April, 2014 - Art & Antiques Magazine

Keeping It Real

By Sarah E. Fensom | April 30, 2014

Richard Merkin, Gertrude and George, 1979, pastel;

Works from the Sara Roby Foundation Collection, now on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, broaden the definition of American realism.

Crystallizing an Idea

By John Dorfman | April 13, 2014

John Wood, Blue Cut Cube, 2014, 10 x 15 x 10 inches.;

Helped by new technologies, today’s glass artists are pushing this ancient medium beyond its traditional boundaries.

Shape-Shifter

By Art & Antiques Magazine | April 13, 2014

Sigmar Polke, Untitled (Rorschach), c. 1999, colored ink in bound notebook, 192 pages;

Sigmar Polke, one of postwar Germany’s most important artists, had a penchant for mystery.