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Review: ‘Toward Joy’ builds new frameworks for American art
In the Brooklyn Museum, a vintage home interior greets visitors as they enter the newly reinstalled American Art galleries. On the deep-green walls hang an array of portraits, transit maps and posters, and on the dark wooden shelves lining the back wall are a variety of objects, including clothing, books and instruments. All of the…
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Nathaniel Robinson’s games
“Rooms With Rooms and Games,” Nathaniel Robinson’s fifth solo show with Devening Projects, sure is an odd one. For anyone who principally associates the artist with his paintings—often small, sweet, sodden with nostalgia, but too chilly to be sentimental—”Rooms” is jarring. Each high-tension, jewellike installation is suspended cleverly in space, mounted on individualized bracket systems…
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Anya Gallaccio: from chocolate walls to wilting flowers – the art of decline, decay and transformation
There is an empty shop on the high street of Paisley, Scotland, that has walls painted entirely in melted dark chocolate. It’s not far from the hospital in which the former Young British Artist, Turner nominee and painter of the chocolate, Anya Gallaccio, was born in 1963. Famous for her sculptural explorations of decay, Gallaccio…
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Scholars collaborate with local artist to create holiday cards
#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } Christmas was in the air recently at Rise & Shine when local artist Angel Allen conducted a card-making workshop with the scholars. Students in grades 1-8 experimented with watercolor and acrylic paint for artistic collages currently on display at…
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Sculpture to Highlight Duck Creek’s Winter Landscape
The Arts Center at Duck Creek in Springs is presenting an outdoor exhibition of recent marble sculptures, “Direct Carving,” by artist Ian L.C. Swordy this winter. “Set against the scenic grounds, this exhibition brings Swordy’s monumental and intricate works into dialogue with the rustic charm and natural beauty of Duck Creek’s storied landscape.” Open daily…
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Altamira adds pop Western art by Glynn
Fans of both contemporary Western and pop art may wish to take note as Altamira Fine Art welcomes mixed-media master Miles Glynn into the fold. Known for his large, colorful, energetic works, Glynn appropriates images from vintage pop culture, mostly revolving around Western themes, and recontextualizes them within vibrant, active postmodern forms. The resulting images…
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Cesar Pita Adds to the Legacy of Mexican Ceramics
“Paso Firme,” Cesar Pita If you’ve ever had a child stare you down, you know the unnerving feeling that somewhere in their mind, somehow, they know more than they should. Now imagine you’re in a room surrounded by them, and try not to feel the need to explain yourself. Raíces en Arcilla (Roots in Clay)…
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Artists encouraging shoppers to stop by Cooperative Gallery in Lewisburg
#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } LEWISBURG — Local artists encourage visitors looking for the perfect gift to stop by the Artists & Artisans — A Cooperative Gallery in Lewisburg. The Holiday Show will run through December at the gallery, located at 229 Market St.…
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Photographer Josh Aronson Captures the Spectrum of Masculinity
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Giving the Gift of Artistic Experience
Crafty family members whose favorite gifts are handmade and from the heart, and creative friends who prefer experiences over items will appreciate the gift that encourages self-expression. Maude Kerns Art Center and Fuse Jewelry Collective are two creative places for learning about and making art. Both offer a variety of classes that are great opportunities…