On June 6, 2012, Allegra La Viola will open The Invisible Line, the first New York City solo show by Ellen Jong. The exhibition, which is curated by mr. and…

I have always said that if you want to leave your mark, make a book or a building. Both impart a feeling of permanence, a touch of the eternal that…

The portrait has become the icon of our times. Where we once venerated gods and saints, we now elevate ourselves to the object worthy of beholding, worthy of veneration—by ourselves,…

Rumi wrote, “What you seek is seeking you,” and I have discovered this to be true. Energies connect across time and space and connections are made. It can feel strange,…

The year is 1964. President Lyndon Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964, abolishing racial segregation in the United States. Martin Luther King, Jr. wins the Nobel Peace Prize.…

“Art is either plagiarism or revolution,” Marcel DuChamp said. It is possible that there are other categories. Art can be commerce, status, or fame. It can be self-expression or propaganda—it’s…

The great Age of Exploration lead man around the globe, to explore the most remote parts of the earth seeking knowledge of Nature and of Self. Man is only limited…

Self publishing. It’s a slippery slope. Technology has made it possible for us to do whatever we want at a price we can afford. But where is the line between…

Perhaps there is nothing so romantic as abandoned buildings, ruins and relics, remnants of what was and what could have never been. Empty, neglected buildings are the things that invite…