“Did we forget? Life is a thrill!” The studio echoes with the unmistakable charismatic voice of Gregory Siff. The proclamation is accentuated by the cadence of his Brooklyn accent and while much of his face is covered by a cloth mask bearing the official logo of the Major League Baseball commission there are traces of […]

Primarily based on drawings done directly from observation, Tirtzah Bassel’s luminous paintings capture figures either at ease in their anonymity or discomfited within the uncannily familiar spaces they interact within, presented here by Slag Gallery (Brooklyn, booth C22)          

“Your battles inspired me – not the obvious material battles but those that were fought and won behind your forehead.” ― James Joyce Portraits don’t happen in an instant.  They are born from years spent staring at the blank page, a white canvas, an empty frame.  They are made of microscopic particles of the physical […]

In the vibrant, emergent neighborhood of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, some of the most exciting contemporary art is evolving and being seen.  It’s no surprise, then, that a new kind of gallery would spring up, playing to more alternative and intimate tastes than those of the “white cube” variety housed in Chelsea or the Upper […]

A vanguard of Abstract Expressionism in the Bahamas with over five decades of evolving form in his retinue, Kendal Hanna’s recent career achievements include last year’s art documentary Brigidy Bram. In Hanna’s words, “real curiosity in ideas, material, form and the environment, be it through drawing, sculpture or painting, and channeling that effort into hard […]

BETA PICTORIS GALLERY BIRMINGHAM, AL VOLTA10 / BOOTH #D10 GUIDO H. MAUS Owner   Installation:  Was this the first time Beta Pictoris Gallery has exhibited at Basel? Guido H. Maus:  Yes, this was the first time.  VOLTA has relationships with international curators and collectors and those connections have been immensely helpful in gaining international exposure for our […]