Sept-Oct 2023 (Vol. 37, No. 8)
Speakeasy – The inexorable rise of the art market, Scott Reyburn
Learning From The Masters. Bradley Stevens
For Bradley Stevens, copying the masters at museums is an ongoing education.
Cuba as Realised in Art, Lanita K. Brooks Colbert
Free art education, murals everywhere, and a national museum: Lanita K Brooks Colbert reviews Cuba’s art scene while on a cultural mission.
The Only Thing that’s the End of the World is the End of the
World Elizabeth Ashe
Elizabeth Ashe sees The Only Thing that’s the End of the World is The End of the World” at the Payne Gallery at Moravian University, an installation challenging viewer’s perception of space and place.
Rodney and the Imagination Nancy Nesvet
Artist Rodney Zelenka draws on migrants’ travels, surrealistically using birds and spiders to see something new.
Back to the Future (Art), Stephen Westfall
Stephens Westfall on what happens when the artist leaves the classroom for the unknown.
The Geopolitics of Biennials: Simina Neagu Interviews David Goldenberg
David Goldenberg speaks about art, geopolitics and his new take on the Biennale in an interview with Simina Neagu.
The Great Derangement by Amitav Ghosh (Book Review) , Frances Oliver
Why have critics failed to engage with our most important current issues: climate change and exhaustion of the earth? Francis Oliver reviews “The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable” by Amitav Ghosh.
The Once and Future DIY Network Mark Bloch
Mark Bloch reviews the decades old practice of making mail art, and his own mail art work.
Here’s looking at You, Casablanca Mary Fletcher
Mary Fletcher reviews the Casablanca school exhibition at the Tate Cornwall, casting new light on a little know but important phenomenon in the 1960’s art world.
Ex Statu Pupillari: Against Guardians Sam Vangheluwe
Sam Vangheluwe writes of the value of getting lost: in a place, a work of art, or anywhere, and the joys of discovering for ourselves what we see and where we go.