Rubén Ortiz Torres
Rubén Ortiz Torres’ "White Washed America" gives Finish Fetish a decidedly 21st century makeover, albeit without the didacticism. More...
Judith F. Baca
Judith Baca is a force of nature. The artist and activist is responsible for approximately 250 murals in Los Angeles that have captured the spirit of neighborhoods, while mentoring and influencing scores of young people who have served as collaborators. More...
Connie Goldman and Mikey Kelly
They make a compelling argument for formalist practice: quality execution that explores painting with creative flair. More...
“Changing Landscapes”
Three artists wrestle with traditional Chinese landscape painting's blend of realism and calligraphy. We see modernization, urbanization and changing cultural norms reflected in their works with varying emphasis. More...
Humaira Abid
The detritus of the personal disaster of displacement is reproduced with detailed, loving craftsmanship by Humaira Abid. Humble materials and a straightforward process produce subjects and meaning of the highes order. More...
Senga Nengudi
The political and gender-oriented aesthetics of Segunda Nengudi during the 1970s has aged well--if her pantyhose not so much. More...
Keeping an Eye Open
DeWitt Cheng introduces us to English essayist Julian Barnes' fluent, conversation commentary on art. More...
Eddie Owens Martin
The land of Pasaquan was created by Eddie Owens Martin over a 30-year period at his compound in Buena Vista, Georgia. His vivid kaleidoscope of folk art is reflected in an exhibition that takes us to his unique realm. More...
Christopher Knowles
Christopher Knowles did not speak until age 12. Now 58, the former protege of Robert Wilson is one of the unique creative voices of his generation. More...
Art and Archetype at the Louvre Abu Dhabi
Jean Nouvel's design of the newly opened Louvre Abu Dhabi is simultaneously ancient in inspiration and space-age, low-slung and soaring, an inviting oasis of flowing water and rectilinear planes. More...
Patti Oleon
Patti Oleon paints architecture with care, and with the maximum degree of disorientation in which ceiling can double as floors. More...
Lezley Saar
Three series completed over the last five years put Lezley Saar's ability to convey human dignity and build visionary narratives on full display. More...
“There is No Alas Where I Live”
The title of this show of nine contemporary Bay Area photographers, “There is No Alas Where I Live,” is taken from Theodore Roethke’s 1951 poem, “I Need, I Need”: “Whisper me over, / Why don’t you, begonia, / There’s no alas / Where I live.” More...
