An enormous exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art examines the many dimensions of Mexican Modernism. Continue reading
Defining Modernity
Modern Art
Features From Previous Issues
The Return of Walter Quirt
An important American painter, nearly forgotten for decades, is being rediscovered. Continue reading
One California Painter
The Laguna Art Museum puts some 70 works by the Ukrainian-born, California-based artist Peter Krasnow. Continue reading
Birth of the Modern
Intended as interior design for the “common man,” so-called Biedermeier style turned out to be uncommonly prescient. Continue reading
Language of Light
A Guggenheim retrospective of László Moholy-Nagy examines the full breadth of the Bauhaus artist’s oeuvre. Continue reading
The Collector
Claudio Bravo used Old Master-inspired techniques to create a modern and very personal body of work in which the roles of artist and collector seem to merge. Continue reading
Morris Graves: The Zen of Painting
Morris Graves’ mystical art is on view at LACMA Continue reading
Out of This World
Four decades before Sputnik, Soviet avant-garde artists envisioned the conquest of space. Continue reading
Oswaldo Vigas: Worthy Proponent
As modernism evolved, the Venezuelan artist Oswaldo Vigas was its messenger and champion in Latin America. Continue reading
Japanese Printmaking: New Impressions
In the early 20th century, Japanese artists reimagined traditional printmaking for the modern age, as revealed in a show at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Continue reading