Author Archives: melissa

Not “Mr. Rogers” neighborhood…..

Posted on March 13, 2014 by melissa

Let me tell you al ittle bit about the neighborhood that I’m working in……I am in an old printing factory which has morphed into the Benyamini Center. On our right is a tee shirt company that prints shirts for the … Continue reading →

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Dina Park…..

Posted on March 5, 2014 by melissa

The first day in Israel was a total blur. Arrival, customs, bags, pick up at airport, go to see new apt, go to the art center, my wonderful friends mark and Yael showed up to whisk me away to lunch … Continue reading →

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Hitting History Hard

Posted on February 19, 2014 by melissa

by MELISSA  Feb 18, 2014 • Frohawk Two Feathers brings revolution to art and politics Frohawk Two Feathers is re-writing American history.  In his current exhibition at Morgan Lehman Gallery, “Heartbreaking and Shit, But That’s the Globe. The Battle of … Continue reading →

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Working Class Art Hero

Posted on January 13, 2014 by melissa

The New York Press- Jan. 13, 2014 Spiegelman’s comix and more in Jewish Museum exhibition Much has been written about Maus, Art Spiegelman’s Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel that recounts the harrowing tale of Spiegelman’s parents’ experience and survival in Auschwitz. … Continue reading →

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Re-launching the Ready-mades

Posted on January 2, 2014 by melissa

by Melissa Stern on Nov 27, 2013 • L’Objet Trouve in Chelsea  2013 marks the 100th anniversary of the debut of Marcel Duchamp’s art-world shaking piece Bicycle Wheel. By mounting a bicycle wheel on an old wooden stool and declaring … Continue reading →

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Joy in Darkness

Posted on November 20, 2013 by melissa

Nov 14, 2013 Lester Johnson The dark brooding men that are hanging on the walls at Steve Harvey Fine Art Projects these days are a powerful presence in a tiny gallery. The exhibition ”Lester Johnson: Dark Paintings” consists of six paintings and … Continue reading →

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Media Men- Munch and Warhol together at Scandinavia House

Posted on August 6, 2013 by melissa

Published in CityArts Aug 6, 2013 At first glance the pairing of Andy Warhol and Edvard Munch seems an unlikely coupling. However, as expertly explained by the curators at Scandinavia House, these two artists shared a startling number of common … Continue reading →

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The Haunting and Lovely World of Benjamin Jones

Posted on June 29, 2013 by melissa

Posted on July 15, 2012 BENJAMIN JONES IS an artist who lives and works within a Universe of his own making. His work functions within the perfectly rational rules that he has created. Jones makes exquisite drawings that are both … Continue reading →

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Art of the Mind

Posted on June 29, 2013 by melissa

Jun 25, 2013 [UN]SEEN finds art in Hell’s Kitchen As the steamroller of development moves, seemingly unstoppable, through Manhattan, we see the loss of many things that lured us to the city in the first place. Amongst the first to … Continue reading →

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Kitaj Under Cover

Posted on June 29, 2013 by melissa

May 15, 2013 New exhibit judges an artist by his books When I visit someone’s home I am drawn inevitably towards their bookshelf. You can always learn something about a person by the books they read. The idea of creating a … Continue reading →

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