Echoes of Perception by Fina Ferrara is interactive performance art but presented in a manner similar to theatre, with a formal stage and seated audience. The conceptual basis of the performance conveys the Kuleshov effect, a film editing practice leaving the audience with different interpretations of the same action when presented with various visual contexts. Fina’s performance entails short 5 minute screenings of clips from several Hollywood movies. These films include The

Filmmaker, photographer, set designer, actor, & writer Jaina Cipriano from the Boston metropolitan area is working on a new bold film titled Actualization . A project bigger and more ambitious than any of her previous endeavors and she is asking for financial help. The fundraising goal for the film is a modest $20,000 in order to pay for materials, rent equipment, and pay crew / staff. Like all of Jaina’s short arthouse films and photography, Actualization  will contain 100%

artwork by Petra Brnardic Even a break from recent tradition, today’s contemporary experimental artists are redefining femininity in the digital era. From embracing ‘survival feminism’ to enchanted, mystical, and mythological portrayals, artists such as Mädchen Vivi, Petra Brnardic, HsinYing Lin, and Leni Smoragdova lend their artistic interpretation to explaining the purpose of womanhood in contemporary times. artwork by Petra Brnardic Avant-garde experimental women artists

Written by Joas Nebe.   The exhibition spaces have been darkened intentionally, with ceiling lights shrouded, allowing both the rooms and the installations to be accentuated by focused spotlights. In this immersive environment, the artist transports us back to the era of the transatlantic slave trade during the 17th century, a harrowing chapter in history which saw the involvement not only of American shipowners but also countless Europeans and, significantly, Africans themse

Ann Vollum’s solo exhibition at The Brassworks Gallery in affluent Montclair, New Jersey is of the highest quality and comprehensive. These dynamic textile works mainly come in two forms of plush ‘beasties’ and graphic ‘beasties’, all hand-sewn and meticulously assembled from recycled fiber materials. Sharp Teeth, Long Tongues! exhibition runs until May 22nd, 2026 and the gallery is open weekdays from 7am-7pm, with easier parking during latter hours. The gallery will also be

Photographers and photography enthusiasts often have a mythological narrative about analogue format photography, but what are the alluring attributes of digital photography? Do not misinterpret this essay, because we are not discussing digitally-enhanced photography, but rather work which was captured with a digital camera. Although analogue format photography has stunning granial texture and rich contrast, digital photography offers a pleasant saturation, potential for remar

Written by Joas Nebe. Diambe, from São Paulo, Brazil, presents at Kunsthalle Basel. Diambe explores the dynamics of collectives (like a swarm of bees), the resistances which arises from human interventions, and their controllability. All three aspects come together in his video work Cera perdida (Lost wax) , 2025, presented in Basel. A swarm of bees is exposed to a wax cast made from various tropical and non-tropical fruits and their remnants over several hours. The work Cera

artwork by Joseph Farbrook The most experimental, alternative, and avant-garde art out there is mainly being financed and supported by specialized institutions and platforms (such as Point Pleasant Publishing). We all know about the cuts which have been made to public funding of the arts, which leaves visual art more reliant on private investment. However, even without these cuts, many of these publicly funded venues and platforms are not willing to reach out beyond their imm

artwork by Van O (Ivan Isaev) Much of the contemporary art world is based on illusory aspects of power. There are of course the supposed gatekeepers, but who are these people and do they really determine the threshold of access? They are the museum / gallery director, the curator, the art critic (and critical art publications), the academic scholar, and the financier. These various roles and individuals have been granted the collective power of determining what is art. But wh

Written by Joas Nebe. Luc Delahaye (born 1962) worked as a war photographer in the 1990s. War photographers are at the heart of the action. They require highly automated and lightweight equipment that can be quickly moved from one location to another. The images captured with these small (digital) cameras have a certain resolution, dictated by the medium, film or later, the chip in the camera, which is sufficient to be published in newspapers or magazines. Often, the lack of