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Betty Bowen Award for Pacific Northwest Artists
Applications are being taken for the Betty Bowen Award for Pacific Northwest artists, sponsored by the Seattle Art Museum
Street Art on the Reservation
Wheat paste art by Chip Thomas, an Arizona artist and physician working on the Navajo Reservation
Discovering Writers No One Reads
Neglected and forgotten authors are resurrected on the tumblr blog Writers No One Reads
New York
Greater LA Fails to Convince in NY
The “Greater LA” survey of Los Angeles artists showing in SoHo has its highlights and humor, but fails to achieve coherence.
Mud and Magic: Richard Long at Sperone Westwater
Richard Long: Flow and Ebb at Sperone Westwater in New York is a beguiling exhibit of sculptures, photographs, painting and text works. Reviewer Hank Leschrogge visits.
Rejoicing in Aluminum: the Donald Judd Boxes at David Zwirner Gallery
Reviewer Hank Leschrogge finds radiance and reason in the anodized aluminum boxes of Donald Judd, now on display in New York at David Zwirmer gallery.
San Francisco
San Francisco Gallery Notes
Current highlights from San Francisco art galleries, updated regularly. Not a complete listing, but a selection of shows you might not want to miss. More locations coming soon.
Rediscovering Photography at Three SF Galleries
Three gallery shows in San Francisco, by Doug Rickard, Richard Learoyd and Alex MacLean, offer exciting images and new perspectives on the future of photography.
Space Art in SF: Zero Gravity Arts Consortium
Collaborations between contemporary artists and space scientists are featured in a program by the Zero Gravity Arts Consortium, at the San Francisco International Arts Festival.
Los Angeles
The Fine Art of Surfing Photography
Los Angeles photographer Ed Freeman showcases his fine art images of surfers at Oahu’s North Shore.
Ryan McGinness: Recent and New Paintings
New and recent paintings by Ryan McGinness are on display at Michael Kohn Gallery in Los Angeles.
Olmec Art of Ancient Mexico at LACMA Resnick Pavilion
Olmec sculpture, European high fashion, and Renzo Piano architecture are all on display as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art opens its new Resnick Pavilion.
International
African Artists Address Environmental Struggles
Contemporary African artists explore themes of environmental and social disintegration. “Environment and Object: Recent African Art” at the Tang Museum.
Art and Violence: Teresa Margolles at Museion Bolzano
“Frontera,” a powerful exhibition of art by Teresa Margolles reflecting on drug violence in northern Mexico, at the Museion in Bolzano, Italy.
Art and Oceanography – Huang Yong Ping in Monaco
Visual artist Huang Yong Ping’s latest installation is a massive, octopus-like sea creature on display at the Oceanographic Museum of Monaco.
Environmental Art
African Artists Address Environmental Struggles
Contemporary African artists explore themes of environmental and social disintegration. “Environment and Object: Recent African Art” at the Tang Museum.
Environmental Art Impact: Christo and ‘Over the River’ in CO
“Over the River” by Christo and Jeanne-Claude may be the first art work subjected to NEPA environmental review. Public comment closes September 14.
Earth: Art of a Changing World
Contemporary artists and writers respond to climate change in “Earth: Art of a Changing World” at London’s Royal Academy of Art.
