Art
Stage Struck: Marc Chagall's Theatrical Designs
Chagall's dynamic costumes and experimental sets inspire a reconsideration of his entire body of work.
Reviews
Art
Four Bay Area Iconoclasts and Eccentrics
For New Yorkers, the artists Jean Conner, Wally Hedrick, Deborah Remington, Franklin Williams range from little-known and neglected to unknown altogether.
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Totems for a Religion of One
Michelle Segre’s rejection of commodity fetishism and a society that worships shiny surfaces is to be admired because she does it with such verve.
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In Japan, Issei Nishimura Paints the Blues
Nishimura paints, plays music, and enjoys the companionship of his cats, but rarely ventures out.
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The Frozen Gestures of Lynda Benglis
Benglis always carried the painting process into her work, resulting in a visual representation of material in action.
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The International Modernisms of World War I
Ephemera provides an important history lesson, especially for a war that is disappearing from America’s collective memory, but the most affective works in World War I and the Visual Arts are those that convey the pathos of the war experience.
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Michael Landy’s Art of Destruction and Renewal
After destroying everything he owned in 2001, Landy seems to be rushing to fill the vacuum.
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Latin American Artists Wrestle with Identity Politics at Pinta Miami
Pinta Miami, a fair dedicated mainly to Latin American artists, feels true to the city.
Books
Drug Culture: Picturing Pharmaceuticals Since 1850
PhotoRx: Pharmacy in Photography Since 1850 explores a pharmaceutical company's collection of art on drugs.
Art
How Freedom Was Aestheticized During the Cold War
The House of World Cultures' exhibition tells the story of the Congress for Cultural Freedom's use of an aesthetic of freedom, and contextualizes the lasting legacy of modernism within the geopolitical power struggles of the Cold War.
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Entering Two Painters’ Visions of Home
In Home Work, Ann Toebbe and Sarah McEneaney posit two different visions of middle-class domestic space.
Books
The Utopian Leisure of Soviet Sanatoriums
Unlike Westerners, Soviets preferred to vacation at sanatoriums, which were modernist structures infused with a sense of utopia.