Art fairs are very sad affairs, as a whole. The reduction of an entire artist’s practice to a few square feet of temporary drywall, the three-second interactions between gallery and client that render works of art little more than mathematical utterances, the absolute lack of critical (not just negative) observation that is delivered after the […]

With the P!NK UP YOUR LIFE photography exhibition I wanted to bring a colorful spark into the cloudy and sometimes dull life in Basel.  My inspiration came thus from the everyday life, the places, people and things surrounding me.  “Pink” means to be different, positive and happy.  For me no other color has a stronger […]

Installation:  How has the environment of Basel inspired the direction of your work?  Nicholas Winter:  I’ve been in Basel for twelve years.  To be honest, I don’t find the city or the people photographically inspiring.  But there is something about it, I find that the subjects that interest me, that I want to capture are […]

Her images, originating in diverse locations including Iceland, New England, Alaska and Southern California, reveal an artistic practice that is deeply personal, yet universal, oscillating between anxiety and yearning for a better world.  Kaur’s haunting, signature use of light betrays unexpressed desires lurking behind her subjects’ ruminative gazes, while the eerily perfect settings feel inhabited […]

A concrete jungle with no public transportation, LA was designed especially for the motorist thus traffic is an integral part of Brockman’s process.  It also appears in nearly every piece of work.  Often times, the headlight of a single car twinkles and nearly blinds the viewer, or cars are speeding out of the frame and […]

  Featured image: Conceptual Artist Xvala’s Art Babies Street Art on Robertson Boulevard & Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles All images courtesy of Quam Odunsi