Just under half a century has passed since the young Mark di Suvero (born 1933) made his debut with an exhibition of sculpture that met with instant astonishment and acclaim. Sheer scale would have been enough to cause astonishment-the tallest sculpture was over eight feet high-but size was by no means the principal appeal of Read More
The immediate, unguarded response of first-time visitors to Sidney Geist: Phases of Sculpture, the exhibition currently on view at Jason McCoy Inc., is likely to be a mix of surprise, curiosity and delight. We don’t expect to see so much color in an exhibition of modern sculpture, or such captivating invention. We certainly don’t expect Read More
I’m willing to bet my Observer paycheck that the same number of people who attended the exhibition of still lifes by Evaristo Baschenis, a 17th-century Italian painter, a few years back at the Met-not many-will be visiting the Frick Collection’s current exhibition, Anne Vallayer-Coster: Painter to the Court of Marie-Antoinette . I don’t mean to Read More
Subtle Pleasures of Still Life
Blossom in Specialist Show
I’m willing to bet my Observer paycheck that the same number of people who attended the exhibition of still lifes by Evaristo Baschenis, a 17th-century Italian painter, a few years back at the Met-not many-will be visiting the Frick Collection’s current exhibition, Anne Vallayer-Coster: Painter Read More
