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FRESH, a Collective Exhibition

Multiple Authors

Hunter Gather Project put together an exhibition where contemporary artists are reconsidering, re-examining, and pushing traditional printmaking. We asked the participant artists one question: Fresh focuses on the many different ways…

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Pensar es un hecho revolucionario

Lorís Simón Salum

Marie Orensanz, artista visual argentina, comparte con nosotros su más reciente trabajo: A Path to Share. Recientemente expuso en la Galería Sicardi donde tuvimos la oportunidad de conversar con ella. …

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Extensa: Pedro Tyler’s Work

Pedro Tyler

We recently had the opportunity to talk to Pedro Tyler regarding his solo exhibition at Sicardi Gallery In a statement made by the artist, he shared his ideas about aesthetics and beauty.…

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The Boundary between Fact and Likelihood: Darío Robleto at the Menil Collection

Fernando Castro R

The lobby and main hallways of the Menil Collection were packed with people waiting to witness the conversation between Texas artist Dario Robleto and Ann Druyan. Producer of the PBS…

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Bowie: una fábrica

Miriam Mabel Martínez

No se considera una estrella de rock, sino un artista. No es arrogancia, es sinceridad. El talento de David Bowie no es sólo musical, se expande a otras vertientes artística…

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John Lennon, Exposed.

John Lennon, expuesto.

Lynne Clifford / Rose Mary Salum

In many ways, John Lennon was truly a renaissance man whose insights and perspective helped shape the sensibility of the contemporary mind. While his music will always be remembered as…

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Whispers and Silence: Tania Bruguera, Raul Castro and Performance Art in Cuba

Yvon Grenier

Three times recently we were reminded that art can still stir the pot in our blasé 21st century: with the censorship and delayed release of the B movie The Interview,…

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An Interview with Jonathan Leach

Rose Mary Salum

An interview with artist Jonathan Leach over his ideas, influences, and recent exhibition at the Sonja Roesch Gallery. Find more of Literal's videos here.

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Contemplar el tiempo

Miriam Mabel Martínez

El dibujo de William Kentridge (Johannesburgo, 1955) traza un sendero en el que lo social, el compromiso, la historia y la crítica narran el presente. A través de su obra,…

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The Mastermind y lo contrario, la ilusión del control

Rose Mary Salum

The Mastermind y lo contrario es una pieza artística realizada en colabración entre el escritor David Unger y la artista Anne Gilman que se encuentra actualmente en la exhibición colectiva: Livre d’Artiste d’Aujourd’hui:…

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Miguel Ángel Ríos o la vibración de la materia

Rose Mary Salum

Miguel Ángel Ríos estudió en la Academia de Bellas Artes en Buenos Aires antes de mudarse a Nueva York, donde llegó en los años setenta huyendo de la dictadura militar…

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Melanie Smith: The Absent Body

Tanya Huntington

Melanie Smith Tanya Huntington: Let’s start with the theme of the expatriate. It’s always difficult when you position yourself outside of your native context, simply because the world of criticism…