Prachakul paints friends and acquaintances who, like the artist, are part of the Asian diaspora.
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The Independent Spirit of Herbert Gentry
Gentry was one of a number of Black artists who had to navigate the art world’s demand to emphasize their racial identity in the “right” way.
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Esther Pearl Watson Channels Strange Pandemic Life in 100 Paintings
The artist describes each small painting, created in the style of the ex-voto, as a sign of resilience.
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Melancholy in Black and Neon
Mary Weatherford’s new paintings confront us with a sense of place, a remembered moment, a hidden story.
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Judit Reigl’s Corporeal Presence
Legend has it that no one took notice of Jackson Pollock’s first exhibitions in Paris, but an anonymous Hungarian immigrant named Judit Reigl did.
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A Surreal Portrait of Solitude and Isolation During 2020
Running like a red thread through Marcel Alcalá’s paintings and ceramics is a quiet foreboding, winding along the ocean floor of the subconscious.
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Uncanny Paintings Tell a Story of This Year’s Unease
Lauren Satlowski’s paintings reflect the angst and solitude of the present moment, while thankfully leaving out any mention of face masks.
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A Painter’s Sincere Affection for the Heart Ideogram
Linda Stark lends serious attention to the heart symbol, which, like most symbols associated with women and femininity, is easily dismissed and oft-overlooked.
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A Painter’s Belief in Painting
Michael Berryhill sees painting as an “amazing place” where the miraculous can still occur.
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Cecily Brown Crashes the House of Churchill
What will she make of the fabled greatness of the English past?
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The Profound and Alluring Mystique of Luchita Hurtado
With its emphasis on never-before-seen painting and drawings, Luchita Hurtado. Together Forever. reveals the artist’s progressively sensual and abstract representations of the body, pushing the viewer to look much closer.
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At 96 Years Old, Richard Mayhew Is Still Painting Transportive “Mindscapes”
The American painter was a member of the legendary artist group Spiral and continues to make art every day in his studio in Santa Cruz.