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Dian Parker

Dian Parker writes for Observer, Artnet, Art & Object, Art & Antiques and other arts publications.

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An abstract work on paper shows many black and red dots, eyes, stars, spirals and curving lines spread across a cream-colored background, with color calibration bars visible at the top and bottom.

Joan Miró’s Joy Is as Infectious as Ever

By Dian Parker
A painter stands in a studio surrounded by large, brightly colored abstract canvases.

50 Years of Groundbreaking Work: Kunstmuseum Basel Puts Helen Frankenthaler Front and Center

By Dian Parker
A loosely rendered still life painting featuring a tabletop with a jar, bottle, and bright orange fruit set against soft, layered fields of color.

The Exacting Nuance of Richard Diebenkorn

By Dian Parker
A man in glasses and a dark shirt stands with arms crossed beside a wall-mounted installation of black shelves holding stone-like sculptural objects.

The Metamorphic Wonder of Edmund de Waal

By Dian Parker
A dramatic Baroque painting shows two women beheading a man on a bed, with strong contrasts of light and shadow.

Artemisia Gentileschi’s Revenge Is Still Radical

By Dian Parker
A monumental black-and-white drawing of a snow-covered mountain shows a dramatic avalanche cascading down its steep face against a stark black sky.

The Blind Folly of Tacita Dean

By Dian Parker
A sharply rendered self-portrait of a young woman with pale skin, flushed cheeks, and blue eyes looking intently at the viewer, painted by Schjerfbeck at age 22 in a high-collared dark dress against a smoky yellow-gray background.

Painter Helene Schjerfbeck’s Life in Layers at the Met

By Dian Parker
An early 20th-century Expressionist village scene depicts colorful, angular houses with snow-covered rooftops under a gray sky, with a single black-clad figure walking along a winding, snowy street.

At the Guggenheim, Gabriele Münter Takes her Place

By Dian Parker
A black-and-white photograph shows an elderly man seated and smiling with his eyes closed while a woman and a younger person stand closely behind him, their arms resting on his shoulders in an intimate domestic setting.

Creating a Legacy with Love: Phong Bui’s Tribute to Meyer Schapiro

By Dian Parker
An oil painting attributed to young Rembrandt depicts a fainted patient being tended to by an elderly woman with smelling salts as a bearded quack doctor looks on.

Dutch Golden Age Treasures from Thomas Kaplan’s Leiden Collection Take Center Stage in West Palm Beach

By Dian Parker
A monumental painting hangs centered in a grand museum hall with arched doorways and high windows, depicting a dark forest scene with water, a small human figure and a glowing gold area near the top.

At SLAM, Anselm Kiefer’s Material Transformations

By Dian Parker
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