“James Drake: Anatomy of Drawing and Space (Brain Trash),” Blanton Museum of Art
The Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin presents an immersive exhibition of works by virtuosic draftsman James Drake.
Press & Media
Willie Birch Named a 2014 USA James Baldwin Fellow
United States Artists (USA) is pleased to announce the 34 new USA Fellows for 2014. Each artist or collaborative will receive an award of $50,000 to support his or her practice and professional development, opening up exciting creative possibilities through the transformative power of unrestricted financial support.
“Courtney Egan’s Botanical Light Sculpture ,” Sculpture Magazine
Visitors to a satellite exhibition that accompanied the Prospect.2 New Orleans International Biennial in 2011 were startled to discover a clawfoot bathtub filled with oversize night-blooming cereus flowers in the shadowy gloom of an old bathroom. Although the tub and its water were real, the flowers, which seemed to float in a luminous baroque profusion, consisted of sharply rendered light.
“Art For Arts’ Sake fall art festival paints the town Oct. 4 in New Orleans,” The Times-Picayune
Art for Arts’ Sake 2014- A one-night festival of gallery openings to kick off the art season.
“Crystal Visions,” Artforum
As I walked from one end of the Crystal Bridges Museum’s vaulted entrance lobby and restaurant, beneath a big gold Jeff Koons heart, across one of two enclosed suspension bridges spanning the natural spring that lends the building its name, a wall label caught my eye. “These opportunistic predators build their webs in the Museum’s large, illuminated windows to take advantage of the many insects that are attracted to them by night. Our grounds crew uses a variety of environmentally friendly methods,” it reads, “of discouraging the spiders; however, the hungry arachnids persist. The return of cool temperatures in the fall will eliminate the spiders eventually.” Outside, a warm rain darkened the building’s concrete. “In the meantime, enjoy this close-up look at Mother Nature at work.”
“Review: Segregation Story,” Gambit
At first glance, many of these photographs of Alabama in 1956 suggest the mellow, nostalgic visions of traditional American life that we associate with Norman Rockwell’s illustrations or Ronald Reagan’s speeches.
“State of the Art at Crystal Bridges: Pure Pop for Now People,” Glasstire
The new big show called “State of the Art: Discovering American Art Now” at Crystal Bridges in Arkansas is a survey of contemporary art made by American artists who aren’t on the national radar even if they’re popular back home.
“A Space for Imagination,” U.S. Airways Magazine
“Get Your Quick And Dirty Arts Education With Haiku Reviews,” The Huffington Post
Allison Stewart’s new paintings, as always, abstract plant forms – or, more to the point, abstract from plant forms.
“Deborah Kass on Barbra Streisand, Jonathan Schwartz, and ‘The Good Wife,'” Blouin Art Info
Interview with Deborah Kass: Paul Kasmin showed your “4 Barbras” series at Frieze New York. You called Streisand a role model in your NYFA acceptance speech. I’d love to hear more about how Streisand has been a role model.