Articles of ‘Contemporary Art’

Yamini Nayar - Intimate Theater: A Soliloquy of Dislocations

By Sharmistha Ray
Brooklyn-based visual artist Yamini Nayar creates photographs of constructed interior and exterior environments to reflect upon the location of identity vis-à-vis place in the cultural domain. Each of Nayar’s environments starts with a three-dimensional model in the form of an architectural box made out of cardboard in which the artist places both handcrafted [...]



Contemporary Chinese photography commands our attention

By Susana Iturrioz
The first stage of the journey undertaken by “Zhù Yì! (1) Chinese Contemporary Photography” concluded recently after its debut at the Centro-Museo de Arte Contemporáneo ARTIUM in Álava (Basque Country). In the middle of February next year it will arrive at Palau de la Virreina, a baroque palace in Barcelona’s La Rambla. Thus, six [...]