Mark making is the Cuban born, Atlanta based artist Rocio Rodriguez’ mode of operation. Continuing in the tradition of Abstract Expressionists such as Mark Rothko, whose groundbreaking practice emphasized process and feelings, Rocio Rodriquez devises a language of...
A refreshing fragrance of hyacinth and tiger lilies sets the tone for Thai artist Pinaree Sanpitak’s delicate installation of white garlands, or Ma-Lai, for which her third solo exhibition in New York is named. Continuing with her interest in the body that she has...
Drawing a fine line between voyeurism and vigilance, Indian artist Abir Karmakar’s second solo exhibition "Uncanny Space” at Aicon Gallery continues with his preoccupation of seducing viewers to become surreptitious onlookers of his painted private spaces. Yet at the...
A trio of sepia-toned photographs, displayed at the entrance of the Leila Heller Gallery, documenting four naked men followed by Western soldiers in a rundown village instantly evokes the horrors of Abu Ghraib. The jarring scene—American soldiers humiliating local...
Thai artist Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook’s retrospective at SculptureCenter in Queens, New York, and her concurrent solo exhibition at the Tyler Rollins Gallery titled “Niranam” is the work of a profound humanist. Using videos as her primary medium, she tackles subjects...
Chitra Ganesh’s site-specific mural Eyes of Time at the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art of the Brooklyn Museum recalls the Kitsch Movement of the ’90s. As the child of Indian immigrants living in New York, Ganesh’s art responds to the dearth of her...
The second edition of the Kochi Muziris Biennale held on the Malabar Coast of Kerala, South India, kicked off with great fanfare. Thunderous music at the opening ceremony from a traditional ensemble of drums, cymbals, pipes, and horns normally used before evening...
For Taiwanese artists Chun-yi Chang and Yinling Hsu—currently in residence at the International Studio and Curatorial Program for emerging to mid-career artists in New York—probing notions of temporality and human disconnectedness form the core of their practices....
Showcasing appropriated images of young girls alongside pornography from niche fetish websites in her daring mixed-media works, Darja Bajagic’s solo exhibition offers “Cold Comfort,” as the show’s title so aptly indicates. The recent Yale MFA grad stirred controversy...
Internationally acclaimed artist Ronald Ventura’s third solo exhibition “E.R. (Endless Resurrection)” at Tyler Rollins Fine Art gallery in New York is his strongest yet. Taking on the deep-set rituals of Catholicism in his native Philippines, Ventura’s combination of...
Aicon Gallery’s first solo exhibition in New York of contemporary art from Bangladesh is off to a good start. Tilted “Readymade,” which consists of work by established and emerging artists compressed into a relatively short time frame that began after Bangladesh...
“Rainbow Girls” at Cheim & Read continues Ghada Amer’s inventive strategy of using thread as paint, and needle as paintbrush, but with a marked difference. Bold embroidered stenciled text covers her canvas. Women’s rights and Amer’s stance are as forthright as her...
“The Abandonment of Art, 1948–1988” at MoMA showcases more than 300 pieces by the groundbreaking Brazilian artist Lygia Clark whose ultimate emphasis was on the sensorial experience of art. Altering the viewer’s perception and experience of her objects permeates...
“Ai Weiwei: According to What?” at the Brooklyn Museum opens the parameters for making and defining art by referencing contemporary China and the artist’s struggles as a political dissident.Ai’s relentless tweets, blogs, and photographic chronicling are an ongoing...
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