Ann Liv Young

Michael Robinson

[RS Gallery] • One of the most subversive choreographers of her generation, Ann Liv Young freely mixes signals from fairytales, and pop culture to explore systems of control and dominance. "I don't understand the term 'artist' completely," she says. "I make what I make because of my history and the things I've been through. If that is an 'artist' then so be it." (more)

Floria Sigismondi

Michael Robinson

[RS Gallery] • Using images derived from hallucinatory dream-states, Floria Sigismondi blends it all in a theatrical and poetic manner for both the commercial and art worlds. "In order to find ourselves," she says, "we must destroy ourselves." (more)

Sculptures You Can Feel: A Talk with Kate Raudenbush

Michael Robinson

[RS Gallery] • Kate Raudenbush's massive Burning Man sculptures are reliably among the festival's most evocative and dramatic. "[People] would sit for hours up above the playa," she recalls, "reclining languorously in the air in the curve of the giant lotus petals lit by the amber glow of the mirrored seed-pod." (more)

Plain, Simple and Useful: A Chat with Sir Terence Conran

Michael Robinson

[RS Gallery] • For 50 years, Terrence Conran has been at the forefront of British design. In 1964 he opened the first Habitat shop in London's Chelsea. His influence extends into architecture and interior design. In 2005 he was named the most influential restaurateur in the UK. "I try to design products that make people's lives easier." (more)

Paint into Words

Michael Robinson

[RS Gallery] • Visionary artist Alex Grey discusses the personal transformations that have shaped his work, and the evolution of consciousness that is shaping the human spirit. "My intention," he says, "is to plant a seed of liberation in the mindstream of the viewer." (more)

Inside Noah Hilsenrad's Sketchbook

Michael Robinson

[RS Gallery] • Pop Art meets tattoos meet wonderfully energized creatures in the sketches and paintings of Noah Hilsenrad, whose love for comics genius Jack "King" Kirby refuses to be denied. (more)

Andres Amador

Michael Robinson

[RS Gallery] • The origin of my art was movement and dance. I was working with a staff lit with fire at the ends; dancing with it brought my first real experience of 'energy' and the patterns that energy movement takes—there's no denying the energy of a heavy length of fast moving flaming wood.

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Peripheral Media Projects

Michael Robinson

[RS Gallery] • Peripheral Media Projects (PMP) is a collective of creators, designers, printers, musicians, street artists and activists committed to promoting awareness and social transformation through diverse modes of creativity and collaboration. Reality Sandwich finds out what drives their work and guides their hearts.

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Universus

Michael Robinson

[RS Gallery Feature] • Universus is a set of glyphs of a pyromantic nature, set-up to be used as a language for an inner dialogue. It has no phonetical equivalent, but does contain a numerical counterpart. It is meant as a meditation device for people that use alphabets in their day-to-day communications. (more)

C. Taylor Cruthers

Michael Robinson

[RS Gallery Feature] • C. Taylor Cruthers is one of the most interesting lensmen currently capturing the heart and soul of rock 'n roll. His personal quote: "I'd rather be lucky than good."

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Daniel Safer and Witness Relocation

Michael Robinson

[RS Gallery Feature] • Daniel Safer's work with Witness Relocation has been called everything from "breathtaking" to "a jackboot in the face."  Starting in 2004, Witness Relocation engaged in a two-year residency at the renowned Patravadi Theater in Bangkok, Thailand, which radically altered their work. From the collision of different artistic and cultural perspectives and the intensive sharing of techniques and training methods, a unique, interdisciplinary vocabulary began to take shape, combining elements of Eastern and Western performance, dance, theater, and installation art.(more)

Shen Wei Dance Arts

Michael Robinson

[RS Gallery Feature] • The Shen Wei Dance Arts paint scenes in your mind through wonderfully abstract movement. Each work develops an original physical vocabulary based on movement research. The choreography, at turns representational and abstract, incorporates Eastern and Western aesthetics and strong scenic elements to create a painterly, hybridic mise-en-scene. (more)