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 ►]
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 ►]
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 ►]
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 ►]
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 ►]
