As promised (threatened?) at the conclusion of the first installment of gallery-hopping conversations, ever-dedicated cofounder Emily Colucci and Swanson Kuball gallerist Laura Swanson braved the frigid cold and icy winter winds to wander the mercifully shorter blocks of Tribeca to discover what the hell was going on down there. Come along as we reflect on … Continue reading
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The Corporeal Fragment: A Symbol of Revolution or a Rejection of the Postmodern?
In her 1994 essay The Body in Pieces: The Fragment as a Metaphor of Modernity, art historian Linda Nochlin ties the genesis of modernism to the French Revolution, framing the guillotine as a symbol of the severing of inherited dynastic power ushering in an era of radical politics, creativity, and culture. The guillotine becomes representative … Continue reading