Washington, DC. With only two works, Mary Early can…see the full review in July/August’s magazine.
July/August 2006
Cyrilla Mozenter
Ridgefield, Connecticut The premise of Cyrilla Mozenter’s lyrical…see the full review in July/August’s magazine.
Michael Raymon Nemesio Libunao Arcega
San Francisco Michael Arcega’s recent show, “Michael”…see the full review in July/August’s magazine.
Alice Könitz
Los Angeles We are so far removed now from the…see the full review in July/August’s magazine.
Andrew Ross
Atlanta Andrew Ross’s recent work focuses on the…see the full review in July/August’s magazine.
Personal Structures: Johannes Girardoni and Nelleke Beltjens
Stylistic concepts always carry the danger of confining artworks too much. In exhibition reviews, the works of Johannes Girardoni and the sculptures of Nelleke Beltjens are regularly referred to as “Minimalist.” If, by Minimalism, you understand the use of simple, basic plastic forms and the application of structural features such as serialization, repetition, and symmetry,
Fragile Simplicity: A Conversation with Yuki Nakamura
Since moving to Seattle from the small Japanese town of Shikoku in 1995, Yuki Nakamura has transformed Northwest abstraction into a minimal, unembellished art form. Beginning with her anthropomorphic porcelain sculptures, Nakamura’s abstraction has evolved into a performative gesture.
Sculpture in the Everyday World: Akira Sakai
One doesn’t simply look at the work of Akira Sakai. Instead, one becomes involved in it, wrapped up and embraced by something that demands to be considered. With express intentions to penetrate the domain of everyday life, the artist has set out to envelop senses both inside and outside the gallery.
Evolutionary Imagination: A Conversation with Lawson Oyekan
Born in London in 1961, Lawson Oyekan grew up in his parents’ native Nigeria. In 1983, he returned to England to study at the Central School of Art and Design (1985–88) and the Royal College of Art (1988–90).
In Art, Anything is Possible: A Conversation with Yinka Shonibare
Visually arresting, Yinka Shonibare’s art plays imaginatively with stereotypes about race, class, culture, gender, and sexuality in order to deconstruct these concepts and show that they are “manufactured.” His re-creations include Diary of a Victorian Dandy, a suite of large photographs based on Hogarth’s The Rake’s Progress, in which he portrays the Victorian dandy; a
