Defined by civil rights struggles that came to a head with Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination and the ensuing riots across the United States, 1968 was a pivotal if violent turning point for race…
To understand the accomplishments of Fluxus and video art pioneer Wolf Vostell (1932-1998), a good place to start is with Concrete Traffic, a 1970 piece in which a 1957 Cadillac is encased in concrete…
Sara Greenberger Rafferty often works large, as she did with a multi-panel piece shown in 2016 in a group show at James Cohan Gallery, New York, that measured about three by nineteen feet. For her fir…
The Brooklyn-based artist Zak Prekop has honed a distinctive style with an undeniably contemporary feel, all while employing formalist elements that abstractionists have been using for more than a cen…
In May, Barack Obama visited Vietnam. The visit brought international attention to the Southeast Asian nation’s economic rise and geopolitical importance, and also provided an ideal backdrop for this…
The first work displayed in the landmark “Monster Roster” exhibition at the University of Chicago’s Smart Museum of Art is Leon Golub’s four-foot-square lacquer-on-masonite Siamese Sphinx II (1955)…
Daniel Rios Rodriguez’s quirky, unassuming paintings don’t fall into any easily recognizable niche or category, as was seen in the up-and-coming San Antonio artist’s first solo show at Western Exhibit…