Stephen Earl Rogers

Stephen Earl Rogers is a young British artist who's becoming well known for his portraiture and realism. He has a unique way of capturing a person's character by depicting the emotional presence of the figure. Technically stunning, his works have just the right level of realism without trying to be photographic. He's exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in London, amongst other major galleries and …

Carsten Höller

Carsten Höoller, creator of the magnificent slides shown at the Tate Museum earlier this year (above left, click on image for detail) and a beguiling room of 10 ft. mushrooms hanging from the ceiling (above right, click on image for detail), is a renaissance man of sorts. A scientist with a concentration in olfactory communication in insects, he saw a problem with a profession of …

Andrea Zittel: Smockshop

Years ago as an assistant at Pat Hearn Gallery, artist Andrea Zittel didn’t have the cash to dress like a gallerina. Instead, she started sewing her own uniforms and made a version for winter and one for summer. The originals are now incredibly collectible, but Zittel is staging a resurrection of the line with her latest project, "Smockshop." Zittel designed a simple double wrap-around garment …