Author Archive | Keith Schweitzer

Interview: Jayoung Yoon

by on July 27th 2016

Jayoung Yoon - Sensing Thought 03

Keith Schweitzer of ART(inter) in conversation with New York-based artist Jayoung Yoon.   KS: There’s a lovely connective thread along all of your work—the sculpture, performance, and film. I get a definite sense of ritual and meditation. The work is haunting, particularly the sculpture, as mysterious and ancient artifacts of a culture unknown to me. [READ ►]

Interview: Melanie Vote

by on March 16th 2016

Melanie Vote, Place Like Home (2008-16, oil on linen on panel, 26"x18")

Keith Schweitzer of ART(inter) in conversation with NY-based artist Melanie Vote.   KS: I’ve long admired your fresh take on a rather old fashioned artistic practice: plein air painting. How much of your work is painted outdoors? What is it about plein air painting that appeals to you? MV: For this show at Hionas Gallery [READ ►]

Interview: Lampu Kansanoh

by on February 12th 2016

Lampu Kansanoh My Beloved Assistant Housewife

Keith Schweitzer of ART(inter) in conversation with Thailand-based artist Lampu Kansanoh. I first met Lampu Kansanoh when she visited New York last year. During my recent trip to Thailand, I had an opportunity to meet with her again. Her studio is located southwest of Bangkok in Amphawa, a coconut-tree and canal-lined district in the Samut [READ ►]

View Inside: Kurt Steger

by on December 17th 2015

Kurt Steger Cart

During my most recent visit to Kurt Steger’s Bushwick studio I was accompanied by filmmaker Kai Nottapon Boonprakob. Steger’s studio is neatly arranged, a gallery of artworks and processes. Much of the works from his Urban Structures series of sculptures line one long wall, while a workshop table sits towards the rear of the studio surrounded by [READ ►]

Interview: Arnold Mesches

by on November 21st 2015

Arnold Mesches “Self Portrait 9”

Keith Schweitzer of ART(inter) in conversation with artist Arnold Mesches during his current exhibition Arnold Mesches – 75 Years of Works on Paper, on view at Life on Mars gallery through December 20th, 2015.  KS: You were born in the Bronx but moved away as a child, spending most of your education and early career in California. [READ ►]

Interview: Rebecca Morgan

by on October 25th 2015

Rebecca Morgan Self Portrait Wearing Hat

  Keith Schweitzer of ART(inter) in conversation with artist Rebecca Morgan.   KS: I’d like to talk at length about your ceramic works. I’ve watched them develop over the years, and they’ve become increasingly interesting. But first let’s discuss your drawings, as they seem to be the very essence of all of your work. Would you [READ ►]

Interview: Frank Webster

by on September 18th 2015

Frank Webster in his Brooklyn studio

  Keith Schweitzer of ART(inter) in conversation with Brooklyn-based artist Frank Webster.   KS: You’ve been very busy this year. I saw that you recently had a show in Austria. FW: Yes I had a show in Vienna this past spring with the Austrian painter Fabian Patzak at the Loft 8 Gallery in the newly renovated [READ ►]

Interview: Pavel Acosta

by on June 8th 2013

Pavel Acosta Art Interview

Pavel Acosta’s site-specific artwork, “Wallscape,” was installed directly upon a wall in El Museo del Barrio’s permanent collection gallery. The large scale collage was featured in El Museo’s 2013 biennial exhibition “La Bienal 2013: HERE IS WHERE WE JUMP” . ART (inter)’s Keith Schweitzer leads us in conversation with the artist: KS: You recently installed an artwork [READ ►]