Arts
Herb and Dorothy
Photography by Nathaniel Tileston In the early 1960s, when little attention was being paid to minimalist and conceptual art, Herb and Dorothy Vogel began purchasing the works of unknown artists. Thirty years later, the Vogels have accumulated over 4,000 pieces, filling every corner of their living space from the bathroom to the kitchen. The Vogels' discerning taste and magnanimity have changed the face of contemporary art collecting. In 2007, James Stourton, the chairman of Sotheby's [...]
Artist Profile: John P. Dessereau
Words by Melissa Burgos Photography by Antwan Duncan John P. Desserau's relationships define his art. Likewise, his art is defined by his relationships—his relationships with friends, family, his environment, and the city he knows best, New York. I met John one curiously cold May night at Deluxe, a Williamsburg salon, where the artist was commissioned to paint a mural on the wall. I was greeted with a warm and easy smile. The Carter III was playing and despite having just [...]
Synchronicity
Photography by William Perls No matter your gender, orientation or race there is an undeniable unity between all of us. That the laws of attraction and manifestation solely rely on synchronicity.
A Conversation with Ray Caesar
Words by Marcel Dagenais "I think we all have our sores and bruises from life and we carry scars both small and large that will be with us until the day we move into the next world."-Ray Caesar Looking at a Ray Caesar's paintings gives me an eery sense of a deeper tale behind the eyes of these beautiful, haunting characters. The Toronto-based artist was nice enough to give me some insight into his work and his internal day-to-day struggles with the world around him. WC: What is a [...]
WC Gallery Burton Machen
Words by Katie Stolowitz Although I somewhat cliché-ly expected to encounter a professional snowboarder when meeting Burton Machen, my personal growth is very thankful that the man's actually an artist. While an inverted 180 is always cool to look at...I don't think a jump, no matter how long the rotation, has the power to inspire me in any profound way—perhaps because I just like my limbs too much. The same cannot be said about the work of Burton Machen. Although I readily admit that [...]
I Googled How People Affect Eachother
Illustrations by Devlin Shea Narrative and connection are ongoing themes in Devlin Shea's work, also an interest in visualizing the role the subconscious plays in human relationships and in individual choices. The human ability to accept and attach meaning to an obviously fabricated world fascinates Shea both in art and in culture. The New York-born Brooklynite now based out of Stockholm, Sweden often uses images of couples in her art. With two individuals overlapping, one can see the [...]
I Draw Like I Draw – One man’s quest to be genuine on the eve of turning 70.
Words by Robert Tumas “Marx was right,” Howard Saunders says one humid night this summer at his girlfriend’s apartment in Williamsburg. When I ask him if he considers himself a socialist, “I mean a lot of people were right, but Marx was right.” It is an apt question, despite the fact that the term communist has become synonymous with outdated and semi-mythical witch hunts, as Saunders describes himself as a propagandist for a labor think tank for the last 30 years, (he was actually [...]
BK Stands for Billi Kid
Words by Marcel Dagenais When I'm en route to work every day I find there is constantly new tags and street art along my varying path. Street artists are very distinct in their style, since it is a somewhat ghetto-ized formula for creating something visual the materials can range from traditional aerosol to colored tape or painted paper or giant stickers. The work I'm most drawn to always has vivid colors and intricate details. From the sticker art on bathroom walls to larger [...]
Drunk
Photography by Ryan Bailey The idea of freedom often goes hand in hand with some kind of substance that can take your mind to a "free-er" place. Ryan Bailey captured these people at a moment when all inhibitions were thrown out the window; three sheets to the wind and ten shades of shit-faced. You know when you're lying on a couch in the middle of the street with your hand down your pants that you really don't give a rat's ass what anyone thinks of you. Maybe you will tomorrow, but [...]
Jeffrey Milstein
Words by Marcel Dagenais A couple of my buddies out west have a gallery called Ambient Art Projects. They feature both established and emerging artists from all over the country. Recently, I was walking through one of their exhibits looking at work when I walked up to an enormous print on the wall that struck me. The image was of an airplane frozen in mid-flight surrounded by white space. The plane’s under-belly exposed, revealing all the details never seen by the average eye. The man [...]