Focused on Whitten’s legacy-defining cumulative process, I AM THE OBJECT assembles a mesmerizing selection of works, each its own tiny universe.
Author Archives: Ken Tan
Singapore born, New York based. Likes art, design and culture. Find him on Instagram @kentansg.
Looking Back at One of Mies van Der Rohe’s Most Famous Buildings
On what would have been his 134th birthday, we revisit the architect’s revolutionary design for New York’s Seagram Building, which uplifted the body as well as the spirit.
Yinka Shonibare’s Lady Justice Transcends Geography
With Justice for All — Shonibare’s contribution to Singapore Art Week — the artist represents the multiplicity of voices of a contemporary globalized society.
A Classroom Where the Blue Lives Matter Movement Is the Central Curriculum
The syllabus for American Artist’s imagined police academy includes such titles as The War on Cops and 365 Daily Devotions for Law Enforcement.
The Fantastic Life of Faith Ringgold
An impressive synthesis of influences, along with an obdurate resistance to being told what she can or cannot do, forms the bedrock of Ringgold’s art.
An Art Handler’s Magazine Breaks Down Art World Myths
Clynton Lowry on acknowledging the invisible people of the art world: art handlers and preparators.
Making the Transformative Power of Words Concrete
This exhibition at the Bronx Museum highlights the reciprocal relationship between historical texts and the art they have inspired. This is a conversation that should never end.
The Bewildering Lexicon of Robert Gober
Is Gober taking stock and summing up his life at his latest exhibition at Matthew Marks? If so, he sure is breaking new ground while at it.
The Heavy Light of Christopher Wilmarth’s Drawings and Sculptures
For Wilmarth, light and life were inextricably linked — a connection that shone in his art of steel, glass, and paper.