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Just Say When: The Transmutation of Trauma in Lari Pittman’s Nuevos Caprichos

Just Say When: The Transmutation of Trauma in Lari Pittman’s Nuevos Caprichos Arte Fuse / February 1, 2016 Gladstone Gallery January 16 – February 13, 2016 Through exposure to violence and tragedy maximally capitalized upon by the media, the human psyche is inundated daily without reprieve. How can we escape such an overwhelming barrage of […]

Assemblage and Process: Deconstructing the Works of Nicolas Holiber

Assemblage and Process: Deconstructing the Works of Nicolas Holiber Arte Fuse / March 22, 2016 Gitler&____ March 12, 2016 – April 11 2016 Paint is for painting, except when it’s not. Nicolas Holiber’s portrayal of constructed images in relief utilize repurposed wooden pallets and recycled wood, creating dynamic figures and forms that demand to be […]

The Art of Science: Naomi Campbell Reflects On Our Changing World

The Art of Science: Naomi Campbell Reflects On Our Changing World Arte Fuse / May 23, 2016 The Center for Contemporary Art / Bedminster, NJ April 22nd – June 11, 2016 Science has been co-opting art for a while, perhaps to make itself more consumable or “user-friendly”. What does it mean, though, when an artist uses […]

Beauty is in the Eye of the Credit Card Holder: Daniel Bilodeau’s Aesthetic Commentary on Consumer Culture

Beauty is in the Eye of the Credit Card Holder: Daniel Bilodeau’s Aesthetic Commentary on Consumer Culture Arte Fuse /July 2016 Island Weiss Gallery June 8 – July 6, 2016 Recalling the transience of beauty implied in still life paintings of the Dutch masters of the 17th and 18th centuries combined with symbols of modern […]

The Power of Perception

It’s a real pleasure when you get to write about someone whose work you admire. The Power of Perception in the Works of Tony Curanaj  

About Face: Cayce Zavaglia

About Face: Cayce Zavaglia QuantumArtReview / November 24, 2015 Lyons Wier Gallery (all images courtesy of the gallery) November 5th to December 12th, 2015 By Kim Power The portraits created by Cayce Zavaglia are not meant to flatter. There is no idealization, only relentless recording of physiognomic traits. There is nowhere to hide from her […]

Through a Glass Darkly

Through a Glass Darkly: The Paintings of Carol Omalia and Gaetanne Lavoie  

Tell Them Stories: Origins

Tell Them Stories: Origins by Kim Power MARK MILLER GALLERY | OCTOBER 8 – NOVEMBER 1, 2015 Human beings have been recording their existence and experiences at least since the creation of the cave paintings at Lascaux. Embellished through ritual and passed on through generations, myths and tales have formed beliefs and offered escape from […]

Lexicon Infernali at Stephen Romano Gallery

Lexicon Infernali at Stephen Romano Gallery QuantumArtReview / October 11, 2015 September 3rd – October 25th 2015 By Kim Power Aficionado of the esoteric and champion of the outsider art aesthetic, Stephen Romano has reopened his gallery in Bushwick with an invitation to those of curious mind to peruse and ponder. With the intent of […]

SUBLIME: Harlem, Exhibit Review

SUBLIME: Harlem, Exhibit Review QuantumArtReview / September 24, 2015 by Kim Power Art 345 September 2 – September 19 When graffiti and street art leave the urban jungle, what do they become? The elements that define the genre—spray paint drips, high-chroma colors, calligraphic lines and tagging—have become commonplace and appropriated much like the fashion world’s […]

Diana Brodsky: Cycling Guide to Lilliput

Dina Brodsky: Cycling Guide to Lilliput by Kim Power ISLAND WEISS GALLERY | MAY 20 – JUNE 20, EXTENDED TO JULY 10 Dina Brodsky has a love affair with the miniature. She was nineteen when she made her first miniature paintings. However, it was after exhibiting at the Micro Museum (Desert Places, 2013) that she […]

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