New York This group show included works by…see the full review in March’s magazine.
The Uncanny Eye: Lee Bontecou
On the heels of a meteoric rise to acclaim in the 1960s, Lee Bontecou withdrew from the art scene in the early ’70s to quietly pursue what she calls “new directions.” Her long absence from the exhibition circuit led to a virtual exclusion from most art history texts.
Maria Novella Del Signore
Florence, Italy “Popper spoke about the physics”…see the full review in March’s magazine.
Bill Klaila
Minneapolis The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, The Minnesota Artists Exhibition Gallery For those inclined to dicker about whether or not a gallery installation is sculpture, Bill Klaila’s Grotto: An Alternative Reality would be a source for energetic discussion.
Absolut L.A. International Biennial Art Invitational 2003
Los Angeles Inaugurated in 1993 to foster rapport between Los Angeles and the international art world, the L.A. International Biennial recently celebrated its sixth season. The exhibits profiled over 200 artists from North and South America, Australia, Asia, Africa, and Europe, and nearly a quarter showcased sculptures or installations.
Picasso, Sculpture, and Picasso’s Women
Head of a Woman (Fernande), 1909, plaster. I believe that Pablo Picasso, in terms of the history of art, is as important for his sculptures as he is for his paintings. His inventiveness, his radical reappraisal of what sculpture was and could become, and his ability (rather like Henry Moore’s) to seize on the discoveries
Dispatch: “Perfection/Impermanence: Contemporary Ikebana”
The Western concept of “art” has long…see the full review in March’s magazine.
Idea-Based Sculpture: Jno Cook, Dennis Kowalski, and Frances Whitehead
Chicago artists Jno Cook, Dennis Kowalski, and Frances Whitehead exploit the relationship between concept and the object that embodies it, examining and commenting on the social systems around them….see the full feature in March’s magazine.
