Michael Kenna and Mark Thompson
Michael Kenna's photography is exceptionally painterly, while Mark Thompson's landscape paintings of chilly Scandinavia have the appearance of vintage photographs. Kenna's images of Ford's River Rouge auto plant strikes a far different tone of grand, if ominous formalism. More...
Deconstruction: The War for a Word
The philosophical importance of Jacques Derrida's deconstructivist theory has helped shape serious art for decades. That makes Steve Bannon's mis-use of it in a political context not only offensive but dangerous. More...
Christine Frerichs
The landscape paintings of Christine Frerichs dazzle us with their light, which is decidedly a light of place as well as time of day or night. More...
Archipenko on the West Coast
Ukranian native Alexander Archipenko rose to become one of cubist sculpture's most important talents early in what became a globe-trotting career. A survey exhibition at the Frye Art Museum reinvigorates his contributions to cubism, the modern ceramics movement, and, yes, to West Coast modernism. More...
Protest and Authenticity
Genuine political outrage channeled through the sensibilities of strong, creative individuals can certainly generate great art. They are the natural opponents of authoritarianism after all. But we must keep in mind that high emotion is never sufficient to produce great art any more than it results in wise political solutions. More...
Ken Fandell
Examples from three series of layered photographs turn a blown out tire, some bricks, and palm tree trunks into rich visual journeys. More...
Longacre-White and Homer French
Andrea Longacre-White stuffs one gallery full of sculptural hardware, and has wood spilling out of containers in the smaller space. Jesse Homer French's paintings start naive but gain the eye's interest thanks to strong compositions and dark but intriguing themes. More...
An Artist’s Line Drawn in Quicksand
Daniela Repas' short documentary/animation "Mnemonics" embraces the ethnic heritage of this former Bosnian refugee as subject matter. There are larger lessons in how Repas tolerates values she cannot assimilate while celebrating those that she can. More...
Matt Kleberg and Woody DeOthello
This engagingly titled “Knocked-Kneed and Bow-Legged” examines the cultural moment’s instabilities with beauty and humor. More...
"Why Can't We Live Together”
The melancholy lyrics of a 1972 hit by Timmy Thomas, "Why Can't We Live Together,” provide the thematic framework for a multinational and multiracial mix of artists that's set against the cacophony of today's headlines. More...
