News
Carrie Mae Weems, Alex Katz, and Mark Bradford Among Recipients of National Medals of Arts
Japanese-American sculptor Ruth Asawa was awarded the honor posthumously.
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Alex Katz’s Love Affair With Maine
The artist has donated over 150 works from his foundation’s collection to the Portland Museum of Art, among other institutions in the state.
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The Single Detail That Changed My Mind About Alex Katz
A little detail in an artwork can reveal that sometimes what is right on the surface can change our understanding of the whole.
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The Intertwined Lives of Artists in a Community in Rural Maine
The artists in Slab City Rendezvous influenced, nurtured, collaborated with, and painted one another, merging into one big happy family.
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The Colors of the Sixties
Spilling Over: Painting in the 1960s at the Whitney Museum expands the common understanding of a pivot point in American art, while basking unapologetically in the pure pleasure of looking.
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Painting According to Art Basel Miami Beach
At Art Basel Miami Beach, if you only look at the art, it’s an affair worth the trip, because if you want to see the newest art made in Saint Petersburg, Vienna, Barcelona, or Berlin, it’s here.
Interview
Beer with a Painter: Alex Katz
“It’s been my most productive summer ever,” Alex Katz declares. “The real work is here, though,” he tells me, unrolling pounce paper to show me his preparatory drawings. “I want to go even bigger,” he says.
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The Prince of New York City
It is easy to forget just how really good a painter Alex Katz can be. This is because he makes everything look so easy and natural.
Opinion
Things We Associate With Pantone's Color of the Year 2013
Pantone's Color of the Year 2013 is… emerald! The company's famed color consultants have come up with the single hue that will define our coming year, and it's a deep, elegant version of green.
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Single Point Perspective: How To Join The Club and Live Happily Ever After
Lichtenstein and Warhol might have been using the same source material, but they were hardly after the same things, as the latter’s subsequent work would quickly make clear.
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An Implied Critique of Sound Bite Society
Rackstraw Downes doesn’t seem like a radical. He is an understated Englishman who paints understated American landscapes. But when you think about how much of modern and contemporary art relies on juxtaposition or exaggeration for effects, Downes’s approach begins to seem downright revolutionary. “M
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Five Works of Art for the Beginning of Summer
This post is an image-only art mix tape of 5 works of contemporary art chosen around the theme of summer. It's my look at the oncoming season through art, specifically inspired by our recent humidity.