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Peter Williams on George Floyd and Art Not in Isolation
I never felt in isolation; there was a life I needed to address.
Lydia Pettit on Henry Taylor’s “I became . . .”
Overall there was chaos in his figure, strokes sometimes lining up with the form, and sometimes going against the logic of the body.
Lavar Munroe on Folkert De Jong and Expansive Painting
Evidence of deconstructing form and then “healing” those breaks was apparent in the yellow and pink adhesive substrates bleeding through the crevasses of incisions.
Recent Articles
Sean McDonough on Steve DiBenedetto
The piece is an exquisite consciousness enhancer.
Raoul Middleman on Lockdown with Velazquez and Art as Play
Raoul Middleman, Recent sketch The Pandemic has shut down museums and for the time being we've lost that kind of first hand visceral experience we get looking at art. I already miss the oomph and goop of oil paint escaping from the pores of the canvas: brushed,...
Camilla Fallon on the Intimate in Isolation
I thought of the Intimists… and how they make ordinary objects, including cats, absolutely transcendent.
Maria Porges on Looking for the Lodestar
I have everything I need, except the lodestar that has gotten me this far, in a life that has revolved around art.
Anne Harris on Nowinski and Williams: Looking In and Out
These two artists represent my dilemma: private vs. public, personal vs. political.
Peter Williams on George Floyd and Art Not in Isolation
I never felt in isolation; there was a life I needed to address.