Tag Archives: Jack Flam

Cézanne’s The Large Bathers, 1906, devoid of slick finish and slick emotion, is rife with contradictions.
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Bathers But Not Beauties

By Posted 05/24/12

Cézanne’s nude figures in a landscape are meant to disturb rather than delight us Read More

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The Artist as Philanthropist

By Posted 01/09/12

At a time when government and corporate support is decreasing, artists’ foundations are becoming increasingly influential Read More

Robert Ryman in an untitled 1958 painting, the artist signed up the right-hand side, using his signature “as a compositional element and as line.” ELLEN PAGE WILSON/COURTESY PACEWILDENSTEIN GALLERY, NEW YORK/WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, NEW YORK/GIFT OF THE AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY ART FOUNDATION INC., LEONARD A. LAUDER, PRESIDENT
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Sign Here!

By Posted 07/01/04

Some artists’ signatures are self-expression, some are design elements, and some are just fun. Read More

Aleksandra Mir’s “spoof on Earth Art and art history” transformed a Dutch beach into a lunar landscape of hills and craters for a day in l999. COURTESY THE ARTIST (2)
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Moving Mountains, Walking on Water

By Posted 06/01/04

As artists like James Turrell and Michael Heizer continue to toil on their massive Earthworks, caretakers of other examples of Land Art are facing questions of conservation, access, and environmental impact. Meanwhile, more ecologically conscious artists have been updating the genre. Read More