Peter Eleey has done a magnificent job of curating a moving and artistically solid exhibition. He explained to the small group he led through his show at PS1 that the idea for it had been brewing in his head for awhile. Curators are usually the experts trying to teach the audience something with an exhibition, but in [...]

Originally from Southern California and Phoenix, Arizona, Laurel attended Boston for her undergraduate degree. Initially Laurel was interested in dance but at 15, she made the switch to the visual arts and attended an arts high school in Southern California where her family now lives. After dabbling in drawing, photography and painting, she knew she [...]

Chelsea was hopping on Saturday and it wasn’t just a browsing crowd, I saw some big collectors out shopping.
Here are my picks to see in Chelsea:
Nick Cave-”Ever-After” at Jack Shainman in collaboration with Mary Boone (513 West 20th Street)
It is about time the general public discover what the art world has known for awhile, [...]

On view at the Guggenheim are the works of Lee Ufan from the 1960s to the present. Born in 1936 in Korea, Ufan has lived and worked in Korea, Japan and France. He attended art college in Seoul and then moved to Tokyo in 1960 receiving a degree in philosophy. Throughout his life he has [...]

Okay so here is the kind of art I expect to see on my visits to Santa Fe:
But I was actually pleasantly surprised by a number of shows I saw. Good thing I know where to go on my visits.

My first stop was a small museum just off the Plaza called the Museum of Contemporary [...]

My initial reaction upon entering the studio of the young artist Juliana Romano is that I was struck by how much I like her paintings. I am always a bit leery when it comes to figurative painting, especially portraits that so intimately capture the sitter. However, in Juliana’s case, there is no sitter, only images [...]

If you are in New York, there is no escaping talk of the McQueen show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. And for good reason. The exhibition includes work by the infamous designer from his postgraduate show in 1992 to his final collection that graced the runway after his sudden, tragic February 2010 suicide. McQueen’s [...]

Born in Tripoli, Fawad Khan has lived in Pakistan, Baltimore, and now New York. His environs tremendously impact his artwork; his oeuvre includes drawings with ink and gouache, paintings, wall drawings that incorporate video and installations.
His powerful work, which has most often included subject matter related to suicide bombings and the violence that has become [...]

I recently unearthed some footage of me checking out art and food in Santa Fe. If you are interested the link is below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j4pUTDh3xE

In case you didn’t get enough of the Biennale through still images and my writing….
Here are two links to video footage of works I found interesting. It’s just like being there yourself. Enjoy!
Arsenale footage on You Tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwAMBHk2vmg
Giardini footage on You Tube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSMCtcIYtwQ&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL