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the contemporary art installations of chiharu shiota

The contemporary art installations of conceptual Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota (b. 1972) use found objects like beds, books, toys, suitcases, shoes and windows enveloped or suspended in a cobweb of strings. It’s a fascinating concept: think about it – what’s … Continue reading →

touch the clouds with the lucid mirror of brooklyn artist adam frank

Every now and then there is an invention for home interiors that leaves me gobsmacked. The Lucid Mirror by Brooklyn inventor, artist and designer Adam Frank is one of them. In all his inventions Adam uses a variety of techniques … Continue reading →

artist Do Ho Suh explores domestic notions of space through fabric installations

About 1 month ago, I braved the thunderstorms to attend the Frieze Art Fair, the New York iteration of the London-based contemporary art extravaganza. Being jaded as this was the umpteenth art fair of the year, I was delighted by … Continue reading →

paintings from the hermitage return to england

Houghton Hall, Yorkshire, England image credit: Houghton International In an unprecedented move, The Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg is temporarily reuniting 126 major Old Master paintings with their ancestral home of Houghton Hall in Norfolk, England from 17 May to … Continue reading →

making magic from everyday objects – the art of tara donovan

I almost missed Tara Donavan’s (b. 1969) first European show at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art outside of Copenhagen, Denmark had it not been for some of my itinerant friends. Tara, for those who don’t know, is a Brooklyn-based … Continue reading →

a new twist on sculpture as art and furniture

Perhaps not as well known as he should be, Belgian artist Walter Leblanc (1932-1986) is one of the most representative artists of op-art (optical illusion art) and a kindred to the Zero art movement of the late 1950s to mid … Continue reading →

the legend of narcissus redux – a reminder in the art of Rachel Hovnanian

New York-based artist Rachel Hovnanian’s work really catches my eye with her beautiful “Gates of Narcissus, Motherboards”, a series of heavily textured, sculptural framed works made of thousands of tiny, metal-casted, narcissus flowers. The legend of Narcissus goes that as … Continue reading →