In this Issue
LATIN AMERICA
The Secret of his Excess
Pepón Osorio packs his installations with the rich artifacts of life in the barrio
Nancy Hass
¡Viva Zapata!
Diego Rivera claimed that he fought in the Mexican revolution. But he was really in Paris, where he painted a cubist portrait of the rebel leader
Linda Bank Downs
Havana’s Hidden Monuments
Why Cuba’s most revolutionary architecture is being threatened by the jungle
Robin Cembalest
OLD MASTERS, NEW BUYERS
More and more collectors are acquiring stern portraits of Dutch elders, dramatic religious scenes, and glazed flower paintings flaunting the proverbial tulips and roses
Brook S. Mason
THE RINGGOLD CYCLE
Faith Ringgold’s vivid paintings take on issues such as slavery, feminism, craft, and art-world politics
Gail Gregg
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Over the last three decades, the federal government has spent $22 million to commission art for its buildings. But since Tilted Arc, the process has changed considerably
Michael Z. Wise
Departments
Art Talk
How the reclusive Jasper Johns (or his voice, at least) ended up on TV in The Simpsons. What are Salvador Dalí and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec doing in a Mercedes ad?
National News
North Adams, MA Mass MOCA: Up and running; Spotlight Susan Soros: Chair leader; Miami Beach Smoke signals; Boston Celebrating local artists
International News
Amsterdam Theo van Gogh: His brother’s dealer; Spotlight Lucien Clergue: “Making the painters jealous”; Paris Tensions at the Pompidou; Weimar Nobles vs. national museums; Sydney Olympic troubles
Art Market
Polke’s progress; Marden’s momentum; Artists royalty: pain or gain?
City Focus: Los Angeles
Making their Mark: Los Angeles is spotlighting the talents of artists and curators from around the country—and the world
Suzanne Muchnic
Living with Art
An Eye for the Surreal: Media mogul Daniel Filipacchi’s world-class collection focuses on the whimsical and fantastic
Laurie Attias
Looking at Art
State of Grace: Adriaen de Vries’s Juggling Man performs a feat with finesse
M. Kirby Talley, Jr.
Artful Traveler
The Flower and the Glory: How a museum devoted to contemporary Brazilian art put a little-known city near Rio on the map
Mery Galanternick
Reviews
Our far-flung critics assess exhibitions in New York; Fort Worth; Beverly Hills; Los Angeles; San Francisco; Boston; Santa Fe; North Miami; Minneapolis; Washington, D.C.; Tiverton, Rhode Island; Paris; Zurich; London; Milan; Berlin; Geneva; Vancouver