‘You Become Better with Age’
Artists who are going strong at 80 and up find that old age offers freedom, self-assurance, and room to explore Read More
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Tag Archives: John Baldessari
Auto-Destructive Tendencies
Whether by burning, cutting, shredding, or simply leaving them at the curb, artists have various reasons for disposing of their own works Read More
That Seventies Sensibility
A wave of exhibitions shows how the open-ended, experimental, hardscrabble, less cynical esthetic of the ’70s is appealing to artists and curators Read More
What’s So Funny About Contemporary Art?
Artists are finding inspiration in gags, slapstick, clowns, comics, and stand-up comedy. The results are sometimes satirical, sometimes ludicrous, and sometimes ‘so funny you could cry’. Read More
HINT: Avoid the Word ‘Nice’
Gallery openings are rites with their own special etiquette and language. Here’s a primer on what—and what not—to say. Read More
