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Williams College Museum of Art

Visual Art Review: The Enigma of Sol LeWitt

Strict Beauty: Sol LeWitt Prints is a compelling opportunity for immersion in an important aspect of the artist’s work

By: Charles Giuliano Filed Under: Featured, Review, Visual Arts Tagged: Charles Giuliano, Sol LeWitt, Strict Beauty: Sol LeWitt Prints, Williams College Museum of Art

Visual Arts Review: “Landmarks” at Williams College Museum of Art — Losing Your Way

The Ruskinian mantra of “truth to nature” was eventually upended by the development of digital imagery and the agile manipulations of Photoshop.

By: Charles Giuliano Filed Under: Featured, Review, Uncategorized, Visual Arts Tagged: Charles Giuliano, Horace Ballard, Landmarks, Photography, Williams College Museum of Art

Visual Arts Review: “Andy Warhol by the Book” — How to Read the King of Pop Art

The strong connections between Andy Warhol’s early drawings and his later Pop-pieces become clear as you walk through the exhibition.

By: Arts Fuse Editor Filed Under: Featured, Review, Visual Arts Tagged: Andy Warhol by the Book, Andy-Warhol, Anthony Merino, Williams College Museum of Art

Visual Arts Review: Franz West — The Enduring Pleasures of Jaunty Anarchism

At its best, the playful absurdity of Franz West’s work seduces the viewer.

By: Anthony Merino Filed Under: Featured, Review, Visual Arts Tagged: Anthony Merino, Dada, Franz West, Hall Collection, Williams College Museum of Art

Coming Attractions at Museums: March 2011

Highlights this month in museums around New England include an exhibition of poetic and playful furniture, photographs and videos that radically rethink how a museum should treat art objects, and a show featuring an African artist who specializes in large, shimmering sculptures composed of recycled liquor bottle tops. By Peter Walsh. The van Otterloo Collection, […]

By: Peter Walsh Filed Under: Coming Attractions, Visual Arts Tagged: Bennington Collects, Bennington Museum, Currier Museum of Art, Davis Museum and Cultural Center, El Anatusi, Jon Brooks, Labeltalk 2011: Art of the Ancient World, Marianne Mueller, PEM, The van Otterloo Collection, Wellesley College, Williams College Museum of Art

Culture Vulture at the Williams College Museum of Art

Almost every visit to the WCMA has piqued my interest so strongly that I’ve often gone straight to the internet or library to read more about what I’ve seen. Edward Steichen’s 1914 photograph “Heavy Roses” by Helen Epstein The Williams College Museum of Art, set back from Williamstown’s main drag and almost indistinguishable from other […]

By: Helen Epstein Filed Under: Featured, Visual Arts Tagged: Bershires, Culture Vulture, Edward Steichen, Maurice Prendergast, Ralph Lleberman, Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown

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