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Reconstructing Memory: The Family Photographs of Three New York Artists Lori Don Levan Jerry Vezzuso,Darin Mickey and Rod Morata all have something in common: they photograph theirfamilies. While this may not seem like an unusual activity — we all photographour families at some point or another — these three artists take familyphotography out to an […]

ROLAND MURI, "Role Models?" at the Chelsea Art Museum Lydia Keck The legendary imageof a great celebrity is usually a mask for a tormented past. Jazz musician LouisArmstrong grew up in poverty with his grandmother in Louisiana. When, as a twelve-year-old,he fired a gun into the air on New Year’s Eve, he was arrested and […]

“ From SoHo to San Francisco “ Juxtaposition color diversity and individual expression, Canvas Gallery in San Francisco found itall when they invited: AJ Nadel, Winand Staring, Saundra Schwartzkopf and LanceDehne. Four New York artists to join in their already colorful group for an Eastmeets West event “ From SoHo to San Francisco “ Canvas […]

Unlikely Icons James Scarborough Icons nowadaysare not the first thing one thinks of as one stands before a work of art. Norreverence. And hardly awe. Indeed, “shock” has replaced “awe”as an operative unit of reverence, as per a current war on terrorism. It joinsRobert Hughes’s Shock of the New as a contemporary synonym for “awe.Think […]

A Servant of Two Masters Charles Giuliano Drawing Conclusions:Works by Artist Critics Curated by Judy Collischan In addition to making works of art, Leonardo da Vinci was active as an inventorand scientist. Michelangelo would have been famous for any one of his pursuitsas sculptor, painter or architect. He also wrote sonnets and penned remarkableletters. Bernini […]