Archive for October, 2010
By: Dallas Art Dealers Association on Friday, October 29th, 2010 at 7:39 am
Few
contemporary artists can conjure a sleight of hand as well as Tom Orr. This Dallas-based, internationally
exhibited sculptor is also adept at achieving maximum effects with an economy
of means. In his material arsenal? Surprisingly prosaic, often industrial
media: metal, wood, mirrors, abandoned chairs, sheets of plastic and even
greenhouse glazing. His work was seen last fall in... |
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By: Dallas Art Dealers Association on Friday, October 29th, 2010 at 7:39 am
Few
contemporary artists can conjure a sleight of hand as well as Tom Orr. This Dallas-based, internationally
exhibited sculptor is also adept at achieving maximum effects with an economy
of means. In his material arsenal? Surprisingly prosaic, often industrial
media: metal, wood, mirrors, abandoned chairs, sheets of plastic and even
greenhouse glazing. His work was seen last fall in... |
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By: Paper City on Friday, October 29th, 2010 at 7:39 am
Few
contemporary artists can conjure a sleight of hand as well as Tom Orr. This Dallas-based, internationally
exhibited sculptor is also adept at achieving maximum effects with an economy
of means. In his material arsenal? Surprisingly prosaic, often industrial
media: metal, wood, mirrors, abandoned chairs, sheets of plastic and even
greenhouse glazing. His work was seen last fall in... |
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By: Dallas Art Dealers Association on Friday, October 29th, 2010 at 7:30 am
One of the most exciting legacies of modern art is the concept of the collage/assemblage, which is central to the practice of masters from Robert Rauschenberg to Jasper Johns. Yet their original inspiration, as well as the pioneer whose work they collected, is an almost obscure figure little known outside the art world: Kurt Schwitters. Thanks to The Menil Collection, Schwitters%26rsquo;... | Read More
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By: Dallas Art Dealers Association on Friday, October 29th, 2010 at 7:30 am
One of the most exciting legacies of modern art is the concept of the collage/assemblage, which is central to the practice of masters from Robert Rauschenberg to Jasper Johns. Yet their original inspiration, as well as the pioneer whose work they collected, is an almost obscure figure little known outside the art world: Kurt Schwitters. Thanks to The Menil Collection, Schwitters%26rsquo;... | Read More
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By: Paper City on Friday, October 29th, 2010 at 7:30 am
One of the most exciting legacies of modern art is the concept of the collage/assemblage, which is central to the practice of masters from Robert Rauschenberg to Jasper Johns. Yet their original inspiration, as well as the pioneer whose work they collected, is an almost obscure figure little known outside the art world: Kurt Schwitters. Thanks to The Menil Collection, Schwitters%26rsquo;... | Read More
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By: Paper City on Thursday, October 28th, 2010 at 1:36 am
Conflicted about the power of beauty as well as its burdens, Houston-raised artist Rachel Hovnanian created the narrative photographic vignettes that appear on this month%26#8217;s cover and on these pages. She has become one of the most chattered-about talents working in New York today. Her newest series, %26#8220;Too Good to Be True,%26#8221; forces the viewer to define beauty and the price... |
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By: Dallas Art Dealers Association on Thursday, October 28th, 2010 at 1:36 am
Conflicted about the power of beauty as well as its burdens, Houston-raised artist Rachel Hovnanian created the narrative photographic vignettes that appear on this month%26#8217;s cover and on these pages. She has become one of the most chattered-about talents working in New York today. Her newest series, %26#8220;Too Good to Be True,%26#8221; forces the viewer to define beauty and the price... |
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By: Dallas Art Dealers Association on Thursday, October 28th, 2010 at 1:36 am
Conflicted about the power of beauty as well as its burdens, Houston-raised artist Rachel Hovnanian created the narrative photographic vignettes that appear on this month%26#8217;s cover and on these pages. She has become one of the most chattered-about talents working in New York today. Her newest series, %26#8220;Too Good to Be True,%26#8221; forces the viewer to define beauty and the price... |
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By: Dallas Art Dealers Association on Wednesday, October 27th, 2010 at 7:32 am
Girl Power Plus a Giant Inflatable: A ground-breaking exhibition at McKinney Avenue Contemporary pairs two generations of female artists with a decidedly feminist stance. Mary Ann Edelson, who burst onto the SoHo scene in the 1960s, brings works circa 1981 through%26nbsp;1997 %26#8212; mostly small-scale, mixed-media offerings, plus an installation materialized as a vast spider web. Concurrently,... |
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