Visual Arts

Book Review: “Serious Bidness” — Seriously Deranged

July 27, 2016
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Devotees of modern and contemporary art will find this an inscrutable yet irresistible 72-page book.

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Visual Arts Review: Norman Rockwell Takes On Abstraction

July 15, 2016
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What is so intriguing about “The Connoisseur” is wondering how Rockwell did it.

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Visual Arts Review: Leon Steinmetz — Picturing the Artful Comedy of Commedia dell’Arte

July 14, 2016
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In this splendid exhibition, Leon Steinmetz displays a deep appreciation of the complexity of commedia dell’arte.

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Visual Arts Review: “Splendor, Myth, and Vision: Nudes from the Prado”

July 5, 2016
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Beyond a few superb works, the panorama of flesh proves to be oddly enervating.

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Fuse Visual Arts Feature: “The Woven Arc” at the Cooper Gallery

June 17, 2016
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The premise of this intriguing exhibition of African and African American Art is that the revolution will not be televised, nor is it over.

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Visual Arts Review: “Rodin — Transforming Sculpture” at the Peabody Essex Museum

June 17, 2016
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In the hands of Rodin, the human form was shaped to tell an emotionally and psychologically complex story.

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Visual Art Review: A Pair of Drawing Shows at the Harvard Art Museums

June 9, 2016
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Rembrandt’s casual scratches snap into recognizability with the surprise of stage magic. But there’s no trick, it’s the genuine miracle of talent.

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Visual Arts Feature: The Lower East Side Tenement Museum — History, with Contradictions

April 17, 2016
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The founders of the Tenement Museum would have been pleased to see visitors drawing parallels both with the immigration headlines in the news.

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Visual Arts Review: Cyberarts Presents the Beauty of BioArt

April 15, 2016
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Membrane: Biology and Art is a wonderfully conceived and curated show.

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Arts Remembrance: Architect Zaha Hadid — a Sci-Fi Design Diva — Dies At 65

April 12, 2016
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Zaha Hadid’s futuristic designs will shape the imagination of generations to come.

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