Michal Gavish – Crystalline City at LIU
Exhibition Review by Etty Yaniv

Michal Gavish – Crystalline City at LIU

[caption id="attachment_809" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Michal Gavish, NYC3, photo courtesy of the artist[/caption]

Crystalline City is an exhibition of large-scale installations by Michal Gavish, on view now at the Humanities Gallery at LIU, Brooklyn. Presented in this unique glass walled gallery akin to a large scale oval diorama, the viewer can see the works from the outside. Designed on a combination of translucent fabrics and papers, the hand made prints transmit and reflect the surrounding lights and allow for multiple full views of the installation, through and around these fabrics.

Gregory Coates, Claiming Feathers
Artist Interview by Etty Yaniv

Gregory Coates, Claiming Feathers

[caption id="attachment_707" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Gregory Coates, Afro Series 1 and 2 with artist, feathers acrylic on luan, 4 feet diameter, 2018, photo courtesy of the artist[/caption]

Gregory Coates’ bold and colorful installations raise questions rather than offer explanations. Through his abstracted forms and unabashed use of alluring colors he creates “social abstractions” which can be read as affirmations of life – beautiful and poignant at the same time.

Exhibition Review by Etty Yaniv

Après Coup: Transforming Trauma into Art

[caption id="attachment_668" align="aligncenter" width="362"] Samira Abbassy, Reincarnated Fears, Oil on Gesso Panel, 48” X 36”, 2016, photo courtesy of JEANETTE MAY photo studio[/caption]

The group exhibition “Après Coup: Transforming Trauma into Art” was conceived in tandem with the conference, Translating Trauma into Art and Literature at the Hewitt gallery in Marymount Manhattan College. Curated by Hallie Cohen, Professor of Art, Director of the Hewitt Gallery, this thought provoking show features work by Samira Abbassy, Susan Erony, Joumana Jaber, Miriam Katin, jc lenochan,  Lance Letscher, Ruth Liberman, Tyson Robertson, and Stephanie Serpick who come from diverse backgrounds and refer to different adversities, but all share ongoing reflections on trauma – running the gamut from the deeply personal to the philosophical.

The spirit of NYC Trash!
Exhibition Review by Etty Yaniv

The spirit of NYC Trash!

[caption id="attachment_765" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Bernard Klevickas ,mirrored branch, to be installed at the City Reliquary, photo courtesy of the artist[/caption]

In conjunction with the City Reliquary museum ‘s current exhibition “NYC Trash!: Past, Present, & Future Sculpture Garden,” the Reliquary’s backyard garden will inhabit site specific artworks by ten local artists who are utilizing trash as art material.  The opening reception will be on Saturday, April 7th, at 12pm. 

Leveling at Novado Gallery
Exhibition Review by Etty Yaniv

Leveling at Novado Gallery

[caption id="attachment_719" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Diana Schmertz, America’s Social Contract, watercolor on laser cut paper – both sides painted, 7 panels, 28×16 inches each, 2017[/caption]

“Leveling”, the painting show at Novado Gallery features figurative paintings by Michelle Doll, Charlotta Janssen, Heather Morgan, Stefania Panepinto, Diana Schmertz and Jennifer Watson. Anne Novado,  the director, curator, and co-owner of the gallery, describes the premise of the show as an artistic response to issues that permeate the social, economic, educational, and political landscape –  such as inequality, social status and women’s rights.

Jamie Martinez, a Triangle on Its Own
Artist Interview by Etty Yaniv

Jamie Martinez, a Triangle on Its Own

[caption id="attachment_657" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Jamie Martinez at The Border Project Space[/caption]

Jamie Martinez, who has just launched THE BORDER at the 56 Bogart building in Bushwick, is a prolific artist, curator, blogger, and now – gallerist. In his interview with Art Spiel, Martinez shares a bit about himself, the genesis of his multiple activities and his exciting plans for the near future. 

Kanad Chakrabarti: Sites of Exchange
Artist Interview by Etty Yaniv

Kanad Chakrabarti: Sites of Exchange

[caption id="attachment_635" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Kanad Chakrabarti in front of his installation  Derivative Work (Clifford Torus) (2014-2018), installation shot, mixed media, Photo courtesy of  Etty Yaniv[/caption]

Kanad Chakrabarti’s sense of cultural rootlessness translates into his video and installation work in complex and thought provoking ways, combining analytical approaches with visceral sensibility. After a stimulating conversation about his installation work at SpringBreak art fair, curated by Jason Andrew from Norte Maar, we had the following interview.

Exhibition Review by Etty Yaniv

OnEdge at The Painting Center

[caption id="attachment_626" align="aligncenter" width="267"] Audrey Stone, Double Pour[/caption]

“OnEdge” at The Painting Center features ten contemporary painters who interpret the notion of ‘edge’ in their abstract paintings, conversing with mid-20th century abstraction sensibilities like Op Art and Washington Color, or early Mondrian.  Patrick Burns, Anthony Falcetta, Astrid Fitzgerald, Lori Glavin, Celia Johnson, Julie Karabenick, Richard Keen, Scot Sinclair, Audrey Stone, and Jennifer Woolcock-Schwartz  explore the tension between separation and union with color and line.  In her curatorial note,  Susan Post says that the shift between separation and union triggers the sensation of being ‘on edge’ – a prevalent state of mind at the moment. 

Artist Interview by Etty Yaniv

Farrell Brickhouse: Counter – Punching with Paint

I have been following Farrell Brickhouse’s work since 2014, when he showed his work at Life on Mars in Bushwick. You do not just “view” Brickhouse’s paintings, you experience them on a deeply intimate level. He unabashadly talks about painting in relation to “soul” and “subconscience”. As a painter who can show an outstanding body of work which convincingly resurects these modernist notions from oblivion, he also freshens these notions for the next generation of artists. Farrell Brickhouse graciously conducted with me the following interview.