Art
Two Artists Seek Out the Ancient Wisdom of Trees
Tiffany Shlain and Ken Goldberg pay homage to the ongoing human quest for knowledge by documenting its evolution through timelines inscribed in fallen tree fragments.
Reviews
Art
Penny Siopis’s “Poetics of Vulnerability”
Siopis’s practice draws on many theoretical currents, but concept is not allowed to dominate matter or empty it of its tactile, sensuous appeal and, often, horror.
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Judy Pfaff’s Garden of Unearthly Delights
At Wave Hill, the artist presents a teeming world of natural and artificial abundance.
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The Industrialization of the Hudson River in Art
For every idyllic image of the Hudson River Valley in Shifting Shorelines, there are many others in which human industry intrudes upon the view.
Book Review
A Turn-of-the-Millennium Künstlerroman
One of the great joys of Endpapers is how author Jennifer Savran Kelly folds the search for artistic and gender identity into the elements of the book form.
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Vivian Suter’s Paintings Breathe With Life
The fluidity of Suter's approach to painting and mark-making conveys an ecological sensitivity to the interconnections between people and place.
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Artists Unearth Universes in Caltech’s Archives
The artists in Crossing Over were inspired by a century of monumental discoveries from the scientists who have made Caltech one of the world’s most elite research institutions.
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The Larger-Than-Life Art of Tamara de Lempicka
Marrying synthetic Cubism with 16th-century Italian Mannerism and the sensuality of Jean-Dominique Ingres, the artist's work and life seem made for the silver screen.
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Whitfield Lovell Quarries Black Histories
Across installations, paintings, and drawings, the artist searches for community and ancestries.
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Visions of a Future Past
Architect Paul Rudolph’s unbuilt projects live on as unborn dreams, specters of progress that, even when confined to vellum, widen our vision.
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An Emotional Journey Through Tracey Emin’s Art
Emin accomplishes what any great artist must do — turn the sacrificing of privacy into the spark of human connectivity.
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Maura Brewer Pulls Back the Curtain on Art Investors
The Los Angeles artist examines the contemporary phenomenon of art as asset class by focusing on the financial dealings of a billionaire investor and MoMA trustee.