If architecture can be seen as sculpture writ large, the New Acropolis Museum in Athens qualifies as a fine example of the form. Housing works so splendid that they echo with meaning millennia after their making, a building of such singing grace, that calls attention to its contents rather than itself, is like a gift
July/August 2009
July/August 2009
Private Voice, Public Benefit: Lois Teicher
Lois Teicher’s Curved Form with Rectangle and Space (2000) is just what its title describes, a gently bowed piece of sheet steel rising 14 feet from the ground, painted pure white, with a tall, narrow rectangular space cut out of it just to the right of center.
Allan Kaprow, Lawrence Weiner
Los Angeles Two recent shows at the Geffen highlighted…see the full review in July/August’s magazine.
Chido Johnson
Rochester, Michigan Chido Johnson recently transformed the Oakland University Art Gallery…see the full review in July/August’s magazine.
Dean Snyder
Saratoga Springs, New York Dean Snyder’s brightly colored works are a…see the full review in July/August’s magazine.
Evidence of Being: A Conversation with Richard Humann
While Williamsburg can claim no movement as its own, the inventive sculpture of Richard Humann reveals what made the hip Brooklyn neighborhood a creative escape from art world institutionalization and commercialization in the 1990s. Although Williamsburg has recently succumbed to development pressures, driving out mid-level artists at crucial stages in their careers, Humann retains his
Brendan Jamison
Belfast and Portadown, Northern Ireland Brendan Jamison is one of a group of younger…see the full review in July/August’s magazine.
Vanessa Paschakarnis
Toronto I first encountered Vanessa Paschakarnis’s work when…see the full review in July/August’s magazine.
The Sculpture is Never What You See: A Conversation with Nicola Bolla
Nicola Bolla’s sculptures have many peculiarities, foremost among them, his choice of materials and subjects. He uses Swarovski crystals, playing cards, and glass to create macabre relics such as skulls, tibias, and skeletons; symbolic objects such as ropes, axes, and chains; and animals, including domestic cats, panthers, parrots, ostriches, and unicorns.