Nancy Spero; feminist artist addressed political violence; at 83 Oct 24, 2009
By this time her work had gained in formal complexity and variety, with its weavings of image and text, its time-consuming techniques of painting, cutting, and stamping, and its adaptation of aspects of Pop, Minimalism, and Color Field painting, styles she had distanced herself from. Beginning in the late 1980s, she transformed the scroll format into site-specific wall murals. (Boston Globe)
New conductors in LA, NY pose a challenge to the BSO’s agenda Oct 18, 2009
Past seasons have seen Minimalist Jukebox, a sweeping survey of minimalism from seminal Steve Reich to Glenn Branca s Hallucination City for 100 electric guitars; Shadows of Stalin a multifaceted take on state oppression and creative life, with chamber and orchestral concerts, films and symposia; and Concrete Frequency, a fresh look at the relationship between music and the urban environment, curated by David Robertson and tacking from brainy Boulez works to Japanese psychedelia to Fritz Lang s... (Boston Globe)
* Is it cos they is black? Oct 6, 2009
When minimalism became the design statement of the day, mannequins too became streamlined, their faces just an oval shape with a line for a nose and a line for a mouth, he said. Top of the pops was a mannequin by Swiss firm Schlappi. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Follow your art Oct 1, 2009
Knowing they would be in their 1,400-square-foot apartment for possibly more than a year, and on a student budget, meant minimalism to the max - even with toddler daughter Kate and beagle Cole in tow. But one other family treasure ensured their new abode would feel like home from the moment they turned the key: Bob's brother, celebrity interior designer and "Oprah" regular Nate Berkus. (Fresno Bee)
China influences Wellesley resident's landscape design Sep 25, 2009
Minimalism has left landscape design in a kind of time warp thinking that harks back to the less is more delusion of modernism, when in fact less is more of a bore. China finds to find it hard to do less when more is so much more tempting. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Mathematical Basis of Computer Art Sep 18, 2009
Abstraction and minimalism were the main features of a period, which spawned what is called Op Art. Artists used computers to help with geometrical calculations combined with technological treatment of images. (Suite101.com)
Brian Dettmer turns books into sculptural pieces Sep 13, 2009
Visitors who remember the heyday of minimalism may give a sigh of nostalgia here. The high style of the 1960s has had surprisingly slight influence on Bay Area art. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Blocks of Color: American Woodcuts from the 1890s to the Present Sep 7, 2009
Contemporary artists worked in the medium in unprecedented ways; they created large-scale color woodcuts featuring people, landscapes, geometric abstraction, or organic forms, in styles as varied as abstract expressionism and minimalism. Blocks of Color continues up to the present day with prints by 43 other artists, including Polly Apfelbaum, Richard Bosman, Francesco Clemente, Richard Diebenkorn, Jim Dine, Helen Frankenthaler, Donald Judd, Karen Kunc, Sherrie Levine, Michael Mazur, and others. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Cabinets of curiosities make a comeback Sep 1, 2009
Maybe it's a backlash against minimalism and modernism. Maybe it's just fun creating imaginative dioramas from out-of-the-ordinary items. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Hyman Bloom, 96; painted works of grisly Expressionism Aug 28, 2009
When abstraction and minimalism prevailed, he stuck to figuration and canvases crammed with bizarre imagery. His subjects - based on sources including trips to the morgue - put off all but the bravest potential buyers. (Boston Globe)
* Truth to power Aug 16, 2009
At a glance, it seems to draw on the aesthetics of minimalism and process art. But from a birds-eye view X the sculpture is about 3m tall and 10m across X one sees Chinas outline. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
The paradise that she found Jul 31, 2009
I d picked up that she lived by the less is more creed of minimalism. A short video (narrated by part-time Santa Fe resident Gene Hackman) explained O Keeffe s importance in the American art world. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Washington diary Jul 30, 2009
Not to be outdone, the West created the Hansaviertel, where renowned Western architects created sleek bungalows that merged Bauhaus minimalism with bourgeois cosiness. The Cold War competition mirrored what happened in Berlin before the war. (BBC News -- Americas)
Bang on a Can finale plays minimalism to the max Jul 27, 2009
Minimalism played to the max ... NORTH ADAMS - The greatest shock in seeing Music for 18 Musicians performed is discovering how warm this warhorse of cool, cerebral minimalism can actually be ... Newcomers to this piece and to minimalism in general sometimes assume that nothing happens in the music. (Boston Globe)
'Herb & Dorothy' looks at longtime art collectors Jul 10, 2009
In the mid-1960s and 1970s, minimalism and conceptualism were largely unheralded, and the Vogels liked the cerebral work of Donald Judd, Carl Andre, Joseph Kosuth, and Sol Lewitt. Close says that what s remarkable about Herb and Dorothy is how they loved the most difficult, unlovable pieces. (Boston Globe)
Bang on a Can to perform and teach in North Adams Jul 10, 2009
Too traditionally classical for downtown, too edgy for uptown, its composers and affiliated ensembles brought together modernism, minimalism, and pop influences into a brew that was distinctive but hard to pin a label on. Even as Bang on a Can grew in importance - its marathon concerts have become major events - it held onto its outsider status. (Boston Globe)
Reviews of ‘The Model as Muse’ and ‘Avedon Fashion’ Jul 9, 2009
It did, and it affected clothes - where grunge and minimalism became the norm - as much as it affected our embrace of the supermodels and what they stood for. Why did Moss, in this new context, become so iconic, so important. (Boston Globe)
Five ways to save money on movies Jul 7, 2009
" This summer's offerings will be released between May 1 and Labor Day. And the lineup looks like it is taking as big a drop as the economy. It all starts with "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," a fourth dip in the mighty mutants movie pool. Even if "Wolverine" lives up to its highest potential, it just doesn't look to have the punch of last year's big comic book movies. Hunting seasons You've got to hand it to geese. They just seem to know when to fly south for the winter. Without the benefit of... (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
Daniel Lehan, Suzanne Moxhay and Nicholas Symes Jul 2, 2009
Typically for Symes, the work is a labour-intensive hiding in plain sight that celebrates formal and material qualities in a way we would associate with minimalism, but in a form painstakingly disguised as a found object (and, in a double irony, actually created from found materials, the oversupply of the modern world). Daniel Lehan is an artist, writer and performer. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Jackson a persona that floated about reality Jul 2, 2009
At the time, in the realm of so-called high art, the dominant styles were cool minimalism and hot neo-expressionism. Just about no style seemed more antithetical to the period than Rococo. (Boston Globe)
Generation Skill May 20, 2009
Young Muhly "combines the rhythmic exuberance of early American minimalism (thus his appeal to the hipsters) with the harmonies of early choral music to create a sound of unique clarity." A explores George W. Bush's post-presidential life in Texas, where he has surrounded himself "with old friends, stalwart supportersand the occasional teenage fanboy." He is currently working on building his presidential library at Southern Methodist University. New Republic, June 3In the , Michael Lewis... (Slate)
Read Indepth Article May 19, 2009
Their choice of materials, experimental investigations and interest in the ordinary and everyday links them to some of the key artistic movements of the 20th century, including Process art, Arte Povera, Minimalism inimalism, Viennese Actionism and Constructivism. Alongside these five new commissions, the exhibition includes the UK premiere of works by Shirley Tse. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Artsy Texas town can give Fresno inspiration May 10, 2009
Marfa was put on the artistic map in the 1970s by Donald Judd, whose legacy endures in the form of the town's embrace of minimalism and contemporary art. Judd was attracted to the chance of getting out of big, expensive cities, where space is at a premium, and take advantage of the wide-open setting. (Fresno Bee)
Creating art worlds all their own Apr 15, 2009
DiDonna went to Pratt Institute and then Columbia, and his rhythmic dot paintings in the 1970s were influenced by Minimalism. In the 1980s, he found himself painting the same form over and over, a central vessel with undulating edges, surrounded and filled with luminous tones and humming brushwork. (Boston Globe)
Not Your Average Man Cave Apr 6, 2009
But while Mom's tastes tend to be traditional, her sophisticated son likes clean urban minimalism combined with sensuous furnishings and startling art. "I'm in a business that's very conservative," he says. (Boston Globe)
Summer Hours Apr 4, 2009
Assayas isn't as severe as Ozu but he has absorbed some of the same ideas about minimalism. This is a mature film by an accomplished director. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Betty Freeman auction includes Hockney, Warhol Apr 4, 2009
Her taste frequently ran to minimalism and dissonance. In 1964, Freeman met eccentric American composer Harry Partch, who was living in his car. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Art exhibit is one for the books Mar 23, 2009
As he stood in front of three of his sculptures during his exhibit's reception on Sunday, Adam Bateman, of Utah, said he wanted to use books to condense the ideas of minimalism and language into one common theme. I wanted to get a dialogue between minimalism and language, Bateman said ... It is a step away from minimalism, but when you stand in the middle of it and are surrounded by the sculptures, you get a new sense for the art. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
* Cisco takes over the Flip video camcorder Mar 22, 2009
The devices claim to fame has been its minimalism. The Flip recorders have just a few buttons, weigh about 100g and have 1. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Mary Robison's 'One D.O.A., One On The Way' Mar 21, 2009
Robison's minimalism is more like a slap in the face: it's short, it stings, and you wonder who in tarnation did that to you. Her sharp approach hit a bull's-eye in the 2001 book "Why Did I Ever" : a funny, searing novel of 200 pages and 536 "chapters," set mostly (and, according to the author, written mostly ) in a car. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Architect Jinhee Park earns recognition for her global vision Mar 15, 2009
He calls it "a new minimalism." The Big Dig house, by its recycling of ordinary materials, was an early move in a consistent philosophy. Another of my favorite SsD projects is the ultimate in low-tech architecture. (Boston Globe)
Chair design in Melbourne Mar 5, 2009
The taut minimalism of Otto Wagners upholstered armchair in ebonised wood with protective aluminium feet coverings and arm stripes, seemed so familiar ... With its droog (Dutch for dry as in dry wit) minimalism, the Rag chair was also a counter to professionals turning material into kitsch, hinting at a new aesthetic direction at the end of the 20th century. (India Times)
Kirchhoff inspires students to explore art Feb 26, 2009
Creating a work of art beginning with a geometric repetitive structure brings to mind minimalism but that's where the resemblance ends. Using layers of oil paint applied with a variety of tools, including but not limited to, a palate knife or brush, Hodder works with her creations until the surface is brought to highly tactile quality. (Kalona News, IA)
* Talking to Robert Wilson Feb 20, 2009
Wilsons theatrical minimalism can be purifying, but it also has its critics. Even so, this Taiwan debut of one of the most celebrated of theater artists cannot be anything less than a must-see event. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Critic's Rave: Termites, White Elephants and Oscar bait Feb 17, 2009
Jarmusch s lengthy, often static shots (which allow the viewers eye to drift naturally across the frame and delight in the entire composition, rather than assaulting you with a barrage of different angles, leaving you with only an impression of the scene) invoke the minimalism of Andy Warhol s films. Scorsese draws from the European art cinema, borrowing improvisational acting, use of a handheld camera and so on. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
From the Magazine Feb 8, 2009
Take minimalism to the max with graphic color-blocking, futuristic metallics, and planetary gems. tags. (Teen Vogue)
A sense of intimacy, reflecting life Feb 8, 2009
"They were heavily into conceptualism and minimalism. I knew it wasn't what I wanted to do," she says. Switching to the National Art School (then known as East Sydney Tech), she came across the combination of painting and woodblock printing in her second year. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Lukas Foss, a master of classical complexities Feb 7, 2009
Populism, serialism, minimalism. Foss could adopt any musical vocabulary. (Boston Globe)
