Gorgeous Gorges
Collectors from the West Coast to Europe are driving demand for the majestic landscapes of the Hudson River School—and driving up prices in the process. Read More
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American Modernism Takes Off
The market for works by O’Keeffe, Avery, Dove, and others is heating up, thanks to new scholarship, crossover collectors, and a spate of museum and gallery shows
Eileen Kinsella
Renoir’s Remarkable Reach
To American painters of the early 20th century, the Impressionist was both familiar and avant-garde
Ann Landi
A Passion for America’s Past
The National Gallery of Art celebrates the keen eye of collector Henry Francis du Pont
Stephen May
Still Life with Garbage and Bee
With labor-intensive installations—from 1,000 Hours of Staring to an elegant loop of spaghetti—Tom Friedman displays penchants for visual puns and tidying up disorder
Blake Eskin
It’s Not Over Until . . .
Some see it in their dreams. For others, it’s like an electric shock. Painters explain how they know when a work is finished
Paul Gardner
Departments
Art Talk
Nancy Burson, Ric Burns, Mike Cockrill, Su-En Wong, Madonna, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Anne Pasternak, Pete Hamill, Nelson Mandela, James Wyeth, Chris Ofili, Gao Xingjian
National News
Washington, D.C. NEA: A changing council Spotlight Joel Wachs: “Making more Andys possible” New York Caught in Costa Rica Cambridge, Mass. Big art on campus Grand Rapids, Mich. The garden’s new spade Chicago Czech restitution law challenged Bloomingotn, Ind. Black students protest Benton mural San Francisco Benezra back to Bay; Suit targets tower Los Angeles Canopy goes home to Poland
International News
Venice A “soap opera” biennale Valencia Out with the new, in with the old Barcelona Bank shows its treasury Frankfurt Underlining history Lucerne Private Picassos go public London Royal renovation; Remains of the day Hamilton, Bermuda Family feud settled Beijing Titanium for Tiananmen
Art Market
New York Appraising appraisals; Asia Week shows market’s stability Maastricht Old Masters move London Saatchi’s surprise show
City Focus: Montreal
“Open and Eclectic”: The Montreal scene encompasses everything from Old Masters to the latest experimental art
Henry Lehmann
On the Edge
Garbage Man: After destroying toys, trucks, and everyday objects, Max Goldfarb reconstructs clutter into spare, strange installations
Rebecca Spence
Design
Reinventing Aluminum: From modest bun warmer to fuselage-inspired lounge chair to haute-couture dress, this once humble metal holds center stage
Harry Schwalb
Looking at Art
Apocalypse Now! Keith Haring’s Untitled is a teeming orgy of monsters and skeletons writhing in the flames of hell
David Galloway
Reviews
New York “Mirroring Evil”; Gerhard Richter; “Zen No Zen”; Julian Schnabel; David Hockney; John Baldessari; Nancy Graves; Richard Misrach; Liliana Porter; David Goldes; Leni Riefenstahl; Pavel Banka; Paul Ching-Bor; Joe Naujokas and Sandi Seltzer Bryant; Anna Maria Maiolino; “Five in Collage”; Stefana McClure Atlanta “After the Scream” Houston “The Living Edge” Los Angeles Paula Santiago San Francisco Marco Casentini La Jolla Michael Kenna Chicago “Chameleon Dreams”; Kim Keever Phoenix/Scottsdale Beth Ames Swartz Santa Fe “[Las] Vegans” Washington, D.C. Patricia Tobacco Forrester Hamilton, N.J. “Selections: Works from the ISC Board” London “Warhol”; Adriana Varejão; Tony Bevan Paris Michel Szulc-Krzyzanowski; George Pusenkoff Düsseldorf Anthony Caro Madrid Panamarenko São Paulo Arthur Omar Sydney Cherry Hood