It is particularly well known for its acquisition and maintenance of large land art pieces, such as Smithson’s Spiral Jetty. It was founded in 1974 by the heir to the Schlumberger oil-field company Philippa de Menil (whose family has been termed the Medici of modern art), art dealer and...
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Also linking embroidery to violence, there is a tradition in Japan of embroidering pieces of fabric to protect warriors heading to war. Traced to the Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) but becoming ubiquitous in the second world war, the practice of makingSennin-bariinvolves women preparing white ba...
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She creates visually striking compositions by combining various metals, such as aluminum cans, with rusted rebar steel rods that are bolted onto wooden pallet boards that have been painted blue and hung high above the ground. This not only draws attention to the pieces, but also prompts viewers...
In 1981, Richard Serra installed a large piece of slightly curved metal – raw steel, 120 ft long by 12 ft high – in Federal Plaza in New York City. In 1989, it was removed, cut into pieces, and hauled off to a scrapyard.Tilted Arc’s removal ignited a great deal of protest, th...
These works clearly formed relationships with a range of Old Master pieces ‘packed’ in the same space. I was not bored by an order of horizontally cantered works on the wall: the arrangement of paintings seemed random and featured ‘blocks’ of various art works. It occurred to me that ...
The Honorable Art of Tattoo The art of Tattoo has been around since 12,000 years before Christ and has gone through many years' of judgment by people of different races and cultures. This art form spanned many different cultures with many different meanings and is being transformed today. ....
Aitken has described his sculptural text pieces as possessing a ‘toughness’ that echoes the abbreviated nature of much contemporary communication. At the same time, these works move beyond language, breaking down into abstraction – in the case of Exit (large) its mirrored surface creating ...
Three floor pieces at Burnett Miller Gallery emphasize the humility that infuses all of Laib’s work. “The Rice Meals” consists of nine brass plates, common to India, that the artist has arranged in a neat row. Each has been heaped with a full serving of white rice, except one, on ...