Environmental photographic installation by Michael Hanna. The Glass Enlightenment is a site-specific temporary installation which occurred in the middle of a forest, specifically Sawmill Trail in Brick Township, New Jersey. With a basis in institutional criticism, the installation questions social constructs such as status and power or the relevancy of institutions. The glass specifically is laid upon the open forest to create direct symbolism to nature. Glass can be made to

Although the works of Won Ji Lim are technically interdisciplinary installations in physical form, they are more similar conceptually to performance in their temporary, unstable, mechanical, and provocatively interactive nature. What essentially these artworks exemplify is using the art of installation in not only unfamiliar practices, but also in methods which highlight states of psychological distress. In a world full of war, income inequality, cronyism, corruption, and soc

The tech-oligarchs and the current age of techno-feudalism we live in with technology determining every aspect of our discourse and the direction of society is disturbing. These oligarchs and tech-bros would like to have us believe anyone who opposes their fascist plutocratic agenda is backwards and doesn't understand the future. Well, the exact opposite is true, their construction of an over-arching surveillance-world which attempts to crush any dissent to the status quo rem

Raw Forests photographic assemblage series by Michael Hanna. I was considering publishing these forest-based photographic assemblages in the various publication opportunities available. However, since none of these periodicals I found online with open calls specialize in experimental art, I felt they would not be treated with as much recognition or care as they would if I just directly publish them in Point Pleasant Journal with Point Pleasant Publishing. I also feel the audi

This discussion regarding diaspora, connections to homeland, and migration is specifically in reference to Thai culture and the art of Natcha Wongchanglaw. As someone who has moved around Thailand for much of her life due to her father’s work, Natcha Wongchanglaw is well-versed on Thailand as a place. She does not experience severe homesickness but sometimes misses the easy-going vibes of Thai culture, being close to her mother, and authentic Thai cuisine. Thailand can be des

Conceptual photographer Philip Ringler and performance artist Cat Sweet are known for their combinative and provocative performance titled Start Smiling. Photographed in a mall in Newark, California during non-peak hours, Philip Ringler uses a basic Apple I-Phone instead of a professional full-frame or APS-C camera to photograph the series, specifically to avoid the unwanted attention of security as they conduct their provocative performance scenes throughout the mall. Start

light-based performance by Theo Luna As someone who has written over 600 critical essays on contemporary art and artists in their career and regularly writes about some of the most experimental artists on earth, I can clearly state today's avant-garde can bypass history. For example, since time immemorial, art historical canon has largely regulated the visual arts as a fixed-in-time entity....Yet, many of the most experimental artists today are practicing moving-image and per

Foreword: Written by Michael Hanna, Editor of Point Pleasant Publishing. This is not an interview with textile artist Minyu Zhu, but rather, documented conversations and philosophical musings about her practice. As a result, these writings are far more natural and fluid in comparison to a standard interview, and the contents as well as structure are more similar to an autobiographical essay. What strikes me the most about Minyu Zhu is how complex she is, both as an artist and

Written by Adriana Zofia Zimnowoda, PhD. Neon works evoke unease and cognitive dissonance in me. Perhaps this is inherent in their nature. They attract and repel. Made of glass tubing, wires, and gas, they are both material and immaterial, beckoning with a phantom presence. They are ambiguous, like the dim glow of a streetlamp in a run-down neighborhood. Vivid neon is one of Agnieszka Piotrowska’s preferred media. Functioning independently or interacting with installations,

moving-image still by Molly Dario The giant elephant in the room which few seem to want to address is the obvious…the over-commercialization of the arts. Now, don’t be mistaken. Just because we are discussing the over-commercialization in the arts does not automatically mean we are anti-money or have the belief money and art are incompatible. Some ‘art experts’ consistently imply artists are lazy and do not know how to market themselves, however such commentary is misleading.