“Austere, elegant. Uncompromising, ambiguous. Stern, seductive. Lucid, mysterious. Lean, sumptuous.” This stream of adjectives comes from notes that I took on my most recent visit to Catherine Burgess’s studio in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The inherent contradictions in this list are not indications of indecisiveness on my part or that of the artist.
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Charles Juhasz-Alvarado
New York Since 2000, Exit Art has repositioned itself…see the full review in June’s magazine.
Carl Andre
New York It is difficult to look at Carl Andre’s current work…see the full review in June’s magazine.
“In Pursuit of the Masters”
Dallas Marking the fifth anniversary of the Nasher Sculpture Center…see the full review in June’s magazine.
2008 Taipei Biennial
Taipei The Taipei Biennial, like other biennials across…see the full review in June’s magazine.
Suspending Frictions: A Conversation with Cornelia Parker
When Cold Dark Matter: An Exploded View (1991) erupted onto the art scene, it defined Cornelia Parker as an artist remarkable for her uncompromising ideas. Using British Army personnel to blow up a garden shed, she then suspended the scorched remains to create an explosion held in mid-air, immortalized in all its fractured drama.
Katie Creyts
Arlington, Virginia Katie Creyts creates narrative-driven sculptures using…see the full review in June’s magazine.
Shayne Dark
Montreal Shayne Dark’s recent show, “Tangle Wood,” was…see the full review in June’s magazine.
David Spriggs
Toronto The work of David Spriggs might very well…see the full review in June’s magazine.
Reena Saini Kallat
Chicago Addressing themes of love, violence, and contested territory…see the full review in June’s magazine.
