Kiki Smith, Wild Woman
The exhibition was important both for the artist and the institution because the museum has since shut down its contemporary art program.
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Paul Broches and Don Porcaro Reflect on the Nature of Collaboration
What is best approach to keep a gallery visually open without resorting to the usual, uninteresting white walls?
Designing Americans: A Conversation with Wendy Evans Joseph
Ours may be the only country with a “National Mall.” A mall with grass and museums instead of chain stores—museums that constitute the cultural franchise that is the Smithsonian Institution.
Shirley Jaffe Cut in Square Highlights Late Artist’s Work
The artist’s career that lasted over seven decades. What remains clear throughout is a strong sense of self and individuality.
Seeing Differently, Seeing More: An Interview with peter campus
The power and beauty of the work of peter campus lies in his awareness.
For America: In Dialogue with James McGarrell
For over a half-century, James McGarrell has produced consistently engaging painting.
“Something Over Something Else”: Romare Bearden’s Profile Series
An important friendship and collaboration with the writer Albert Murray underlie the two-part Profile series, 1978-81, by Romare Bearden.
William T. Williams: Recent Paintings
For 50 years, painter William T. Williams has sought to expand the vocabulary of abstraction.
