Lauren Fensterstock on Beautiful/Decay
On the heels of a successful presentation at PULSE Contemporary Art Fair in Miami Beach, BEAUTIFUL/DECAY features Lauren Fensterstock’s work. SEE MORE on BEAUTIFUL/DECAY
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Gloria Steinem and Barbara Nessim in Coversation at BARD Graduate Center
On the occasion of Barbara Nessim’s retrospective at Bard Graduate Center Gallery in New York In the 1960s, Gloria Steinem and Barbara Nessim were roommates. These two independent, creative women – one from East Toledo and one from the Bronx — forged a friendship that has lasted over fifty years. Join them for an intimate…
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PULSE Miami press and images
Lauren Fensterstock and Susie Ganch received some great press from our booth at PULSE Miami… a few links below. Artsy | 10 must see booths at the Miami Fairs Artsy | Top nine trending artists Hyperallergic | Piecing things together White Wall Magazine | Obssesive tendencies ArtInfo Art Daily CLICK HERE to see some pics of our booth
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Review: Strange Bedfellows | Lauren Kalman, Modern Furniture, Ornament, and Religion
from Gabriel Craig’s review on Art Jewelry Forum “In Lauren Kalman’s works there is little restraint, unless of course we are talking about actual physical restraining devices. The works on show in her new exhibition, Coveted Objects, continue in the artist’s tradition of making beautiful objects and well-composed photographs that augment the body and depict sexually…
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Helen Britton | artist in residence at The Bengel Foundation | exhibition
Helen Britton has been the Artist in Residence at the Bengel Foundation in Idar-Oberstein and working in the Bengel Factory and at the University of Applied Sciences in Idar-Oberstein, Germany since this past October. Through researching classic raw stone materials of this region and those transported here from her homeland Australia, along side the possibilities offered…
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Susie Ganch | video
THE WORK OF SUSIE GANCH. Created in conjunction with her exhibition TIED at the always impressive, Visual Arts Center of Richmond. See Susie’s work at the PULSE Contemporary Art Fair in December 2014.
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Museum of Art + Design gets Märta Mattsson
The Museum of Art + Design in New York has just added a work by artist Märta Mattsson to the permanent collection. With a mission to collect, display, and interpret objects that document contemporary and historic innovation in craft, art, and design the museum continues to thrive under the new leadership of director Glenn Adamson. It…
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new Helen Britton publication available
Awarded Munich’s Prize for Visual Arts (Foerderpreis für Bildende Kunst) in 2013, Helen Britton continues to be recognized for her work in contemporary jewelry. In conjunction with the prize, a short catalogue was published and Sienna Patti had the opportunity to write the short essay, below. To order a copy of the limited edition catalogue visit…
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Carina Chitsaz-Shoshtary in HANDEYE Magazine
We love HANDEYE and are thrilled that Carina Chitsaz-Shoshtary’s newest work has been included! ‘Chitsatz-Shoshtary’s chunky pieces of jewelry are composed of walls found in the streets of Munich, Germany. Chitsatz-Shoshtary takes pieces of the walls and divides them into sheets where numerous layers of graffiti are revealed, resembling ancient frescoes. “Here I find all the…
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Lauren Kalman awarded Artist in Residence at Australian National University School of Art
Congratulations to Lauren Kalman who has been awarded the ANU School of Art Residency in Canberra, Australia. The International Interdisciplinary Artist-in-Residence program includes a travel and material stipend, studio space, and lodging. The residency program is for three weeks in November/December 2014 and is awarded to an artist working in an interdisciplinary way across two (or…
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Museum of Fine Arts Boston acquires Biba Schutz neckpiece
Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts has acquired Biba Schutz’s piece, 1949, for their contemporary collection. 1949 (neckpiece) Sterling silver, 18k gold, 22k gold, borosilicate glass, lamp work
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Raissa Bump to lecture about Artist Growth and Change
How do artists think about change and what precipitates a shift in their work? Are transformations inevitable, planned or by surprise? How does process or material affect the possibility for transition? Join artists Raissa Bump, Cristina Cordova, Arthur Gonzalez, and Tom Huang as they discuss the unique internal and external challenges they experience as their work…
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