Serendipity and an eye for the playful and incongruous animate Diana Cooper's art, which links mind and matter, sports and science, music and literature, and everything else
With artists increasingly involving the public in the creation of work, curators and museums have embarked on a quest to define, display, and collect participatory art.
Oliver Herring is guided by social interaction—in communally made photosculptures, in giddy performances where volunteers take on bizarre tasks, and in videos featuring strangers who come by his…
Portraiture has become increasingly conceptual as it addresses not only personal identity but also issues of politics, social inequity, and our obsession with celebrity.