Fine Art

Art Matters, Even When You’re Poor

Art Matters, Even When You’re Poor Art Matters, Even When You’re Poor

I can’t often afford new toys for my son, but I can give him the gift of creativity.

Apr 19, 2016 / Alison Stine

Can an Unfinished Piece of Art Also Be Complete?

Can an Unfinished Piece of Art Also Be Complete? Can an Unfinished Piece of Art Also Be Complete?

An exhibit at the Met Breuer explores the differences between completing and finishing an artwork.

Apr 14, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

David Hammons, Orange Is The New Black, 2014

David Hammons: The Private Public Artist David Hammons: The Private Public Artist

The staging of Hammons’s work at Mnuchin Gallery amounts to the punch line of a joke that has extended throughout his half-century career.

Mar 25, 2016 / Antwaun Sargent

A Critic’s Job of Work

A Critic’s Job of Work A Critic’s Job of Work

I don’t see my job as making or breaking an artist. I have other responsibilities toward art.

Mar 9, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

A photography class in a cabbage patch at Black Mountain College.

The Weirdness and Joy of Black Mountain College The Weirdness and Joy of Black Mountain College

Can the art of teaching art be exhibited? No, but people keep trying.

Feb 24, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Visible and Invisible Women: ‘Pairing Picasso’ at the MFA

Visible and Invisible Women: ‘Pairing Picasso’ at the MFA Visible and Invisible Women: ‘Pairing Picasso’ at the MFA

The woman’s body is the unspoken subject of a remarkable new exhibit at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts.

Feb 16, 2016 / Eve L. Ewing

NSA: National Security, Art

NSA: National Security, Art NSA: National Security, Art

Perhaps what’s most striking about “Astro Noise” and “Agitprop!” are the ingenuity and openness of the institutions hosting the shows.

Feb 15, 2016 / Alina Cohen

The Art of Politics

The Art of Politics The Art of Politics

Two shows offer food for political thought in a chaotic election season.

Feb 12, 2016 / Tiffany Bradley

Lawrence Alloway at Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, autumn 1965.

In Praise of Lawrence Alloway In Praise of Lawrence Alloway

The former Nation art critic was a great intellectual resource among art writers in the 1960s and ’70s, and a revival of his work is under way.

Feb 4, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

Point First, Shoot Later

Point First, Shoot Later Point First, Shoot Later

Two museum exhibitions emphasize possible approaches to how an artist can navigate the oceans of photography around us.

Jan 21, 2016 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky

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