Observer Interviews: Michael Hersch and Shane McCrae On ‘and we, each’

and we, each is both fragmentary and deeply lyrical. Photo: James Matthew Daniel Working with the texts of an exciting, exacting poet and a singer-muse who has inspired almost all of his operatic work, composer Michael Hersch probes the infinite distance at the heart of relationships. Two people embrace, their hands and bodies covered in … Read more

Observer Interviews: Michael Hersch and Shane McRae On ‘and we, each’

and we, each is both fragmentary and deeply lyrical. Photo: James Matthew Daniel Working with the texts of an exciting, exacting poet and a singer-muse who has inspired almost all of his operatic work, composer Michael Hersch probes the infinite distance at the heart of relationships. Two people embrace, their hands and bodies covered in … Read more

Observer Arts Interviews: ARCOmadrid Director Maribel López

ARCOmadrid, organized by IFEMA MADRID, celebrates its 44th edition next month. ARCOmadrid As Spain’s premier art fair for more than forty years, ARCOmadrid has played a pivotal role in shaping the country’s contemporary art scene. Founded in 1982 by pioneering gallerist Juana de Aizpuru, the fair emerged just a few years after the end of … Read more

Observer Arts Interviews: Gabriel Orozco

“Gabriel Orozco: Politécnico Nacional” was organized by the artist in close collaboration with curator Briony Fer. GERARDO LANDA ROJANO One of the standout highlights of this year’s Mexico City Art Week was internationally acclaimed artist Gabriel Orozco’s first career survey in decades in his home country. Titled “Politécnico Nacional,” the Museo Jumex exhibition underscores Orozco’s … Read more

Observer Arts Interviews: Sculptor Bosco Sodi

Casa Wabi Sabino, Fundación Casa Wabi’s not-for-profit exhibition space in Mexico City. Photo: Aldo Ayllon Since its opening two years ago, Casa Wabi’s Mexico City venue has become the definitive launchpad for Mexico City Art Week, drawing a crowd with its highly attended Monday morning art brunch. Founded by internationally renowned Mexican artist Bosco Sodi, … Read more