In this Issue
The New Gold Rush
Works by Remington, Russell, Catlin, and their peers are selling for millions, as scholars increasingly integrate images of the Western frontier into the mainstream of American art
Eileen Kinsella
The Next Frontier
Today’s painters of Western life are finding plenty of buyers for images of modern cowboys and Native Americans
Eileen Kinsella
Protecting Picasso
How the artist’s heirs do (and don’t) safeguard his legacy
Nicholas Powell
Even the Kitchen Sink
A dizzying array of objects—from fans and birdcages to hay and oranges—come together in Jessica Stockholder’s witty, sometimes wacky installations
Linda Yablonsky
Dia on the Hudson
Renovated to accommodate overscale works that don’t fit into conventional museums, Dia’s new facility in Beacon, New York, shows off a generation of artists who have never before been seen at this scale and in such depth
Barbara Pollack
Steering the Calder Estate
Sandy Rower has weathered controversy and made the Calder Foundation the final authority on the authenticity of his grandfather’s works
Kelly Devine Thomas
Departments
Art Talk
Elizabeth Hess, Richard Serra, Cindy Sherman, Laurie Anderson, Antony Gormley, Nicole Eisenman, Holly Block, Shimon Attie, Nina Laden, Todd Oldham, Gian Carlo Menotti, Odd Nerdrum
National News
Washington, D.C. Restitution commission: mixed notices Spotlight MoMA’s John Elderfield: Looking at the big picture New York Téllez bows out of Biennale; Feliciano case dismissed
International News
Tsarskoe Selo Amber Room rises from the ashes Moscow Russia blocks return of war loot Brussels Untangling restitution Tokyo Sotheby’s brokered $90 million Dr. Gachet deal Amsterdam Inspiring van Gogh
Art Market
Maastricht “Genuine energy” New York Tax fight for Manhattan dealer; Tax probe widens; Armory Show holds steady; Class- action suit against auctioneers settled
City Focus: Dallas/Fort Worth
“Tremendous Momentum”: Dramatic museum expansions are helping to attract an influx of visitors to the burgeoning scene in Dallas and Fort Worth
Janet Kutner
Looking at Art
When Doubt Becomes Form: Philip Guston’s The Light captures an image in delicate balance between abstract mark and recognizable form
Michael Auping
Living with Art
Domestic Mix: The walls of Thomas H. Lee and Ann Tenenbaum’s art-filled home speak of the couple’s gently differing sensibilities
Hilarie M. Sheets
Books
Rodin’s Art By Albert E. Elsen and Rosalyn Frankel Jamison • Drawn to Yellowstone By Peter H. Hassrick • The Lives of the Muses By Francine Prose • Envisioning Architecture By Matilda McQuaid; Introduction by Terence Riley
Design
Putting on Chairs: The Vitra Design Museum is not only a center for innovative chair design but also a premier showcase for contemporary architecture
Mary Krienke
Perspective
“Take a Deep Breath”: After a lifetime of seeing, buying, and enjoying art, Roy Neuberger has plenty of memories—as well as some advice
Milton Esterow
Reviews
New York Rachel Whiteread; Chen Zhen; Jorge Oteiza; Agnes Martin; Ilya Kabakov; Maria Tomasula; Lynn Saville and Andrew Moore; “Post-Byzantium: The Greek Renaissance”; Adam Straus; Elisa D’Arrigo; “The Park Avenue Cubists”; Robert Rahway Zakanitch; Brian Yoshimi Isobe; Ralph Steadman; Carol Diehl; Franco Mondini-Ruiz; Joyce Pensato Los Angeles Ed and Andy Moses Beverly Hills Anthony Hernandez; Cecily Brown Philadelphia Doug Aitken Miami José Bedia and Teresa Diehl San Francisco Milton Avery; Adam Fuss Santa Fe “17th Annual Exhibition of Fine American Prints and Drawings” Scottsdale Martin Mull Palm Desert, California Peter Halley and Robert Graham Houston Christopher French; Jeff Elrod, Torben Giehler, Erik Parker New Orleans Elemore Morgan, Jr. Boston Esther Solondz Chicago Ed Clark Washington, D.C. “Joseph Mills: Inner City” Madrid “Vermeer and the Dutch Interior”; Pepe Espaliú; Frankfurt “German Painting 2003″ Paris Antoni Tàpies; Tony Cragg Zurich David Claerbout London Franz Roh