Sarah Cain’s exhibition “Loud Object” at Anthony Meier Fine Arts in San Francisco simply and articulately addresses that nagging question that’s plagued the …

Ceramics requires understanding two things. First, its maturation processes are not those of proliferation, but of diminishment. Its final fired form must deal with shrinkage …

By Maria Nicolacopoulou   On January 31, 2013 Roberta Smith wrote an article in the New York Times titled Curator, Tear Down These Walls, where …

I recently popped into tiny Brooklyn gallery Beginnings for the (very sweaty) opening of  James Ulmer’s current exhibition “Drawings”. Ulmer, a native of Philadelphia and …

by John Held, Jr.       If I were a major contemporary exhibiting artist, even I might be impressed if a work of mine …

I’ve been a fan of LaToya Ruby Frazier’s work for a few years now, and her current show, “A Haunted Capital” (her first solo show …

  The artists in Digital Infinity a group show at Jessica Silverman gallery on view thru August 3rd, tackle the difficult idea of presenting virtual …

By Ariel Rosen     I open Albert Camus’s The Fall to a random page and read these words:   “A doll’s village, isn’t it? …

By John Held, Jr.     It’s really difficult to successfully show printed works as opposed to strictly visual works of art in a gallery …

    Philip Maisel’s assemblage and photography in the Right Window at Artists’ Television Access are comprised of multiple layers of materials and surfaces that …

by Mark Van Proyen       “Avalanche” published their last number in the Summer of 1976. The previous Spring, the inaugural issue of “October” …

A new project has been unfolding for the photographer and writer, Austin McManus (founder of The Flop Box).  During MacManus’ days in New York City …

Interview by Alberto Cuadros       Alberto Cuadros: Let’s talk about the last show.  The first show and it’s not the last show, but …

    Mark Benson’s installation in the Hallway Space at the entrance of Eli Ridgway Gallery is dying. When I arrived less than a week …

  Wayne Smith returns to Gallery 16 in his expansive new show “5 Short Holidays,” comprised mostly of his scanner-based imagery and collages, in addition …

  Kota Ezawa, best known for remaking images from popular culture and history, has created a sculptural tribute to Funtown Pier, the Seaside Heights, New …

By Glen Helfand       It’s difficult to resist cinematic seduction, and Michael Mersereau doesn’t bother to try. His primary art interest is in …

By John Held, Jr.       Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque are normally cited as the originators of collage in modern art, a term …

  As San Francisco artist Eric William Carroll describes it, back in 2010 he found himself tripping down one of those Wikipedia holes lurking on …

By Ashley Stull       The 1960s and 70s were the championing era for initiatives that localized artist efforts outside of the institution. Conceptual …