With an international presence in Paris, Beirut and New York, Mark Hachem Gallery represents a diverse roster of artists exploring unexpected materials and in turn showcase works that challenge our perception.  The artists featured at VOLTA transcend geographical lines and explore kineticism to Op’Art.                       […]

Since making its Basel debut in 2005, VOLTA has crafted and refined an authentic narrative and experience which has always made it unique from other art fairs. Created by and for collectors and art lovers, VOLTA feels refreshingly approachable, making each edition an invitation to engage in a dialogue with international gallerists and artists. The […]

Berndnaut Smilde conducts elementary particles of water and smoke to create clouds riddled with sculptural complexity.  Suspended within spaces whose walls are dense with history, materiality, and architectural intrigue, Smilde creates an atmospheric artwork that would become ephemeral if not for the photographic documentation. Belonging to an ongoing body of work called the “Nimbus” series, […]

The signature “Fire-Flowers” by Los Angeles-based Spencer Mar Guilburt act as checkpoints throughout the city.  Their inherent fluidity and motion transform the exterior of any wall, building, or canvas.  They have become like a fingerprint, an indelible and unmistakable mark confirming evidence that the artist was once here and has since traveled to a new […]

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Castro Frank documents the texture, faces, and stories of his native city.  The heart and the camera of the artist are inextricably aligned, and so the viewer feels his humility and gratitude in every photograph.  His most recent body of work the “Ethereal” Series signals a return to Frank’s […]

No matter what medium Gregory Siff employs, his works are visceral creations bearing ethnographic symbols containing memories of childhood, family, and happiness.  His process is gestural and guided by the textures of paint, Krink, spray paint, pencils, colored markers, crayons, and whatever else he may discover across his studio.  The unmistakable authenticity of Gregory Siff […]