Modern Art

The artwork from Alez Katz’s eight-decade career chronicles moments of life as they were and are now. By Lilly Wei Alex Katz turned 95 this past July. That’s hard to believe when looking at the artist and his work since both are characterized by an energy and presence that a 30-year-old might envy. He has…

Perspective is put to the test in the new exhibition Cubism and the Trompe l’Oeil Tradition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. By James D. Balestrieri Cubism, like Trompe l’Oeil painting, with which it is paired in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new exhibition, “Cubism and the Trompe l’Oeil Tradition”, seems like a magic trick,…

The U.S. debut of select Flemish masterworks provide context of the changing culture and society across the 15th through 17th centuries. By Gabriel Almeida An exhibition with artworks of over 300 years, and showing side-by-side paintings of masters like Brueghel, Bosch, Patinir and Rubens, always presents a unique opportunity to reflect on the changes of…

The art of Fanny Sanín has an open-ended quality that allows viewers the freedom to explore the abstract elements. By Rebecca Allan From her inviting, well-ordered studio overlooking upper Manhattan and illuminated by northern light, the painter Fanny Sanín slides open the drawer of a large flat file brimming with decades of work. She locates…

An international exhibition on Henri Matisse spotlights a pivotal and developmental period of the master’s career. By Lilly Wei Henri Matisse is having a moment, it might be said, if this giant of 20th-century art has ever needed one. Still, the innovative installation that re-created The Red Studio (1911) at the Museum of Modern Art…

The importance of the arts in Tudor England is surveyed in a new exhibition at The Met. By James D. Balestrieri In school, Shakespeare sat on the highest literary pedestal. His genius seemed to come from out of the blue, and flourish on a rarified plane all its own. In truth, as “The Tudors: Art…

Edward Hopper’s New York at the Whitney Museum of American Art focuses on the artist’s personal view of the metropolis. By James D. Balestrieri “Edward Hopper’s New York” is the absolute right title for the new exhibition of the American master’s work now on view at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Underscoring every theme…

The life and artwork of German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer is reintroduced to a new generation. By Sarah Bochicchio For at least a century, two words have dominated discussions around Albrecht Dürer’s work: “modern” and “genius.” Dürer is often considered proto-modern in his approach to authenticity, art and celebrity—due to both the technical virtuosity of…

The landscapes and people of Spain were important subjects in the paintings of master artist  John Singer Sargent. By Sarah Bochicchio In a 1908 painting from his time in Majorca, John Singer Sargent depicted yellow pomegranates clustered on a tree. Within the leafy embrace of its branches, several fruits split open, revealing the jewel-like seeds…