Art museums are often seen as a reflection of the society/community in which they exist. This interdependence has many aspects. If it is a collecting museum, the values of the community in which the institution resides can be informed and reinforced by the objects the museum chooses to collect. MaintainingRead More →
“Wow, what a beautiful piece of art you have there on the fireplace. Who’s the sculptor? Gormley? Kapoor? Koons?” You smile, press a few buttons and soothing, jazzy music starts playing from the “sculpture” they admired “Bowers & Wilkins”, you answer, to the great dismay of your guests. If youRead More →
I can’t remember what social media platform I was on when I first saw Pat Boas’ installation of wallpapers and paintings. The work is at Oregon Contemporary as part of the exhibition “Hallie Ford Fellows in the Visual Arts 2017 -2019”. Yet the moment I saw the abstract patterned wallpaperRead More →
Artist Terry Bradley said it was an “incredible honour” to have one of his iconic Dockers pieces featured in Sir Kenneth Branagh’s seven-time Oscar-nominated film Belfast. a huge mural depicting the North Belfast man’s Docker’s Rest at Hickson’s Point, Titanic Belfast, appears at the start of the film, recreated inRead More →
By Claire Crittendon & Rachel Shepard – Co-editor and editor-in-chief Less than 10 minutes from Lasell is Frida Kahlo’s sketchbook in the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University. With free entry, a simple online reservation system, and the presentation of a vaccination card, visitors can access each wing and seeRead More →
Kurt Cobain at MTV’s Live and Loud, Pier 63, Seattle WA, December 13, 19931993 printed 2010color photographyAlice WheelerAmerican, born in 196127 x 40.5 in.Gift of Clinton T. Willour in honor of Greg Kucera and Larry Yocom.Courtesy of Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle.© Alice Wheeler Before leaving for the opening of kurtRead More →
Click to enlarge Pamela Polston ©️ Seven days On the wall, from left: “Portrait #158” by Charles Lysogorski, small untitled portraits and “Condor” by Ann Young, and “Study in Blue Light” by August Burns. Front: “Voices”Read More →
“Flowers 1-12”, eteam (Franziska Lamprecht and Hajoe Moderegger), 12 channel video, 2020 In this hyper-connected digital age, the multidimensionality of video seems to play an increasingly dynamic role in our perception of reality, especially in theRead More →
Urban construction sites have a longstanding (and often ignored) ban on affixing advertisements and leaflets to the temporary construction barriers and plywood barricades surrounding them. This ban usually boils down to the simple directive, POST NO BILLS. In his latest exhibition at the Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center in Worthington,Read More →
What could a house on fire, a silhouette of a pumpkin and a hypnotic spiral have in common in a gallery? These amusing elements find root not just as occult curiosities, but as seminal tropes in twelve new paintings by Portland-based painter Olivia Faith Harwood. Currently playing on Fuller RosenRead More →
Back in the stunned wake of September 11, 2001, Graydon Carter, then editor of Vanity Fair, was lambasted for declaring “the end of the age of irony.” His argument was that after such an inconceivable and profound tragedy, flippancy and snark were no longer acceptable. More than two decades later,Read More →
DANCE: Drawn from within, ‘Unveiled’ touches the soul Katakali Jana | Published on 19.02.22, 00:36 As dancer-choreographer Srijaini Ghosh (pictured, left) chose to assert her individuality while forging connections between epic, legend and her own classical training, one experienced the exquisite joy of watching a visceral performance which looked likeRead More →
A New York loft with fancy design features has been touted as a ‘work of art’ – with a rarefied price tag of $5.4 million. This sculptural Soho apartment has just hit the market for the first time in a quarter of a century. And, thanks to the abundance ofRead More →
Klimt’s “The Kiss” inspired new artistic styles by referencing older works Creative Commons “The Kiss” by Klimt is a painting from the beginning of the 20th century. “The Kiss” by Austrian artist Gustav Klimt – an oil painting on canvas with gold, platinum and silver leaf accents – depicts aRead More →
The Berger family has owned Palms Trading Company for 90 years. Guy Berger is the current owner and says his passion is to share Native American art with his customers. Yesterday they lost nearly $75,000 worth of native art. However, what hurts them the most is not the money. “ItRead More →
IN 2020, as an in-demand muralist, Lakwena Maciver (Features, August 28, 2020) created large-scale paintings on two public basketball courts in Martin Luther King Jr. Park, Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Working with the main forms of the components of the court, its bold and vibrant design combines geometric patterns with acidRead More →
Lea Gray has been making beautiful paper flowers for over nine years. All of his creativity, paper folding experiments and appreciation for nature are now on display at the Franklin Park Conservatory in his collection titled ‘Bringing respect to nature: an exploration of paper plants‘. All the pieces presented inRead More →
COLORADO SPRINGS – The Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services is seeking an artist to create a permanent outdoor art installation in Panorama Park. Panorama is currently undergoing the largest neighborhood park renovation in the city’s history, and the desired artwork would be incorporated into the park’s new design.Read More →
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services is seeking an artist to create a permanent outdoor art installation at Panorama Park, located in southeast Colorado Springs. The artwork will be integrated into the new design of the park. “Through a collaborative design process with the community, we seek toRead More →
“Sculpture 1” by Kenn Hetzel is on display at “Thinking Large, Working Small” at Summit Artspace. The process of creating art is often one of the greatest mysteries for anyone studying the work of a particular artist. The who, where, when, why and how of artistic creation can be elusiveRead More →
Kevin Lambson’s artwork is on display at the Dolores Public Library Kevin Lambson’s art is on display at the Dolores Public Library until the end of the month. (Kala Parkinson/The Journal) “Wow, this art is amazing,” Kevin Lambson joked as he strolled through the glass-enclosed gallery of the Dolores PublicRead More →
Kevin Lambson’s artwork is on display at the Dolores Public Library Kevin Lambson’s art is on display at the Dolores Public Library until the end of the month. (Kala Parkinson/The Journal) “Wow, this art is amazing,” Kevin Lambson joked as he strolled through the glass-enclosed gallery of the Dolores PublicRead More →
Like a ghost from a past life, the short film by Jen LaMastra Reduce by half seems to rise from the depths to haunt both viewer and subject. Barely visible in the midday sun, the film swings between scenes of a woman in a large royal dress walking slowly throughRead More →
By day, Matthew Martelli is the water facilities administrator for the Revere Water and Sewer Department. But when he returns home, he becomes award-winning artist and oil painter Matthew Martelli. Residents and historians can view Martelli’s latest creation at Revere City Hall: a stunning oil painting of Abraham Lincoln, 16thRead More →
Click to enlarge Catherine Opie, Courtesy Regen Projects, Los Angeles and Lehmann Maupin, New York, Hong Kong and Seoul “Untitled #9 (Swamps)” Since the time Catherine Opie asked for and received aRead More →
“The task of perception is to pulverize the world, but also to spiritualize its dust.” -Gilles Deleuze, The Fold: Leibniz and the Baroque This passage, highlighted in the gallery notes accompanying Catalina Ouyang’s current exhibition three betrayalsserves as an excellent point of reference for navigating Ouyang’s rich and fragmentary works.Read More →
In August 2021, the Everett City Council developed a land recognition in partnership with the Tulalip Tribes. It is now read at the start of all council meetings. This is read at the start of every Everett City Council meeting. Click to enlarge. At their Wednesday meeting, board members willRead More →
It’s hard to know whether or not one should recommend an episode of a television program that features an unredacted screening of Martin Creed’s Sick Film – a film of sick people. For what it’s worth, I gagged and looked away. Personally, I’d rather watch Question Time 2015-2021, Peter Jackson’sRead More →
by James Kroner Twilight half-life (SF) depicts a rainy city street just before dark. Gray tones dominate the oil painting on panel. The colored spots represent the light produced by humans: emitted by a bus, cars, street lamps and street signals. Our view is from the middle of the street.Read More →