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The Whitney exhibition, New Image Painting had the idea to display art that mixed classical and popular art. Marcia Tucker would call this medium “Bad Painting” because artists discarded the classical drawing methods to create personal views of the world. The exhibition itself become monumental in which unfolded within the space. This art followed the idea of neo expressionism where it offered a refreshing alternative to the unflinching abstraction and industrial forms of minimal art. The use of

The prolific German painter Hubert Berke was born in 1908 in Buer and died in 1979 in Cologne. Before his transition into fine arts, Berke educated himself in languages, later studying philosophy, art history and theology at universities in Münster and Königsberg (1931-2). After a year of education under the painter Fritz Burmann at the Academy of Fine Arts, Berke left Königsberg for Düsseldorf, where he was a student of Paul Klee. Both in his oils and watercolors, Berke was oscillating between Informel

From September 2013 through January 2014, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City was home to an exhibition entitled Medieval Treasures from Hildesheim. The exhibition featured 48 pieces from various media which all originated from the UNESCO Heritage Sites of Saint Mary's Cathedral or St. Michael's Church in Hildesheim, Germany. These objects consisted of 6 full or partial manuscripts and 42 sculptural pieces, including 7 reliquaries, 4 portable altars, and 3 liturgical fans. Most of the

4. Butt Johnson’s Exhibition “Quaint Abstractions” at CRG Gallery Visiting CRG Gallery was not in my original plan. I walked into the gallery for the first time when I noticed it on the way to Lehmann Maupin, and I was surprised to know that CRG Gallery has been open since 1990. The current exhibition features a new series of drawings from the artist Butt Johnson, which is the artist’s second show at CRG Gallery. The gallery is on the ground floor with floor-to-ceiling glass doors, which the

Wynwood Art District, the Margulies Collection is one the of the premier art collections in Miami. Assembled by Miami art collector Martin Z. Margulies, the modern and dated photographs, sculptures, installations, and video are of a unique and curious nature. The exhibition is housed in a 45,000 square foot retrofitted warehouse. Martin Z. Margulies is a philanthropist and is the owner and benefactor to the Florida International University Art Sculpture Park. The Rubell Family Promoting art education

The Space in Which We View Art How do we view art? How does the space around the art affect how we feel and think about the art? Does it make a difference? Our surroundings are often very influential in the way we think and feel about events, people, and objects. A relaxed, warm summer evening with family can bring peaceful and positive thoughts, while a loud, crowded party with strangers can bring anxiety and uncomfortableness. Music, color, temperature, and the size of a space can all affect how

Susan Lichtman’s “Domestic Arrangements” is showing in the Art Gallery. The exhibition runs from March 12 through Friday, April 22. The exhibition is organized by the interns in the Barton Art Gallery which curated by Maureen O’Neil. On Thursday, March 17, the Barton Art Galleries and the Barton College Friends of Visual Arts hosted a reception at 5 p.m. for the “Domestic Arrangements” exhibition by Lichtman. When asked about her painting, Lichtman shared, “I think my idea of beauty in painting

With more than 25 years of professional experience in the art field, Judy Hecker has built a career rooted in her appreciation of fine art prints. On a recent 70-degree afternoon, Judy Hecker was putting personal notes on the last few invitation letters for the upcoming Spring Benefit Dinner. More than a hundred envelopes were piled up on a nearby table, ready to be mailed out. When she finished, she looked through the office window, and suggested we do the interview outside. The caged elevator

Who is Marlene Dumas? She was born in South Africa, on August 3rd 1953. Dumas attended Michaelis School of Fine Arts for three years, this school is the Fine Arts department at the University of Cape Town located in Cape Town. She later left South Africa to pursue studies in the Netherlands. She was not aware of what to expect, and that it would have a profound influence on her future career as an artist. Marlene went to the Netherlands, and studied at the University of Amsterdam. She was a student

root of my desire to study Contemporary Art and Art Theory of Africa and Asia at SOAS. Art is one of global society’s most fluid tools for justice and equity. Working as an Arts Administrator for the Bronx Council on the Arts, I’ve further realized the significance the arts have historically had and continue to have as ancillary support for failing institutions. This is of utmost importance to me because I am interested in the many ways art forms and art objects have been used historically in African