Museum-goers, this author included, are often guilty of walking past still life paintings of food, dismissing them as dull and anodyne. Yet, taking in the context of when they were created, these works of feasts and even ordinary fare are often as political as they are historical.
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The Artist’s Algorithm is a new series of exhibitions, essays, talks, games, performances, mentorship programs, murals, and videos which aims to shed light on problems in education, politics, and governance through art. This new initiative builds on the core tenets of Fadugba’s award winning debut work, The People’s Algorithm.
Jane Lombard Gallery is pleased to present Drawn Together, a group exhibition of works on paper. With artworks by Jane Bustin, Squeak Carnwath, Sarah Dwyer, Richard Ibghy & Marilou Lemmens, Teppei Kaneuji, T.J. Dedeaux-Norris, Lucy & Jorge Orta, Enrico Isamu Oyama, Dan Perjovschi, Lucas Reiner, Stefan Saffer, Elizabeth Schwaiger, Howard Smith, and Courtney Tramposh.
Halfway through the sixth decade of his career, Jasper Johns’s output has been prodigious enough to demand a retrospective hosted by not one, but two institutions: The Whitney and The Philadelphia Museum of Art. While Johns’s insistent self-reflexiveness is more likely to make you go “Hmm” than send a thrill down your leg—unlocking his puzzles has its pleasures.
This year marks the tenth anniversary of Salon Art + Design, one of the most unique fairs in the country. After being forced to cancel the 2020 edition due to COVID-19, the fair is back in 2021 to showcase breathtaking fine art and incredible design.
Gagosian is pleased to present an exhibition of sculptures by John Chamberlain (1927–2011). Curated by art historian Susan Davidson, organizer of the artist’s 2012 retrospective at the Guggenheim, the exhibition takes its title from a conversation between Chamberlain and poet Robert Creeley, and gathers work made over a sixty-year period.
Members of The ADAA, the nation’s foremost nonprofit organization of leading art dealers, return together this fall for The Art Show to showcase their dynamic programs—featuring more than 40 solo presentations, as well as an array of dual, thematic, and group exhibitions. This year’s fair sees the launch of an accompanying online hub or collectors and the public to engage with The Art Show.
Johannes Vermeer, born in October 1632, grew up and spent most of his life in the Netherlandish city of Delft. Though his name faded after his death in 1675, his work was ‘rediscovered’ in the nineteenth century and has remained popular ever since. His uncanny ability to capture light—from the glow of sunshine behind a curtain to the sharp glimmer of precious stones—remains particularly striking nearly 500 years after the artist’s life. So too has the artist's masterful use of composition, contrast, and allegory continued to inspire.
Each month, Art & Object is highlighting Sekka's five best new art stories. Here are the best art stories from Sekka Magazine, October 2021.
National tour of Companion Species—an insightful and timely exhibition that places works of art from Native and non-Native artists in conversation with each other—kicks off at the Chazen. Its centerpiece is Marie Watt’s vibrant textile "Companion Species (Speech Bubble)" of 2019, in which community members stitched meaningful words.
