The cross-disciplinary, installation-based projects of Vancouver artist Ruth Beer form intricate woven narratives, blending stories, histories, and information related to the specifics of climate change in Northern Canada. Collaboration and innovative thinking lie at the heart of her approach, which finds its most ambitious expression to date in two multi-part projects sponsored by the Social
In Public and In Color: A Conversation with Leonardo Drew
Drew recently unveiled City in the Grass, a monumental commission for Madison Square Park in New York City, which remains on view through December 15, 2019. An eponymously titled solo show at his New York gallery, Galerie Lelong & Co., is on view through August 2.
Traces of Probable Loss: A Conversation with Shinji Turner-Yamamoto
Shinji Turner-Yamamoto’s sculptural and photographic installations resonate with a sense of stillness, presence, and spirituality. Visiting locations with personal meaning—historic and sacred sites from Cincinnati to Jaipur and remote wilderness outposts in Ireland, Switzerland, and the Pacific Northwest—he intuitively chooses his materials.
Jorge Palacios: Passion for Perfection
In The Noguchi Museum garden, Jorge Palacios’s Weightless Movement (2018) hung from a large Japanese katsura tree—integrated with earth, sky, and Noguchi’s stone and clay sculptures. “The title is a joke,” Palacios explained, “because it’s impossible to have gravity without weight.”
News of the Week
David Kordansky will now represent sculptor Simone Leigh on the West Coast. She will continue to be represented by Luhring Augustine in New York. Expo Chicago has announced its 2019 participating galleries. For a full list click here.
Gutting History: A Conversation with Cristina Piffer
Cristina Piffer’s works do not permit indifference. Small objects by this Argentinian artist can be just as impressive as her large-scale installations, with a formal elegance that captures the attention while moving viewers into a universe where life and death are locked in permanent tension.
Experience Transposed: A Conversation with Gianni Caravaggio
Gianni Caravaggio works with diverse materials, creating mysterious forms that aim to open the imagination. Born in Rocca San Giovanni (Chieti), Italy, in 1968, he soon moved with his family to Germany. He studied philosophy before moving back to Italy to attend the Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, where he is currently a professor
Mirror Networks: A Conversation with Ellen Harvey
Born in Britain, Ellen Harvey lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Her work has been included in the Whitney Biennial and exhibited at numerous institutions, including the Barnes Foundation, the Corcoran Museum of Art, and the Bass Museum.
Fragilidades Aparentes: Una Conversación con Analia Hahn
La obra de Analia Hahn transita distintas materialidades: desde la aparente fragilidad de lo textil hasta la contundencia de los materiales industriales. Con temas claves en su producción artística tales como la incomunicabilidad, la soledad y la individualidad que lucha por sostener su identidad entre la “sociedad mundial,” la artista busca alimentar el plano de
Cultivating Dualities: A Conversation with Li Hongwei
Working at the intersection of tradition and innovation, and of Eastern and Western aesthetics, Li Hongwei brings ceramic vessels into the realm of abstraction. By combining ceramic with stainless steel, he joins fragility to solidity. Before the beginning of history, the former medium transformed civilizations around the world, while the latter has ties to industry,
