Growing Beyond Disinfotainment
The art world has changed enormously over the last half-century. It is, after all, a mirror of society; but still, these changes reflect a steady loss of faith in the power of aesthetic meaning. We must demand better. More...
Kim MacConnel
Kim MacConnel's "Avenida Revolucion" paintings place you in the middle of a technicolor spectacle of a parade down the streets of a Mexican town, while a "Black and White" series manage to keep the energy level high. More...
JMW Turner
British Romantic painter JMW Turner is shown to be a great experimenter in this selection of paintings, many from the Tate Museum's holdings. More...
A Commencement Show
The commencement ritual is a key annual ritual at thousands of schools throughout the country. James Yood's longtime base, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, has raised buzz and controversy this year by announcing that Kanye West will receive an honorary doctorate next month. More...
Fraser Taylor
There is a colorful and celebratory side to Fraser Taylor's work and there are compositions of mourning. The two are two sides of the same coin--or banner. Non-objective imagery is alive and well in his hands. More...
Trevor Paglen
For Trevor Paglen geography and photography equals diptychs that present a buried layer of surveillance just below picturesque surfaces. More...
Elliot Norquist
Elegant geometric sculpture, mailing wall-hung, pushes your eye all around the gallery turning minimalist images into a vibrant flow of color and shape. More...
Kim MacConnel
Kim MacConnel's "Avenida Revolucion" paintings place you in the middle of a technicolor spectacle of a parade down the streets of a Mexican town, while a "Black and White" series manage to keep the energy level high. More...
Growing Beyond Disinfotainment
The art world has changed enormously over the last half-century. It is, after all, a mirror of society; but still, these changes reflect a steady loss of faith in the power of aesthetic meaning. We must demand better. More...
“Rooted in Soil”
"Rooted in Soil" is firmly planted in the issue of conservation as seen through the creative lens of this group of 17 artists. More...
Robert Ginder
Robert Ginder's gold leaf embellished portraits of post-war Los Angeles suburban bungalows treat our own recent history as though it were centuries old. The point is to rethink the ordinary and the role of art itself. More...
Robert Ginder
Robert Ginder's gold leaf embellished portraits of post-war Los Angeles suburban bungalows treat our own recent history as though it were centuries old. The point is to rethink the ordinary and the role of art itself. More...
Alt-Weekly Arts Writing
VAS contributor Richard Speer is most familiar to Portland area readers for his 13-year run with Williamette Week. The response to the announcement of his departure prompts this reflection on where he's been, and where art writing may be going. More...
