Honig performing at "Happy Oasis" (Photo: Jenna Duffy)

Our guest contributor Ezekiel Honig is a composer of ambient music, a sound artist and designer, an electronic music producer, and founded the music labels Anticipate and Microcosm. He recently scored music for the film “Florent: Queen of the Meat Market” (2010).  Last month Zeke performed at “Happy Oasis” a show that I produced, proved to be a smooth and yielding experience to work with a truly professional music artist. As we’ve been exchanging thoughts and philosophizing on art, music and life, I invited him to write a column focusing on just that–music. In the following words Zeke amplifies his thoughts and different takes as a music artist on the definition of “Genre.” Continue Reading More »

Photos: Jenna Duffy for Artcards Review

Last month, I curated and produced the first Artcards featured event entitled “Happy Oasis.” It was hosted by Culturefix Gallery in the Lower East Side. If you missed the performances, catch it here with photos by Jenna Duffy. Continue Reading More »

Garrick Gott

Photo: Jost Sarwoko

It has been quite a catch-me-if-you-can exchange between me and Robert Knoke. When I met Robert during the Scope Art Fair this past February at Lincoln Center he was standing in the center of a dimmed exhibition space surrounded by life-sized black ink paintings. Dressed in complete black, Robert looked as if he belonged in one of his paintings. Though the raw lines and strokes of his work are awe inspiring, Robert made an impression on me for a different reason. Standing faithfully beside his art during the fair the artist chatted passionately about it to any passerby who caught his eye. At first Robert’s childlike enthusiasm didn’t seem to match his somewhat menacing portraits. His distinct choice of subject and the  impact of a single traditional medium used with tireless effect, earned him recognition from both the art and fashion world.  Trotting between Berlin and New York, I briefly caught up with Robert while he was in town for the release of his latest book project “Black Material.” Continue Reading More »

Jenna Duffy for Artcards Review

The New Museum’s latest exhibition “The Last Newspaper” is without a doubt the most impressive thing I have seen at the Museum since it opened its doors on the Bowery.   Continue Reading More »

image by Bill Sullivan. courtesy of JSBJ

Tonight, Dashwood Books launches the latest project from the independent photo book publishers JSBJ.

BRUIT DE FOND – BACKGROUND NOISE
curated by Aurelien Arbet, Jeremie Egry and Nicolas Poillot

PHOTOGRAPHERS
Asako Narahashi – Lydia Anne Mc Carthy – Jacob Wolf Miller – Thobias Fäldt – Jon Feinstein – Jeff Otto O’Brien – Seth Fluker – Jeremy Liebman – Oto Gillen – Daniel Everett – Yann Gross – Honet and Wulfran Patte – Jesper Ulvelius – Shane Lavalette -Chad Muthard – Peter Sutherland – Jennilee Marigomen – Daniel Augschoell – Jo-ey Tang – Pedro Ramos – Charles Negre – Sarah Pickering – Whitney Hubbs – Ola Rindal – Bill Sullivan – Pierre Le Hors – Kalle Sanner – Coley Brown – Nicholas Gottlund – Ozant Kamaci – Mårten Lange – Gordon Nicholas – Stéphanie Gygax – Raia Al Souliman – Aimee Brodeur – Grant Willing – Ann Woo – Erin Jane Nelson – Leon Batchelor – Miranda Lehman – Jeff Luker – Jessica Hans – Alexander Binder – Sean Stewart – Audrey Corregan – Jimmy Limit

Picture yourself at a cemetery, picnicking on a warm, bright Sunday–not the typical image of cemeteries in October, right? (Or any month, for that matter.) Yet that’s how urban residents during the 19th century spent their weekends before the City Beautiful movement kicked in and established open spaces for citygoers to enjoy. Up to that point, urbanites used the cleared land of cemeteries for activities we now associate with public parks. Continue Reading More »

Read the NYTimes interview here.