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Biography Ashley Bickteron is a Barbados-born American artist known for his baroque multimedia approach to exploring contemporary society. Juxtaposing photographic prints, thick oil paint, and found objects, Bickteron depicts alien figures amidst the detritus of consumer culture. “I’m interested in the liberating aspect of being totally untethered, let loose in the worst possible environments,” he explained. “I like things to be seven kinds of wrong. If they are seven kinds of wrong, sometimes the wrongs neutralize themselves.” Born in 1959 on the island of Barbados, Bickerton’s f...

Rachel Lehmann, 2018. Photo by Jason Schmidt. Nearly 25 years ago, art dealers Rachel Lehmann and David Maupin founded their eponymous gallery in New York. Their goal was to focus on contemporary artists and estates from around the world, which they have expanded upon by opening galleries in Hong Kong, Seoul, and, most recently, London in 2020. Recently, we caught up with gallery cofounder Rachel Lehmann to hear about how she’s been spending time at home, and what projects she’s been working on as of late. What are you working on right now? I’ve been thinking a lot about our program h...

By Jo-Ann “Jo D NL” Duke As the title suggests, I am talking about an amazing theatrical and musical group that we have here in Newfoundland; we are lucky to have the privilege of being entertained by them with the fantastic dinner theatre shows that they put on throughout the years. Spirit of Newfoundland has been going for over 20 years, with no sign of stopping, thankfully. Throughout the years, we have had the privilege of being entertained by some of the best performers that I have ever seen, and coming from Newfoundland, that is saying something. Our province has been truly blessed ...

The First Art Newspaper on the Net   BOCA RATON, FLA .- “There is every reason this year to have a world view,” says Irvin Lippman, the Boca Raton Museum of Art’s Executive Director, as South Florida boldly ushers in the new year with the national premiere of Glasstress 2021 Boca Raton. “Three years in the making, with 2020 being such a challenging year to coordinate an international exhibition of this size and scope, the effort serves as an important reassurance that art is an essential and enduring part of humanity. This is also a tribute to the resilience of Venice’s surviving the fl...

a href= https://www.zeitcontemporaryart.com target= _blank Zeit Contemporary Art /a is presenting an online viewing room showcasing a selection of