IN THE CLOUD at Ethan Cohen Fine Arts

22 artists simultaneously explore the digital and the sublime

by Janine Stankus From children who gaze at the sky, clouds elicit wonder and awe. These days, contemplating “The Cloud” in connection with our technological futures provokes a certain metaphysical anxiety. IN THE CLOUD, a group exhibit opening at NYC’s Ethan Cohen Fine Arts today explores converging notions of the cloud as both a mythical entity connected to the gods and a digital trove that’s …

Art Basel 2015: Robin Meier’s Synchronicity

Fireflies, computers and red lights make up this stunning experience

Part of the fun of Art Basel is discovering the artworks dotted all around the Swiss city, outside the main hub of Messeplatz. This year, luxury Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet presented artist Robin Meier’s piece “Synchronocity” in the beautiful Volkshaus venue. Like the “Strandbeest” exhibition at Miami Art Week last year (also presented by Piguet), Meier’s work blends the mechanical and fantastical. Using both biological …

Munari’s Books

A look at the Italian artist's experimental book-objects for children and adults over the past 70 years

20th century Italian artist Bruno Munari (1907-1998) left his legacy in many different forms—from sculptures, paintings, design furniture and objects, films, photographs to even poetry—but it was his experiments in book-objects for children and adults that inspired and challenged at a very accessible level. Often stripping books of printed words, and playing with colors, materials and shapes, Munari allowed readers to do more than just …