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 …

The Journal at Venus Over Manhattan

The newest exhibition at the Madison Avenue space celebrates another gallery in addition to promising young artists

Far away from the Chelsea and Upper East Side galleries, The Journal Gallery in Williamsburg continues to beckon collectors and admirers with promises of the next big thing. Names like Dan Colen, Chris Martin and Rita Ackermann are the foundation of the Brooklyn gallery’s hard-earned reputation for spotting new talent years ahead of the rest. Now, 10 years later, Michael Nevin and Julia Dippelhofer—the curatorial …

The Weather Diaries: Interpreting Fashion from the West Nordic Islands

Exploring influences on the region's creativity, as seen through the eyes of photography duo Cooper & Gorfer

Following Reykjavik and Seattle, the German city of Frankfurt is the host of this year’s Third Nordic Fashion Biennale (NFB), a traveling event that highlights the unique work of young creatives from Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. It offers a closer look at the region, which has largely kept its distance from global fads and instead, is still heavily influenced by and rooted in …