Author Archives: Caris Reid

Caris Reid is an artist from Brooklyn, NY. She began writing for
Dossier during a residency in Berlin and has continued writing since moving back New York. Her paintings of the spooky, vampy and sweet can be seen at www.carisreid.com.

Mathew Cerletty presents Domenico Gnoli

As our fifth guest blogger, artist Mathew Cerletty presents the highly absorbed and abstracted paintings of Italian realist painter Domenico Gnoli. Gnoli, who passed away at age 37, was mostly overlooked before his death in 1970. Though he still remains a somewhat obscure Post-War Italian painter, a few of his paintings have trickled into the [...]

Neo Rauch

German painter Neo Rauch’s current show at David Zwirner titled Heilstätten,  roughly translates to “a place of healing”. At the center of the show stands a bronze Athena-like figure, arm outstretched, carrying an owl, chest eerily buldging with the heads of men. The same woman, painted as a fountain at the center of a town [...]

AD Projects Presents Camera Vivant

As our fourth Guest Contributor, we invited the curatorial team from AD Projects to contribute a post. AD Projects will be presenting an evening of videos on Tuesday October 24 from 7 to 9 pm, at the Big Screen Plaza. In the spirit of film they have put together the following:
Last year, AD Projects coined the [...]

John McAllister

John McAllister’s color inflused still life paintings from his solo show Damned Sparkling Pomp, will be up at James Fuentes Gallery, 55 Delancy Street, NYC, through October 23.

Carrie Moyer

Carrie Moyer’s acrylic abstractions from her show Canonical will be on view at Canada Gallery, 55 Chrystie St, NYC through October 23. All images courtesy of Canada Gallery.

Neal Franc

These Polaroids of men were taken by Neal Franc, a photographer based in New York.

Noel Camardo

Noel Camardo is a photographer based in Brooklyn, New York, who finds magic in the mundane.

Cleopatra’s Presents Irving Feller

The curatorial power team Cleopatra’s always have something to share, whether it’s new artwork in their Greenpoint gallery, a self-esteem salon at Socrates Sculpture Park, or the opening of their second gallery in Berlin. We thought they’d make a wonderful Guest Blogger for the Look section, so we invited them to do a post. Below are [...]

Perfectly Damaged

Curator Isaac Lyles’ current show Perfectly Damaged at Derek Eller Gallery features work that is exactly that: ripped, maimed, crumbling and fractured, but with perfection. Featured here is a photo by Mariah Robertson, an installation shot from the show, as well as work by Adam Marnie, Sara Greenberger Rafferty, David Kennedy Cutler, Jeffrey Tranchell and a [...]

Jackson Sprague

I discovered Jackson Sprague’s work in the June 2011 issue of The World of Interiors. Receiving his MA at the Royal College of Art, his work is currently featured in Show Battersea at the Royal College of Art, Howie St, London SW11, through July 3.