FEATURING TALENTED LOCAL ARTISTS
TB Ward’s Professional Human Opens at Upstream Gallery
English artist TB Ward’s fourth solo show, Professional Human, opens at Upstream Gallery at Hastings-on-Hudson on October 3.
About the show
The show utilizes classic portrait format to explore the 21st century idea of a personal brand. A press release about the show states, “It asks whether our value and relevance rely on our ability to advertise and commodify our thoughts, daily lives, and the work we produce.”
Portrait of a Man […]
Dancing in a Mythical World – Sara Nesbitt
Through her multidisciplinary practice, Sara Nesbitt investigates historical places and narratives, touching on the current and the past. Her substantial drawing works depict animals and figures metaphorically dancing and chasing each other through the landscape; these scenes are all influenced by places Nesbitt has lived in in her travels. Ubiquitous architectural sites depict ‘the pulse of an urban world,’ while both imagined and experienced narratives leap at the viewer through intense detail and inked lines.
“Natural […]
“Soft Animals” on display at Bes in Millerton
“Soft Animals,” a curated show of ceramic, textile, video, and painted pieces, is now on display at Bes in Millerton, NY. Curated by owner and ceramicist Erica Recto, the show features the artwork of seven different local artists, including Recto, all of whom are mothers.
About the show
The show is titled “Soft Animals,” after a line in Mary Oliver’s poem “Wild Geese,” and is based on the idea of how a person’s creative process changes after they have a child.
From […]
Contra Naturam at ICEHOUSE Project Space
I was invited to a unique preview of this upcoming show, Contra Naturam, at ICEHOUSE Project Space. For the uninitiated, this is an intimate space where artist KK Kozik invites artists to install, perform, and collaborate with the original ICEHOUSE on her property in Sharon, CT.
This is not just a work of art, but a collaborative masterpiece. Artist Janet Biggs and dancer Davian Robinson, under the curation of KK Kozik, have created a three-channel video installation. This is a profound response to William […]
