Art
de Kooning: An American Master
By Deirdre SwordsThe first full-length biography of Willem de Kooning provides a detailed account of the artist’s professional and personal life, with an emphasis on the reflection and the influence of personal struggles on artistic development.
Railing Opinion: Considering the Alternative
By David Levi StraussIt has been clear for some time now that the American people love art—the museums are choked with visitors and the art market is booming—but hate artists, who are widely regarded as elitist troublemakers.
Diane Arbus: Revelations Beyond Shock
By Tessa DeCarloEven culture warriors who might still profess to be offended by half-dressed drag queens can’t pretend to feel the innocent upset they would have thirty-eight years ago.
Mapping Sitting: On Portraiture and Photography
By Megan HeuerPortraits inevitably fail to capture our inner life, yet we continue to pose.
Buddhism, Landscape, and the Absolute Truth about Abstract Painting
By Chris MartinPainting and Buddhism are old friends.
Logical Conclusions: 40 Years of Rule-Based Art
By Cary LevineBy methodically carrying out simple guidelines, rule-based artists have explored the relationship between art making and pragmatic reason.
In Conversation
Carolee Schneemann with Praxis (Delia Bajo and Brainard Carey)
By Delia Bajo and Brainard CareyCarolee Schneemann, a multidisciplinary artist, transformed the definition of art in the 1960s, especially discourse on the body, sexuality, and gender.
Table of Contents
Art
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de Kooning: An American Master
– By Deirdre Swords -
Railing Opinion: Considering the Alternative
– By David Levi Strauss -
Diane Arbus: Revelations Beyond Shock
– By Tessa DeCarlo -
Mapping Sitting: On Portraiture and Photography
– By Megan Heuer -
Buddhism, Landscape, and the Absolute Truth about Abstract Painting
– By Chris Martin -
Logical Conclusions: 40 Years of Rule-Based Art
– By Cary Levine -
Carolee Schneemann with Praxis (Delia Bajo and Brainard Carey)
– By Delia Bajo and Brainard Carey
