Derivatives: Marilyn Monroe, Andy Warhol and Louise Lawler
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, DC—Andy Warhol’s famous portraits of Marilyn Monroe have helped to fuel the enduring fascination with the Hollywood actress and sex symbol. A couple of recently observed Warhol works rendered in gold…
Koons and Kuon Take Basketball from Court to Gallery
NEW YORK—Basketball and art are colliding. Jeff Koons famously immersed three basketballs (two Spaldings and one Wilson) in a fish tank in 1985. Nearly 30 years later, Jeremy Lin’s surprise performance with the…
130 Artists Reinvent the Work of Their Peers at MoMA
NEW YORK—The guy manning the desk at Nancy Margolis boasted that the gallery’s current exhibit is the best show on view in Chelsea, and then qualified his statement by noting that the judgment…
At MoMA in New York, 2 Reminders of the Biennial in Havana
NEW YORK—Experienced a bit of deja vu while wandering around the Contemporary galleries at the Museum of Modern Art recently. The wall of frames hung gallery style and the series of pantyhose filled…
Two-Wheelers: A Survey of Bike-Inspired Art
Bikes are all the rage. Year-after-year, bicycle use is on the increase. According to a 2012 report by the Alliance for Biking and Walking, the number of U.S. commuters who rode bicycles to…
