The Eye of the Beholder Annie Lapin’s astonishing canvases take us deep into nature, society, and human perception itself. By John Dorfman Annie Lapin’s paintings are like portals. Step inside, and you find yourself in a disquieting landscape, unfamiliar and … Continue reading
The Call of the Wild An exhibition at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts draws attention to the influence of the Arctic on Jean Paul Riopelle, Canada’s greatest postwar artist. By John Dorfman The history of the fascination of Surrealist … Continue reading
Abstract’s Second Act Feared moribund by the early 1960s, abstract painting continued to be a lively art in the decades that followed, as demonstrated by a wide-ranging exhibition at the Blanton Museum. By John Dorfman Although arguably all art is … Continue reading
Painting al Fresco Never made for sale, plein air oil sketches of the late 18th and early 19th centuries have found an astute and scholarly audience that appreciates their greatness. By Sarah E. Fensom Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote in Emile, his … Continue reading
Ernest Briggs, a California-born New York painter and teacher, charted his own path through abstraction, always exploring and never repeating himself. Featured Images:(Click to Enlarge) The notion of a “second-generation Abstract Expressionist” has entered the vocabulary of art history, but … Continue reading
In Eric Aho’s paintings, we enter a mysterious and powerful realm of nature. Featured Images:(Click to Enlarge) The search for the sublime in nature, pursued by the Romantics in Northern Europe and the Hudson River School in this country, goes … Continue reading
An exhibition devoted to Fairfield Porter’s home in Southampton, N.Y., and the circle of artists and poets who gathered there showcases an atmosphere of inspiration, leisure, and beauty. Featured Images:(Click to Enlarge) In his poem “June 30, 1974,” the poet … Continue reading
As painter, printmaker, and teacher, Leonard Edmondson cultivated the possibilities of abstract modernism. By John Dorfman Featured Images:(Click to Enlarge) “My painting is not art of rebellion but one of discovery and sharing. I have found satisfaction in the spontaneous, … Continue reading
In her wildly energetic paintings, Jackie Saccoccio channels the sublimity of Old Masters and the chaos of 21st-century life. By John Dorfman Featured Images:(Click to Enlarge) In the art of Jackie Saccoccio, it’s as if the souls of the Baroque … Continue reading
Karl Benjamin loved to make rules—and then break them. Continue reading
An exhibition featuring depictions of women from the turn of the 20th century tells many tales. Continue reading
Contemporary Native American painter Tony Abeyta finds emotion in landscape. Continue reading
An exhibition at the Met highlights the career and collections of Tiffany’s great silver designer, Edward C. Moore. Continue reading
Yoshitoshi’s “100 Aspects of the Moon” are revealed in full at the Dayton Art Institute. Continue reading
Jacob Lawrence’s great lost Struggle series is finally reunited and exhibited—and it couldn’t come at a more appropriate time. Continue reading
