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How can we think about art at a time like this? The artist Jacolby Satterwhite, who has survived cancer and lost his mother three years ago, might ask instead, how can we not? The multidisciplinary artist’s practice has long been informed by his most personal experiences, including confronting his own mortality. In an exclusive interview […] More
“Van Eyck. An Optical Revolution”Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) What the museum says: “The exhibition unravels the myths about the artist and considers his technique, his oeuvre and his influence from a fresh perspective… In order to contextualize Van Eyck’s optical revolution, his paintings will be shown alongside works by his most talented contemporaries from Germany, […] More
“Studio 54: Night Magic”Brooklyn Museum What the museum says: “‘Studio 54: Night Magic’ traces the radiant history, social politics, and trailblazing aesthetics of the most iconic nightclub of all time. Behind the velvet rope, partygoers of all backgrounds and lifestyles could come together for nights of music, dazzling lights, and the popular song and dance ‘the […] More
“Raphael and His Circle”National Gallery of Art, Washington DC What the museum says: “Raphael was one of the greatest artistic figures working in the Western classical tradition. To mark the 500th anniversary of his death, the Gallery presents 26 prints and drawings in an intimate installation. These works illustrate how Raphael’s art shaped the standard of […] More
“Treasures of British Art: The Berger Collection”Denver Art Museum What the museums says: “‘Treasures of British Art’ presents 500 years of British cultural history through the stories of its people, captured by the enduring brilliance of artists of the time. The exhibition features devotional images, portraits, landscapes, and sporting scenes by the greatest artists of the […] More
“Monet: Places”Museum Barberini Potsdam What the museum says: “The exhibition ‘Monet: Places’ reveals the strategies pursued by the artist in deciding where to live and what cities to visit. This broad panorama of his oeuvre is illustrated by over 100 exhibits, from his first recorded composition to the famous water lilies painted in his garden […] More
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Or use those lemons, and all the other random stuff you have lying around your house, to make still life photographs. That’s been the motto for many a photographer in this, the age of social distancing. Out of their studios and off the streets, young photogs have trained […] More
What is a photograph, really? Is it simply an image on a two-dimensional surface? What if it could be more? These are some of the questions the Chicago-born artist Barbara Kasten seeks to pose and answer in her complex photographic works, which straddle printmaking, sculpture, and textile combinations. Kasten’s first exposure to art was through a […] More
