Visual Arts
Visual Arts Book Review: “Florine Stettheimer: A Biography” — One of American Art’s Greatest Enigmas
The volume’s overarching goal is to restore Florine Stettheimer to what the biographer sees as her rightful reputation as one of the great American artists of the 20th century.
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Ashley Bryan was a remarkable artist and legendary figure in Maine and New York who passed away at the beginning of February.
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The strength of Robert Freeman’s Black figures, even as they endure humiliation or violence, remains a prominent element in his vision.
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Seeing Eleanor Antin’s 100 Boots all in one place is exciting — this work of “postal art” is still explosive. Fred Sandback’s minimalist pieces offer a quiet contrast.
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Yto Barrada’s intent in this show is not to warn about environmental catastrophe so much as to explore where culture and the natural world meet.
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Can somebody tell me, tell me please, why there’s suddenly such a profusion, a torrent… almost a glut, of significant art history books entering the marketplace right about now? Read More
Both of these exhibits are examples of the artist as a 21st century shaman — a prophetic, as well as a creative, force.
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The social message of Generations is powerful and clear: it is time to be AWAKE + OUTRAGED.
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Clearer heads conclude that there will be plenty of cultural space for both physical art and this highly monetized new digital art.
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Visual Arts Commentary: Reordering Design Priorities Through Biometric Research
The cognitive architecture approach espoused by the Human Architecture and Planning Institute is applying a welcome new paradigm that responds in a fresh way to the built environment.
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