The State Hermitage Museum - St. Petersburg, Russia
By Taliesin Thomas
Over 20 years ago I lived in rural Hubei, China, not far from the artist Zhang Huan’s (b. 1965) hometown in Henan province. In my experience, the Chinese countryside is vast land full of living poetics. I have been a fan of Zhang Huan’s work for [...]
The Walther Collection - New York
By Taliesin Thomas
There are certain pockets of visual history that encapsulate a period in such a way as to leave us captivated and devastated by beauty all at once, and a recent exhibition at The Walther Collection in New York-in connection with Three Shadows Photography Art Centre in Beijing-is one [...]
National Gallery of Victoria - Melbourne, Australia
By Taliesin Thomas
Among the riches of art history are the relationships between artists-love affairs and bitter rivalries alike-that define the essence of creative collaboration. Perhaps the most legendary in American contemporary art is the eminent friendship and creative symbiosis between Keith Haring (1958 - 1990) and Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960 [...]
Perrotin - New York
By Taliesin Thomas
In the Hindu tradition of ancient India, a pantheon of beloved gods, goddesses, and cosmic deities flourish in an ageless universe, where expressions of adoration and grace manifest by way of exciting mythological narratives and diverse symbolism. These glorious figures embody attributes in human and animal bodies and they are powerful [...]
David Zwirner Gallery - New York
By Taliesin Thomas
Diane Arbus (1923 - 1971) was a celebrated, influential photographer who captured the zeitgeist of the postwar America social sphere through numerous black and white visions of humanity that gave equal praise to celebrities and crazies alike. Her raw depictions of ‘outsiders’ and marginalized groups-including [...]
Given the dynamic nature of the technologically driven and culturally amalgamated world today, the ‘look’ of our hyper-connected virtual image landscape has reached a new level of visuality. Artists around the globe are exploding the canon and exploring novel possibilities of aesthetic incarnation.
Among her peers working in the digital realm, Lu Yang’s (born 1984, Shanghai, [...]
Whitney Museum of American Art - New York
By Taliesin Thomas
The recent Andy Warhol retrospective at the Whitney Museum in New York, “Andy Warhol - From A to B and Back Again,” offered an outstanding vision of this larger-than-life American artist and the full range of his artistic prowess. If the From [...]
Museum of Sex - New York
By Taliesin Thomas
I have long admired the lusty photographer Arākī (Nobuyoshi Araki, b. 1940) for his blatant erotica, yet in the wake of recent controversies lighting up the media and exposing deplorable male behaviors toward women, I had to reconsider my Araki affinity during a recent visit to [...]
Red Bull Arts New York - New York
Curated by Max Wolf and Carlo McCormick
By Taliesin Thomas
The artist known as Rammellzee-stylized RAMM:ΣLL:ZΣΣ; written RAMM:ELL:ZEE; pronounced “Ram: Ell: Zee”-left a fantastical legacy of art, one that has been attracting greater notice in recent years. “RAMMΣLLZΣΣ: Racing for Thunder” at Red Bull Arts New York brought together [...]
Galerie Lelong - New York
By Taliesin Thomas
This fall New York City is host to several significant exhibitions of contemporary Chinese art, including Lin Tianmiao’s (b. 1961) solo show “Protruding Patterns” at Galerie Lelong. Lin is one of the distinguished stars of her generation and her art consistently invites a range of interpretations-from ‘handicraft-based’ [...]
