LONDON.- Stuart Cumberland is a great painter. However, as brilliant as he may be, a good painter is like a fluent speaker of an obscure language, on holiday in the U.S. Ultimately someone’s going to ask “D’ya speak English?”. If communication req…
Exceptional Drawing by Francisco de Goya y Lucientes to Be Offered at Christie’s
LONDON.- Christie’s will offer a drawing made by Francisco de Goya y Lucientes at its Old Master & Early British Drawings & Watercolours sale on July 5. This enchanting drawing was numbered by Goya himself as sheet 37 of an unbound series of pages, com…
First Major European Retrospective of Brazilian Artist Anna Maria Maiolino at Malmo Konsthal
MALMO.- Malmö Konsthall presents the first major European retrospective of Brazilian artist Anna Maria Maiolino (b. 1942). Maiolino’s complex works have developed through a variety of media: poetry, woodcuts, photography, film, performance, sculp…
Within the Revolution, Everyone
By Alexander Nixon, MA
NEW YORK, NY.- A naked woman covered in white make-up crouches on the floor after having hacked off her own head with a samurai sword. This powerful image by Cuban painter Rocío García, whose three-part interview for the Cuban …
29th Sao Paulo Biennial Opens in Brazil
SAO PAULO.- Organized by Fundação Bienal de São Paulo, the 29th edition of the São Paulo Biennial is rooted in the idea that it is impossible to separate art from politics. By procedures and means that are distinctive to it, art constantly question…
Art of the 1980s: A Düsseldorf Perspective at Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen
DUSSELDORF.- The exhibition “Auswertung der Flugdaten” throws a spotlight on the art of the 1980s from a Düsseldorf perspective. Featured are works by 10 internationally recognized artists who emerged from the milieu of the Düsseldorf Art A…
Art of the 1980s: A Düsseldorf Perspective at Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen
DUSSELDORF.- The exhibition “Auswertung der Flugdaten” throws a spotlight on the art of the 1980s from a Düsseldorf perspective. Featured are works by 10 internationally recognized artists who emerged from the milieu of the Düsseldorf Art A…
Nevada Museum of Art Opens Fletcher Benton: The Artist’s Studio
RENO.- Fletcher Benton: The Artist’s Studio explores the unique attitudes and methods that Benton, a world-renowned kinetic and constructivist sculptor, applies to his work. This experiential and interactive exhibition looks at the inspirations, p…
London Show Explores Skin as Human Body’s Frontier
LONDON (REUTERS).- “Visitors may find some images in this exhibition disturbing,” reads a sign at the entrance to the Wellcome Collection’s latest exhibition: “Skin.” “Skin” tracks attitudes toward the human body’s largest organ since the 15th century …
London Show Explores Skin as Human Body’s Frontier
LONDON (REUTERS).- “Visitors may find some images in this exhibition disturbing,” reads a sign at the entrance to the Wellcome Collection’s latest exhibition: “Skin.” “Skin” tracks attitudes toward the human body’s largest organ since the 15th century …