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Art

Ron Gorchov with Robert Storr and Phong Bui

by Phong Bui and Robert Storr

Art

On the occasion of his exhibit, Double Trouble at P.S. 1, which will be on view till November 20th, Rail’s Consulting Editor Robert Storr and Publisher Phong Bui paid a visit to Ron Gorchov’s studio in Brooklyn one afternoon to discuss with the painter his life and work.

A Tribute to Connie Reyes-Corrigan (1929–2006)

by Margrit Lewczuk, Bill Jensen, Diane Palomba, and Gabriel Held

Art

You showed us that a cat’s life was not so bad. You said everything you do is about art. You gave us all the courage and permission to be ourselves. You could always see the absurdity of this life. You taught us the Umbrella Dance.

A Life in Theory: Sylvère Lotringer with Joan Waltemath

by Joan Waltemath

Art

Sylvère Lotringer is professor of French literature and philosophy at Columbia University and general editor of Semiotext(e). He has a forthcoming book of interviews titled David Wojnarowicz: A definitive history of five or six years on the lower east side, as well as an augmented version of Overexposed: Perverting Perversions. He splits his time between New York and Baja, CA.

Alison Elizabeth Taylor with John Yau

by John Yau

Art

In the midst of preparation for her first one-person exhibit at James Cohan Gallery, which will be on view from Sept. 7th to Sept. 30th, Alison Elizabeth Taylor takes time off from her busy schedule to welcome Rail art editor, John Yau, at her Brooklyn Navy Yard studio. After a brief viewing of her only oil painting, “Subjects F9-L9 Finish Corporate Pride Project”, they sat down and began to discuss her life and work.

Into Me / Out of Me

by Thomas Micchelli

Art

Into Me / Out of Me at P.S. is the kind of exhibition you don’t expect to see at a public institution anymore, as even privately funded nonprofits grow more skittish over material that might prove offensive to prudes, snoots, the underaged or the faint of heart. What curator Klaus Biesenbach has put together is a sprawling, unblinking and unapologetic examination of the human body as an aesthetic tool from the 1960s through today—a tool that, when wielded by the right hands, can reveal the core dynamics of art.