of Thelma Golden and other curators at the 2022 Bienal de São Paulo, made her New York solo debut last year with a show at
Animismo, arquitectura y materialidad: Una Conversación con Mariela Vita
Con una obra que explora múltiples disciplinas, pero poniendo el acento en el “animismo, la arquitectura y los materiales,” la artista visual Mariela Vita construye espacios de convivencia entre seres y criaturas cuasi fantásticas. Y si bien muchas obras son contenidas en lo bidimensional, son las esculturas y las instalaciones donde se expande su ámbito
It Doesn’t End With the Image: A Conversation with Letha Wilson
In Letha Wilson’s sculptures, photographic images (many taken during her forays into the American wilderness) act as transformative skins. As much façade as form, her assemblages involving concrete and metal are physically activated by the scenic views applied to them and conceptually charged by the associations and myths of those distant landscapes.
