Ronen Zien: Walking Into

Ronen Zien was born in Israel to a Syrian Druze family. His work was recently showed at the Museum of Art in Tel Aviv and it was quite moving. Titled Walking Into, the body of work features a series of photographs both old and new, some manipulated, that explore the themes of displacement and the reunification of family. It is a fitting body of work that touches on the political climate in the Middle East. Ronen Zien figures in his photographs as a means to connect with his family history. He walks into his photographs, specifically in Walking Into, and attempts to experience the life that his family lived at a time of political turmoil and separation. His work focuses on the Syrian-Israeli border which separates his family into two. Not able to visit he seeks to find solace through revisiting old memories of his past through old photographs and new ones too. Ultimately, he wants to question what is possible, what is not and what is imagined.

1 My father and mother, 2019

2 Green Screen, 2024

 

3 Khan al Akhdar No.1, 2017

4 Green Roofs, 2019

5 Ronen-Zien, Walking Into, 2024

6 Sacred Landscape Land art, 2021

7 Family album, 1990's

8 Faded Memory No.3, 2021

9 Faded Memory No.2, 2021

10 Intense Memory, 2021

11 Ronen_Zien_Interception, 2024

The Armory Show 2025

I am back from vacation and the art fair calendar is in full swing. I decided to focus on The Armory Show first because I always find it impressive. This year was no different. I particularly liked Amina Rezki's painting with its figure's poignant expression and humorous placement of the apple. It's a great study of contrasts and the colours perform a harmonious balance. The last photograph by Baldwin Lee, Boyle, Mississippi, also displays a brilliance of contrast juxtaposed against the poverty of the South. Its characters come out strong however and what we see is more than just the realities in America; we see integrity in full force.

1 Amina Rezki, Untitled, 2024, Moroccan

2 Suzy Murphy, Red Farm House, 2025, English

3 Maria Berrio, Puzzle Women, 2025, Colombian

4 Anouk Lamm Anouk, Human Feline No.4, 2024, Austrian

5 Daniel Arsham, Labyrinth and the Papaya, 2025, American

6 Matias Salgado, Funky self portraits, 2025, Argentine

7 Hue Thi Hoffmaster, Your Presence no. 11, 2025, Vietnamese American

8 Pat Passlof, Hamlets MIll No.48, 2000, American

9 Terron Cooper Sorrells, Birth of Venus, 2025, American

10 Tania Franco Klein, Valley, 2019, Mexican

11 Mona Ardeleanu, BRUNO, 2023, German

12 John Sonsini, Francisco and Oscar, 2024, American

13 Henry Glavin, Bay Ridge Fire Escape, 2025, American

14 Beverly McIver, Good Thoughts, 2024, American

15 Ryan Cosbert, The Weight of Passage, 2025, American

16 Marilyn Minter, Hell Mouth, 2025, American

17 Katsura Funakoshi, DR0131, 2001, Japanese

18 Tim Braden, Yellowstone, 2025, British

19 Tia Keobounpheng, Threads No.25, 2025

20 Monica Kim Garza, Tying Right Shoe, 2025, American

21 Rachel Mica Weiss, Vernal Twilight III, 2025, American

22 Michael Gregory, Pale White Curtain, 2022, American

23 Tesfaye Urgessa, Untitled, 2025, Ethiopian

24 Baldwin Lee, Boyle, Mississippi, 1985, American

Intersect Aspen 2025

1 Cig Harvey, Frozen Apples, 2018, British

2 Regina Saura, Cami Perdut, 2023, Spanish

3 Jayne Cooper, Sylvia, 2025

4 Craig Cameron Mackintosh, Evergreen, 2025, South African

5 Asaf Gam Hacohen, Mirage, 2017, Israeli

6 Julie Sthorez, Portrait de M, 2025, French

7 Ethan Murrow, Harvest Clock, 2021, American

8 Larissa Wild, Mountain Journey 11, 2025, Australian American

9 Michael Stipe, Winston, 2013

10 Vera Arutyunyan, Free Will, 2012

Seattle Art Fair 2025

1 Julien Lischka, Ocean Ln, 2025, French

2 Carrie Goller, Bernadette, 2025

 3 barry johnson, Somewhere to be Someone, 2025

4 Michael Schultheis, Reflections on Fibonacci, 2025, American

5 Kate Lewis, Seaside with Plants, 2025, American

6 Lucyna Perpek, Arezzo 1, 2025, Polish

7 Laurie Barmore, Reach, 2023, American

8 Emma Framson, Golden State, 2022

9 Hiroshi Sato, Window by the Water, 2025, Japanese

10 Kiyoka Yamagata, Mezzopiano, 2025, Japanese