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The Big Draw
From fractured fairy tales to abstract geometries to observations of the night sky, drawing is becoming many artists’ primary medium
Hilarie M. Sheets
The Paper Chase
With demand fueled by museums, galleries, and collectors, the market is rising for works on paper ranging from Old Master and Impressionist sketches to contemporary drawings
Eileen Kinsella
The Hardy Boys Meet the Sea Nymphs
Hernan Bas fills his enigmatic canvases with characters drawn from mythology and childhood stories
Elisa Turner
Departments
Art Talk
Carlo McCormick, Eric Bogosian, Nan Goldin, Lynn Gumpert, Marvin Taylor, Ann Magnuson, Izhar Patkin, Peter Gabriel, Shirin Neshat, Michael Cartellone, Larry Gagosian, Martin Germann, Maurizio Cattelan, Massimiliano Gioni, Ali Subotnick, Jeff Koons, Keith Tyson, Marc Glimcher, Richard Kirshenbaum
National News
Los Angeles Gods and goddesses in Malibu; Silver lining to antiquities probe? Atlanta A bridge from Meier to Piano Denver Still museum grows New Orleans Shelter after the storm
International News
Spotlight Timothy Clifford: Three Graces, 27 Turners, and an egg slicer Spotlight Emanoel Araújo: “The greatest proponent of black civilization in Brazil”
Art Market
New York Impressionist and modern sales exceed expectations; Contemporary sales set all-time records
Prints
Great Impressions: The hunt for prints—by artists from Rembrandt to Hokusai—that van Gogh collected, studied, or simply mentioned inspired its own exhibition
Deidre Stein Greben
City Focus
“Ferment and Creativity”: From Gary Hill’s video in the Colosseum to bold new museum architecture, Italy’s capital is embracing contemporary art with newfound vigor
Jonathan Turner
Critic’s Pick: Dean Byington
Hilarie M. Sheets
Reviews
NEW YORK Elizabeth Murray; Oscar Bluemner; “The Third Eye”; Egon Schiele; Raymond Pettibon; Hans Memling; Yves Klein; Santiago Calatrava; Shirin Neshat; “The Arts of Francefrom François 1er to Napoléon 1er”; Edward Burtynsky; John Graham; Joseph Stella; Jim Shaw; Peter Minshall; W. Eugene Smith; Anthony Burdin; Steve Wheeler; Shirley Jaffe; “Contemporary Obscurists”; James Valerio; Mary McDonnell
NATIONAL Los Angeles “Ecstasy: In and About Altered States” West Hollywood Fletcher Benton Washington, D.C. Sam Gilliam Minneapolis Huang Yong Ping San Francisco Bruce Conner Chicago “African American Art by Modern Masters” Santa Fe Jene Highstein
INTERNATIONAL London Rodney Graham Paris Julio Villani Jerusalem “Beauty and Sanctity” Berlin Ralf Ziervogel