To say that Pietrasanta resembles the Vatican sounds—and indeed is—absurd. But consider this: Pietrasanta, like the Vatican, is a small community that stands at a distinct remove from the rest of the world. Yet Pietrasanta is—again like the Vatican—the center of an empire that spans every continent of the globe.
Sculpture Space: Celebrating 30 Years
Although Utica, New York, seems an unlikely place for a utopian-style artist residency, it is nonetheless home to Sculpture Space, a unique urban retreat for those interested in working in three dimensions. While most residencies are founded in the belief that a rural setting far from the din and distractions of city life provides the
Mel Kendrick: Extended Time
The sculptures of Mel Kendrick are remarkably various: they twist and rotate and pulse as engaging experiments in positive and negative space. From the start of his career, in the early 1970s, Kendrick has taken a strong interest in piecing together parts and planes of wood, sometimes painting his work to accentuate the relationship between
Hilda Morris
Portland, Oregon The Portland Art Museum’s comprehensive…see the full review in January/February’s magazine.
Betty Woodman
New York Betty Woodman is the first living clay…see the full review in January/February’s magazine.
Anna Maria Botero: Real and Imaginary Voyages
Anna Maria Botero didn’t intend to become a sculptor. Perhaps partly as a reaction to the success of her uncle Fernando, Colombia’s most famous artist, she started in biology, working with primates in her country’s jungles.
Yoshihiro Suda, Zon Ito, and Hajime Imamura
Osaka, Japan According to the museum, this was not one…see the full review in January/February’s magazine.
Peter D. Cole
Victoria, Australia Peter D. Cole’s “New Work,” his first…see the full review in January/February’s magazine.
Topography of the Soul: A Conversation with Ursula von Rydingsvard
Ursula von Rydingsvard is known for monumental works, usually in cedar, that evoke her Polish heritage, her hard childhood in Polish refugee camps in Germany, and childhood games and family. Her abstract compositions also evoke the body as a metaphor for our innermost yearnings and struggles.
