Category Archives: Art

In the history of art, there are plenty of painters who’ve been esteemed for a time well beyond the eventual long-term level at which their influence will settle. Rothko, Bouguereau, and Basquiat spring immediately to mind. Whatever you might think … Continue reading →

Painter Mark Takamichi Miller pairs a keen eye for the poignancy of lost personal photographs with a material muscularity that neutralizes the potential sentamentality of his chosen subject matter. Miller is an accomplished connoisseur of the lost or forgotten personal … Continue reading →

Art critics, especially good ones, are fond of saying that there are few forms of writing less creative than art criticism, that groping struggle to hang heavy, awkward words on the ethereal and ineffable. Each time I’ve tried my hand … Continue reading →

Husband and wife artist team Jennifer and Kevin McCoy make brilliant combination movie-sculptures. They set up a series of little sets with miniatures and models, arrange lipstick cameras on each of the sets, and then rig up a computer system … Continue reading →