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Book Review
Résistances à l’idée d’art moderne dans la peinture: Paris, Londres, New York, 1848–1931
03/2025 | 1464 | 167
Pages: 300–301
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Reviewer:
Deltour, Louis (Deltour, Louis)
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subjects:
Modernism / Art criticism / Critical Reception / French art / British art / American art
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Résistances à l’idée d’art moderne dans la peinture: Paris, Londres, New York, 1848–1931 By Pierre Sérié. 449 pp. incl. 59 col. + b. & w. ills. (Presses Universitaires Blaise-Pascal, Clermont- Ferrand, 2023), €26. ISBN 978–2–38377–222–4. | :
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8. Le repos à Tonnerre, by Émile Bernard. 1904. Oil on canvas, 120 by 150 cm. (Private collection).
Book Review
Contact: Art and the Pull of Print
12/2024 | 1461 | 166
Pages: 1286
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Salsbury, Britany (Salsbury, Britany)
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Printmakers / Prints / Techniques / American art / Contemporary art
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Contact: Art and the Pull of Print By Jennifer L. Roberts. 232 pp. incl. 117 col. + 14 b. & w. ills. (Princeton University Press, 2024), £35. ISBN 978–0–691–25585–9. | :
Exhibition Review
Legacies: Asian American Art Movements in New York City (1969–2001)
12/2024 | 1461 | 166
Pages: 1259–61
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Ku, Kolleen (Ku, Kolleen)
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dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
80 WSE Gallery, New York, United States
subjects:
Asian American Arts Centre, New York, United States / Basement Workshop, New York, United States / Godzilla: Asian American Arts Network, New York, United States / American art
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Legacies: Asian American Art Movements in New York City (1969–2001) 80WSE Gallery, New York University 11th September–20th December | :
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25. Installation view of Legacies: Asian American Art Movements in New York City at 80WSE Gallery, New York University, showing posters by the Basement Workshop. (Courtesy 80WSE Gallery, New York University; photograph Carter Seddon).
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26. New York, New York, 1979 (veterans day parade) from the series East meets West, by Tseng Kwong Chi. 1979. Gelatin silver print. (Courtesy Muna Tseng Dance Projects; exh. 80WSE Gallery, New York University).
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27. Shareen Lightfoot, by Shu Lea Cheang. 2024. Neon sign, televisions and vinyl print, dimensions variable. (Courtesy the artist and 80WSE Gallery, New York University; photograph Carter Seddon; exh. 80WSE Gallery, New York University).
Book Review
Marcel Duchamp and the Lure of the Copy
11/2024 | 1460 | 166
Pages: 1183–1185
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Reviewer:
Hopkins, David (Hopkins, David)
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art literature:
Exhibition catalogues
artists:
Duchamp, Marcel
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, Italy
subjects:
French art / American art / Copies / Reproductions
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Marcel Duchamp and the Lure of the Copy By Paul B. Franklin. 234 pp. incl. numerous col. + b. & w. ills. (Peggy Guggenheim Collection and Marsilio Arte, Venice, 2024), £30. ISBN 979–12–5463–138–6. | :
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28. Marcel Duchamp with an incomplete example of Boîte-envalise at Peggy Guggenheim’s townhouse, New York, in August 1942. (From Time Magazine, 7th September 1942).
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29. Rotorelief no.5 – poisson japonais from the series Rotoreliefs (disques optiques), by Marcel Duchamp. 1935. Cardboard disk printed recto and verso in colour offset lithography, diameter 20 cm. (© Association Marcel Duchamp; private collection).
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30. Peigne (Comb), by Marcel Duchamp. 1964, replica of 1916 original readymade. Steel comb with painted inscription, 16.5 by 3 by 0.2 cm.; box, 18.5 by 5.7 by 1.8 cm. (© Association Marcel Duchamp; private collection).
Book Review
Mary Cassatt at Work
11/2024 | 1460 | 166
Pages: 1158–1162
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Pollock, Griselda (Pollock, Griselda)
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art literature:
Exhibition catalogues
artists:
Cassatt, Mary
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, United States
subjects:
American art / Women artists
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Mary Cassatt at Work Edited by Jennifer A. Thompson and Laurel Garber. 304 pp. incl. 240 col. ills. (Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2024), £45. ISBN 978–0–87633–304–4. | :
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1. Maternal caress, by Mary Cassatt. 1896. Oil on canvas, 38.1 by 54 cm. (Philadelphia Museum of Art).
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2. The bath, by Mary Cassatt. 1890–91. Colour drypoint, aquatint and softground etching, printed à la poupée on paper, 43.6 by 30 cm. (Art Institute of Chicago).
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3. Self-portrait, by Mary Cassatt. c.1880. Gouache, watercolour and graphite on paper, 33.1 by 24.6 cm. (National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institute, Washington).
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4. Driving, by Mary Cassatt. 1881. Oil on canvas, 88.8 by 129.8 cm. (Philadelphia Museum of Art).
Book Review
Charles J. Connick: America’s Visionary Stained Glass Artist
10/2024 | 1459 | 166
Pages: 1091–2
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Reviewer:
Harrison, Martin (Harrison, Martin)
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artists:
Connick, Charles J.
subjects:
Stained glass / Arts and Crafts movement / American art
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Charles J. Connick: America’s Visionary Stained Glass Artist By Peter Cormack. 376 pp. incl. 297 col. + b. & w. ills. (Yale University Press, New Haven and London, 2024), £60. ISBN 978–0–30027–232–1. | :
Exhibition Review
ED RUSCHA / NOW THEN
10/2024 | 1459 | 166
Pages: 1074–7
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Cahill, James (Cahill, James; Cahill, J.)
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artists:
Ruscha, Edward
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, United States
subjects:
American art
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ED RUSCHA / NOW THEN Los Angeles County Museum of Art | :
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21. Large trademark with eight spotlights, by Ed Ruscha. 1962. Oil, house paint, ink and pencil on canvas, 169.5 by 338.5 cm. (© Ed Ruscha; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; exh. Los Angeles County Museum of Art).
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22. Los Angeles County Museum of Art on fire, by Ed Ruscha. 1965–68. Oil on canvas, 135.9 by 339.1 cm. (© Ed Ruscha; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington; exh. Los Angeles County Museum of Art).
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23. Our flag, by Ed Ruscha. 2017. Acrylic on canvas, 183.9 by 350.5 cm. (© Ed Ruscha; private collection; exh. Los Angeles County Museum of Art).
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24. Installation view of ED RUSCHA / NOW THEN at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2024. (© Ed Ruscha; courtesy Museum Associates and Los Angeles County Museum of Art).
Exhibition Review
Christina Ramberg: A Retrospective
10/2024 | 1459 | 166
Pages: 1072–4
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Reviewer:
Cooke, Lynne (Cooke, Lynne )
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artists:
Ramberg, Christina
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, United States
subjects:
American art / Women artists
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Christina Ramberg: A Retrospective Art Institute of Chicago | :
Illustrations
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18. Hair, by Christina Ramberg. 1968. Acrylic on Masonite, 17.8 by 21 cm. (Private collection; exh. Art Institute of Chicago).
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19. Delicate decline, by Christina Ramberg. 1972. Acrylic on Masonite, 57.8 by 82 cm. (© Estate of Christina Ramberg; private collection; exh. Art Institute of Chicago).
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blue jacket, by Christina Ramberg. 1981. Acrylic on Masonite, 124.8 by 94.7 cm. (© Estate of Christina Ramberg; private collection; exh. Art Institute of Chicago).
Book Review
Warhol After Warhol: Power and Money in the Modern Art World
09/2024 | 1458 | 166
Pages: 987-8
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Reviewer:
Whitfield, Sarah (Whitfield, Sarah; Whitfield, Mrs)
Subjects
artists:
Warhol, Andy
subjects:
Authentication / Andy Warhol Art Authentication Board
subjects:
American art / Modern art
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Warhol After Warhol: Power and Money in the Modern Art World by Richard Dorment. 276 pp. incl. numerous ills. (Picador, London, 2023), £20. ISBN 978–1– 5290–8149–7. | :
Exhibition Review
André Masson: Il n’y a pas de monde achevé
08/2024 | 1457 | 166
Pages: 848–51
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Reviewer:
Taylor, Brandon (Taylor, Brandon)
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artists:
Masson, André
dates:
2020-2030
museums and institutions:
Centre Pompidou-Metz, Metz, France
styles:
Surrealism
subjects:
French art / American art / Breton, André / Bataille, Georges
Reviewed Items
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André Masson: Il n’y a pas de monde achevé Centre Pompidou-Metz 29th March–2nd September | :
Illustrations
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1. Louis Aragon, by André Masson. 1924. Ink on paper, 43 by 34.5 cm. (Private collection; exh. Centre Pompidou-Metz).
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2. Le Jardin saccagé (The ransacked garden), by André Masson. 1934. Oil on canvas, 82 by 116 cm. (Private collection; exh. Centre Pompidou-Metz).
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3. The labyrinth, by André Masson. 1938. Oil on canvas, 120 by 61 cm. (Centre- Pompidou, Paris; exh. Centre Pompidou-Metz).
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