In the News: Britain’s Tate Announces Finalists for Modern Art Turner Prize
The Tate Britain announced four finalists for the 2013 Turner Prize. The Los Angeles Times reports that Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, a London-based Ghanaian artist, is among the group and the first black woman to…
At the Brooklyn Museum, the Wonderful World of El Anatsui
Brooklyn, NEW YORK—The fifth floor of the Brooklyn Museum is the site of one of the most fascinating exhibitions on view in New York City. “Gravity and Grace: Monumental Works by El Anatsui”…
Using Wood, Contemporary Artists Go ‘Against the Grain’
NEW YORK—Wood. Give contemporary artists from around the world a common, diverse natural material and the creative interpretations are infinite. From hand-crafted techniques to computer-aided design, “Against the Grain: Wood in Contemporary Art,…
Remarkable Americans: New Works on View at National Portrait Gallery
WASHINGTON, DC—The National Portrait Gallery prominently exhibits new acquisitions in a corridor adjacent to its main lobby. A selection of the most recent new portraits includes paintings, drawings and photographs of Americans who…
Chuck Close X President Obama
WASHINGTON, DC—At the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, a pair of presidential portraits (one for each term, perhaps) is on exhibit. The tapestries by Chuck Close depict President Obama looking alternatively authoritative and amused….
