[Janeil Engelstad] In ‘Voices From the Center’, an exhibition at Chicago gallery threewalls, emerging artists who came of age after the fall of the Berlin Wall reflect on communist and post-communist life, with wit and humor all their own.
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[Alena Laufrova] There are works of art that engage the viewer right away. You look, you see a tree and you think you got it. They might, however, lack mystery or an impulse that triggers your imagination. Romana Rotterova’s unique prints with circles, curves and velvety lines offer you just that – a mysterious story [...]
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[Katerina Kyselica] Her girls fly, levitate, or jump. Her twins seem out of place in dark, woody settings. Photographer Tereza Vlckova’s obscure images expose our inner side, seemingly innocent, seemingly content. In the gallery of Aperture Foundation, her photos imply an escape – from reality.
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[Sue Karnet] “I don’t like big moments like weddings and funerals. I like to play things all at the same level”, this quote from Andy Warhol is very revealing. It expresses his deadpan sense of humor and realist philosophy, which we currently have the pleasure to experience at the Brooklyn Museum. Nearly 50 works of [...]
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[Sue Karnet] In hundreds of breathtaking photographs, Luca Capuano rediscovers the beauty and power of forty-four ancient Italian landmarks. ‘Il Paesaggio Descritto’ gives you a vivid experience of the ancient world through a zoom lens that reveals the enduring presence and charisma of the countless familiar and forgotten monuments spread throughout Italy.
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[ by Katerina Kyselica] He draws, records, erases, draws some more and records again. He goes on and on until a film comes to life—and it is living with movement generated within itself. Although a political message is present in his work, the native South African’s rough lines reveal an inner struggle of man that [...]
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