Kate Steciw’s Manipulated Stock Images

The artist turns 5 images intended for much more mundane use into hypnotic pieces that transcend the rectangular photograph

In her first solo exhibition in Germany, artist Kate Steciw manipulates a very limited number of stock images into unique layered compositions, blurring the line between representation and abstraction. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania-born and now Brooklyn-based Steciw adorns each piece (framed in unique shapes that often come out of the wall or sit on the floor) with decals, wheels, hooks and chains to further challenge our traditional …

Unconventional Stools from UHURU

Two unique seats employ bronze casting and traditional Japanese wood-charring techniques

Though Brooklyn’s furniture brand UHURU was founded in 2004, it wasn’t until the debut of their 2010 collection of repurposed Coney Island boardwalk planks that UHURU went from a small design and build shop to having a piece in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. In years since, UHURU has continued to utilize reclaimed materials—2011’s War Craft Collection used deck wood from …

Aviva Neuman of Brooklyn’s Simon/Neuman² Gallery

The young Swedish curator on her effort to make art truly accessible

by Laila Gohar When Swedish curator Aviva Neuman decided to open a contemporary art photo gallery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, she did not have to look far for inspiration; for Neuman, art has always been a family affair. The 25-year-old was raised by her mother, Amy Simon, a visual artist, and her father, David Neuman, the founder and director of the influential contemporary art museum, Magasin …