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More Disruption: Representational Art in Flux
My new book "More Disruption: Representational Art in Flux" is now listed on Amazon. Don't get too excited: it won't be released until October, 2023. Congrats to @yongchul.kim_studio whose work...
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Lynne Drexler: The Monhegan Island Years at Meredith Ward Fine Art
Lynne Drexler: A Damn Good ArtistTo create one’s own world takes courage. - Georgia O’KeeffeWhen Lynne Drexler (1928-1999) moved to New York City in the mid-1950s to study art, she found her- self...
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In Manila, a Once-Lost Masterpiece Is Back on Public View
MANILA — On view through December 30, 2023, at the Ayala Museum, the exhibition Splendor: Juan Luna, Painter as Hero celebrates the rediscovery of Luna’s virtuoso depiction of a Roman wedding...
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Mộng: The Shared Dreams of a Remarkable Era
The presence of European artists in French Indochina led to a cultural exchange that resulted in remarkable hybrid styles and forms. The many artists who visited Vietnam between late 19th century...
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Emerging California Gallerists See a Bright Future
After financial struggles and multiple gallery closures in the wake of COVID-19, California’s art world is finally experiencing a surge of optimism, resulting in a host of emerging gallerists and new...
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DAZZLED BY THE INFINITE BLUE: A STORY OF A COLOUR THROUGH ART HISTORY
During the early Italian Renaissance the Virgin Mary, cloaked in blue, became a central subject of religious art. Laws were passed to ban ordinary citizens from wearing blue, reserving it exclusively...
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UNREAL: ART OF PAINTING IN THE 21ST CENTURY
UNREAL: ART OF PAINTINGIN THE 21ST CENTURYOCTOBER 4 – DECEMBER 2, 2023The John Natsoulas Gallery is proud to host a group exhibition of leading artists currently working in the Surrealist style....
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An Egalitarian Art Salon at San Francisco’s De Young Museum
SAN FRANCISCO — Walking into the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park is an energizing experience. The towering walls of the institution’s Herbst Gallery — painted in Benjamin Moore’s “Majestic Violet”...
View ArticleJohn Seed's Art-Related Recommendations: Blogs, Podcasts, Videos, Online...
Dear Friends,This is a short list of art-related resources I feel good about recommending to you.John Seed________________________________________________________BlogsHyperallergicA Brooklyn based...
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ZOE LONGFIELD: PAINTINGS & WORKS ON PAPER 1948–1950
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Shifting Fields: Contemporary Chinese Painting at the Stanford Art Gallery,...
By JOHN SEED March 8, 2024“Shifting Fields: Contemporary Chinese Painting” is a richly layered and eclectic show that reflects the desire of its curator, Stanford Art Professor Xiaoze Xie, to examine...
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MORE DISRUPTION: REPRESENTATIONAL ART IN FLUX EXHIBITION
This exhibition explores representational art that has been reshaped and “disrupted”—including by abstraction, web-based imagery, and socio-political concerns—in response to contemporary life and its...
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The Disrupted Realism of the New King Charles Portrait
After Jonathan Yeo’s “Portrait of His Majesty King Charles III” was unveiled at Buckingham Palace on May 14, its bold and unexpected infusion of red paint made the portrait an instant internet meme....
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"Charles Cajori: Turbulent Space, Shifting Colors" at Hollis Taggart Gallery
The catalog for "Charles Cajori: Turbulent Space, Shifting Colors," which includes my essay "Charles Cajori: In the Slipstream of Abstract Expressionism"is available online at this link. I'll be in...
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Charles Cajori Exhibition Featured in Hyperallergic's 10 New York City Shows...
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John Seed on Roland Petersen at the Elverhøj Museum of History and Art in...
Roland Petersen: The Visual Feast at the Elverhøj Museum October 26, 2024 - January 5,...
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Patricia Chidlaw: Empire of Light
A new monograph on Santa Barbara based realist Patricia Chidlaw with an essay by John Seed, an epilogue by Jeremy Tessmer and over 100 paintings from the artists four decade long career. Click here to...
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Holly Lane’s Elegiac Shrines to the Natural World
The artist evokes a keen awareness of the threats facing the environment by honoring it through opulent, reliquary-style frames and delicate paintings.Read the full blog on Hyperallergic.com
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Kim Frohsin: Selected Figures from the 1990s
Kim Frohsin: Halcyon DaysKim Frohsin’s paintings from the 1990s, which she thinks of as “bright and pure,” are reminders of her halcyon days. These engaging figurative works were painted in the...
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ROD PENNER NOTHING MORE, EVERYTHING LESS at Jonathan Novak Contemporary Art
NOTHING MORE, EVERYTHING LESSCOMMENTARY BY JOHN SEED “Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without...
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Between Worlds: Kirstine Reiner Hansen at Carmel Art Association Gallery
Kirstine Reiner Hansen, well known for her depictions of figures in turbulent, glamour-tinged environments, has moved towards a new subject. Her recent landscapes are meditations on environmental...
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Concentric Circles: Tracing the Radiance of Bay Area Figuration at Pamela...
Works by Manuel Neri (left) and Nathan Oliveira (right) on view in "Concentric Circles" Concentric Circles: Tracing the Radiance of Bay Area Figuration, on view at Pamela Walsh Gallery through June...
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