Sculpture

From its beginnings to Abstract Expressionism and beyond, the work of James Brooks is reassessed at the Parrish Art Museum by Lilly Wei While James Brooks was one of the pioneering first-wave Abstract Expressionists who settled in the South Fork of Long Island long before it became synonymous with the “One Percent,” he is now…

Lavinia Fontana, a Bolognese painter of the Cinquecento, broke barriers for women artists all while demonstrating extraordinary talent by Ashley Busby An exhibition at the National Gallery of Ireland, “Lavinia Fontana: Trailblazer, Rule Breaker” (on view through August 27th), highlights the groundbreaking achievements of a lesser-known, late Cinquecento painter from Bologna.  To be certain, Fontana…

A New Exhibition at the Muskegon Museum of Art Reexamines American Painting as It Confronted the Modern World and Modern Art by James D. Balestrieri After having a glance at the images of the artworks on the pages of this essay, you would be forgiven for flipping back to the title of the featured exhibition,…

With roots in the School of Paris, John Ferren helped define Abstract Expressionism, while finding his own reality By William Corwin Jimmy Stewart’s sleeping face turns blue, then flickers purple; he awakens and his eyes open; his face dissolves into a bouquet of roses, which in turn flutters away into a deconstructed assemblage of animated…

In an exhibition that considers the effect of shifting societal norms on the lives and legacies of working artists, the world of Paul Wonner and Theophilus Brown is revisited by Lilly Wei   The sympathetic black and white photo that appears in the opening pages of the hefty, generously illustrated, informative catalogue that accompanies the…

Exhibition Offers Bounty of Artifacts from Medieval Europe to Define Links Between the Artist and the Natural World—Even in the 21st Century by James D. Balestrieri If earth, air, fire, and water are the ancient alchemical elements of the universe, the elements of art—art before the computer, anyway—are wood, plants, clay, stone, minerals, and metals….

A New Exhibition at the Whitney Museum Explores Questions of Identity and Tradition Through Works of Jaune Quick-to-See Smith By Scarlet Cheng The new exhibition “Jaune Quick-to-See Smith: Memory Map,” which just opened at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York (through August 13, 2023), is a landmark in so many ways.  With…

“Edmondo Bacci: Energy and Light” Lands in Venice for Visit to Peggy Guggenheim Collection’s Orbit By William Corwin Much to the consternation of the Poles and their star astronomer Copernicus, because of Galileo, the Italians have long been credited with the discovery of the idea of outer space.  This national fascination with astronomy, as well…

“The Art of Louis Comfort Tiffany” Exhibition at Roanoke’s Taubman Museum of Art Highlights Tiffany’s Expansive Creative Powers By James D. Balestrieri Louis Comfort Tiffany’s father, Charles Lewis Tiffany, was one of the co-founders of Tiffany & Co., a name we still associate the with finest decorative arts, silver, jewelry, and glass. But son Louis…