American Art

The Artist's Perspective -- Frieze Art Fair New York

Barbara Ernst Prey | Posted 05.14.2012

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Barbara Ernst Prey

Although I was born in New York, grew up in New York and now live in New York, it was my first visit to Randall's Island in Manhattan -- just to see the inaugural Frieze Art Fair.

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Mike Kelley (1954-2012) And Thomas Kinkade (1958-2012) Have Gone Home

John Seed | Posted 04.10.2012

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John Seed

They were two American artists who, in their striking divergence, tell the story of a nation whose center seems ready to tear apart. Stress makes people look for extreme solutions, both in life and art.

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Art: Good, Bad and Ugly...

Edward Goldman | Posted 05.08.2012

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Edward Goldman

If an exhibition intrigues and inspires me, then there is a chance that you will also be curious enough to jump in a car to see it. And to hell with the bad and mediocre stuff. There is always plenty of it. Why bother?

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Culture And Colors: An Autumn Sojourn To New England's Small Museums

Barbara Ernst Prey | Posted 01.25.2012

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Barbara Ernst Prey

In between museums I stop along the way... Late fall in New England offers some interesting exhibits for the cultural traveler and the last gas...

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Ingenuity, Patents & Art: 'The Great Hall of American Wonders' At Smithsonian

AP/The Huffington Post | By BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 09.17.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Washington building known as the "temple of invention" when it was built in 1836 to hold the nation's patents is revisiting its root...

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Guess The Artist Who Created This American Flag: ANSWER

Posted 09.04.2011

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Yesterday we showed you an image of this artwork and asked you to guess the American artist, but only a third of you correctly identified the artist a...

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Guess The American Artist

Posted 09.02.2011

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Well-known for their engagement with civil rights and the Black Power movement, this African American artist created this version of the American flag...

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Detainees, Discoveries & Dads: Highlights This Week

Posted 08.24.2011

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It's been a busy week here on the HuffPost Arts': Walmart heiress Alice Walton is opening her own art museum, detained artist Ai Weiwei was finally re...

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Walmart Heir's Mega-Museum

Posted 08.20.2011

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A piece in next week's New Yorker will shed some light on Alice Walton, art collector and daughter of Walmart's founder, Sam Walton. Her collection, t...

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Obama Views Queen's American Art

The Guardian | Jonathan Jones | Posted 07.25.2011

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It is a custom of state visits for the Queen to show the visiting dignitary a specially chosen selection of highlights that may be of interest to them...

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BLOG WATCH> Untapped American Artists In The 'People's Biennial'

coolhunting.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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In an effort to highlight artists from five U.S. cities not typically considered artistic hotbeds, the People's Biennial features the work of 36 artis...

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PHOTOGRAPHY: Key Expert Now Says Garage Sale Pictures Aren't Adams'

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011

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An art expert whose opinion backed Rick Norsigian's claim that he owns a "lost" trove of pictures by Ansel Adams now says they aren't Adams' work afte...

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ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Photographer Alec Soth's Lens On America: 15 Years Of Work On View

Posted 05.25.2011

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WHO: Alec Soth WHAT: From Here to There: Alec Soth's America WHEN: September 12, 2010 - January 2, 2011 WHERE: Walker Art Center 1750 Hennepin Ave,...

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EXHIBITION SPOTLIGHT: The Real King Of Pop: Andy Warhol's Last Decade At Brooklyn Museum

Posted 05.25.2011

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WHO: Andy Warhol WHAT: 'Andy Warhol: The Last Decade' WHERE: Brooklyn Museum Robert E. Blum Gallery, 1st Floor Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing, 5t...

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The Creativity Crisis in America

Newsweek | Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Back in 1958, Ted Schwarzrock was an 8-year-old third grader when he became one of the "Torrance kids," a group of nearly 400 Minneapolis children who...

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How the "Lively Arts" Became "the Media"

Lewis Lapham | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lewis Lapham

The supposition that art is a gift as opposed to a collectible, something that doesn't try to sell you anything, runs counter to our contemporary notions of what constitutes a meaningful exchange.

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American Renaissance At The Met

Nicolaus Mills | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nicolaus Mills

This May, in a ceremony presided over by Michelle Obama, the Met opened a series of new period rooms, plus a renovated Charles Englehard Court, and next year the entire American Wing will be accessible to the public.

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