Chris Rubino: The Center of Something

by Scott Lachut In its current state, Times Square's clash between fading authenticity and idealized homogeneity make it the perfect setting for artist Chris Rubino's "limited tourist attraction" titled “The Center of Something," showing now through 15 June 2008 at the Chashama Gallery. Circa 1990, Times Square was a den of iniquity and vice, boasting a porn shop on every corner and a "squeegee man" …

Marlene Marino Photography

With so many photographers these days making over-stylized digital images, it's great to see someone like Marlene Marino still working in 35mm. The New York-based photographer's use of only natural light, and her languid, straight-forward framing result in intimate, grainy and candid-feeling pictures that feel like they've come out of a forgotten drawer somewhere.

Doug Cowan

Doug Cowan is an artist's artist in the purist sense: an illustrator who truly loves his sketchbook. That said, the New York-based artist' work is clearly permeated by an overarching sketchbook aesthetic. Cowan doesn't so much sketch in his book than thoroughly loses himself in it. The result being the most hauntingly beautiful drawings of nature, forlorn figures and everyday ephemera.