Camera Ready: Artists Play With Polaroid
A new book chronicles the ways that artists ranging from Ansel Adams to Warhol, Close, and Wegman harnessed the speed and palette of the instant camera Read More
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Tag Archives: Chuck Close
Looms with a View
Contemporary artists are drawn to tapestries for their tactility, physical presence, and the poetry of creating complex images on a grid Read More
Warhol Warhol Everywhere
A quarter century after Andy Warhol’s death, his work resonates more than ever. Several museum
exhibitions are focusing on his influence in painting, photography, film, performance, and more Read More
The Body In Winter
Artists are taking on themes of aging, transformation, and decay Read More
Split Opinions on Sharing Profits
Debate on artist resale rights in U.S. heats up amid legal wrangling Read More
American Art, Alice Walton’s Way
The Walmart heiress’s controversial museum opens with an inclusive and even quirky selection of American art that reveals an increasing focus on the present Read More
‘Droit de Suite’ Debate Heats Up
Experts say expanded law will harm U.K. market Read More
Ready for His Close-Up
Chuck Close: Life
By Christopher Finch
Prestel, 352 pages, $34.95 Read More
‘I Will Never Look at Painting the Same Way Again’
Whether gaining observation skills by watching spiders or acquiring expertise in making ink from toast crumbs, artists say their most influential and inspiring teachers were those whose lessons went far beyond traditional instruction. Read More
To Thine Own Selves Be True
Role-playing is rampant today, with artists picturing themselves as impersonators, cross-dressers, evil twins, and exhibitionists—all to throw traditional ideas about identity up for grabs . Read More
