Doug Harvey in the LA Weekly: �One of the most pronounced symptoms of the wide-scale institutionalization of artistic practice has been the rise of curatorial […]
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Churches draw on the spiritual inspiration of contemporary artists
Valerie Gladstone points out in the NYTimes Travel section: “As a wave of contemporary art installations is being unveiled in cathedrals, churches and chapels across […]
Karen Kilimnik’s Philadelphia salon
Dorothy Spears in the NYTimes: “When Robert Wuilfe, curator of Landmarks Contemporary Projects in Philadelphia, learned of Karen Kilimnik’s interest in creating a site-specific installation […]
Mass-produced paintings at Urban Outfitters for $39.99
Cassandra Neyenesch in The Brooklyn Rail: “Mass-produced canvases for sale at Urban Outfitters, though of course decorative, offer a pointed commentary about the way art […]
Venice Biennale: serious and smart
Kim Levin in The Brooklyn Rail: “So many skulls, tibia, ribcages, soldiers in uniform, mortally wounded dolls, and flocks of birds morphing into missiles or […]
Painter Tony Shore awarded Baltimore’s $25,000 Sondheim Prize
Baltimore Sun art critic Glenn McNatt reports that Tony Shore, whose portraits of family and friends painted on black velvet capture the poignant and gritty […]
Torture survivor depicts Khmer Rouge’s murderous legacy
Sopheng Cheang in The Irrawaddy: “The Khmer Rouge’s murderous legacy has been depicted in art by a survivor of an infamous torture center run by […]
NYTimes Friday art reviews
Milton Avery watercolors and Sarah Peters drawings are reviewed in the NYTimes today. Roberta Smith on Sarah Peters: �In her first solo show, Sarah Peters […]
Denver hosts first exhibition from the Clyfford Still estate
Kyle MacMillan in The Denver Post reports: �Denver was chosen in 2004 as the repository for the Clyfford Still estate and future home of a […]
Abstract painting in NYC: two group shows open tonight
“Late Liberties,” John Connelly Presents625 West 27th Street, 212-337-9563; July 12 – August 24, 2007Late Liberties is organized by artist and curator Augusto Arbizo in […]
Pre-digital perspective
Roderick Conway Morris writes in the International Herald Tribune: �For most of his career Piero della Francesca pursued painting and mathematics with equal success. In […]
Watching Nightwatch
Nightwatching, a Peter Greenaway film that explores the circumstances around Rembrandt’s creation of his famed painting The Nightwatch, will join the lineup at the Toronto […]
Rezoning leaves artists in the lurch…again
Andrew Lightman in the Patriot Ledger tells the all-too-familiar story of artists being kicked out of their studios in Massachusetts: �The art colony came to […]
Richard Long’s muddy markmaking
In the Guardian, Adrian Searle visits Richard Long�s show at the Scottish National Galllery of Modern Art: �Lately, Long has begun drawing, not on walls […]
Julian Schnabel nominated for Gucci filmmaking award
In Variety, Nick Vivarelli reports: �Julian Schnabel is among the nominees announced by the Gucci Group and the Venice Film Festival for the Gucci Group […]
