02 June 2019. by David M. Roth Wounds — whether inflicted by war, religious persecution, poverty, racial prejudice, homelessness, family discord, environmental disasters, homophobia or gender bias — have long propelled the production of art, and will continue to do so as long as pain, suffering and injustice persist. Such injuries lie at the core […]
The Violent Past, The Violent Present By Luis Lopez Levi May 16, 2019 Arts & Culture, Featured Rehearsing “This Is Not A Drill.” Photograph by Luis Lopez. After World War I, decorated African American soldiers returned to the United States to face Jim Crow laws. Discrimination was nothing new, but 1919 was a […]
Tony Marsh’s over-the-top ceramic vessels, encrusted in what look like shards of glaze
May 11, 2019 Legacy of the hand: Paolo Arao’s textile paintings 6:10 pm by Editor Paolo Arao, Of Color, 2019 Contributed by Julia Couzens / Paolo Arao’s exuberant textile paintings radiate a bracing freshness, like nautical flags snapping brightly in a cracking breeze. From a distance clear color and crisp geometry flip space backward and […]
Linda Sormin joins New York University in her new position as a Steinhardt Studio Faculty, commencing Septemer 2019. She will be departing her current position as Professor of Ceramic Art at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University where she’s been a valued faculty member since 2016. Linda Sormin is […]
Helen O’Leary, Visual Arts Fellow at the American Academy in Rome, talks of her life and art. A film Directed by Gael Towey Cinematography by Joe Tomcho & Jeff Tomcho Edited by Maria Juranic Titles by Doyle Partners
Image: Sketch for Wet Dream Architecture Linda Sormin, Museum of Ceramic Art Denmark, Ceramic Momentum – Staging the Object, May 11 – November 3, 2019. A group exhibition including Anton Alvarez, Karen Bennicke, Takuro Kuwata, Anders Ruhwald… May 11 – November 3, 2019
Exhibition Dates: April 6 – May 18, 2019 Reception: Saturday, April 6, 2019 from 4 – 6 pm PATRICIA SWEETOW GALLERY is pleased to announce our upcoming exhibition with artists Zina Al-Shukri, Paolo Arao and Anthony Sonnenberg. This exhibition explores the multiplicity of identities through a personal lens in a time where who we are […]
Our backyard had fig trees which were wrapped with blankets and tied with rope each winter, resembling twisted and somewhat grotesque, looming abstract figures.
POSTED ON MARCH 29, 2019 BY ETTY YANIV Elisa D’Arrigo‘s upcoming exhibition, “In the Moment,” at Elizabeth Harris Gallery will feature her new body of ceramic work. Her vessel forms breathe with inner life, their cylindrical shapes are both tumultuous and vivacious – like a body, organism, or life itself. The artist shares with Art Spiel some of […]