Art Review | Feb 07, 2012

Walker Evans Observed at the Cantor Arts Center

The 125-plus piece exhibition opens with three modest self portraits and then gets to the good stuff quickly. By Ben Marks   

Art Review | Feb 07, 2012

'A Selection of Everything' at Important Projects

The exhibition of just seven images from a much larger project documenting every object in Aurora Crispin's custody, provides a glimpse into the artist's interests, sensibilities, and most importantly, aesthetic accomplishments. By Sarah Hotchkiss   

Visual Arts | Feb 06, 2012

Help Desk: School Daze

In which our obliging advice columnist considers the ins and outs, ups and downs of art school. By Bean Gilsdorf   

Art Practical | Feb 05, 2012

Flannel and Fur

Keith's repeated subject matter demonstrates a similar devoted, prolonged engagement, and his formal use of repetition within the brushwork and composition of each portrait symbolizes this emotional connection. By Mary Anne Kluth   

Visual Arts | Jan 30, 2012

Help Desk: The Answer Is No

In which our fearless advice columnist faces rejection. By Bean Gilsdorf   

Visual Arts | Jan 29, 2012

Royal NoneSuch Gallery Redefines Alternative with Space, Time and Architecture

The newly-formed quartet of curators at Oakland's Royal NoneSuch Gallery have just opened a new show featuring works by Cybele Lyle and Luca Nino Antonucci. By Christian L. Frock   

Art Review | Jan 28, 2012

Students Take on Baldessari Class Assignments

Drawn from a course John Baldessari taught at CalArts in the 1970s titled "Post Studio Art," the Wattis exhibition resembles an enormous class pin-up. By Sarah Hotchkiss   

Art Review | Jan 26, 2012

Robin Kandel: Still Waters Run Deep at Andrea Schwartz

For her latest exhibition, lakewater, Robin Kandel ditches the decoration without giving viewers that minimalist chill. Focusing on moiré patterns, her paintings are oddly warm, shimmering and glowing in the gallery's abundant natural light. By Ben Marks   

Visual Arts | Jan 23, 2012

Help Desk: Not Enough/Too Much?

In which our intrepid advice columnist considers not enough and possibly too much information. By Bean Gilsdorf   

Visual Arts | Jan 20, 2012

Recology San Francisco Enables Artists to 'Make Art, Not Landfill'

Recology San Francisco is the only garbage dump in the country that hosts a rotating artist-in-residence program. Current resident artists Terry Berlier and Donna Anderson Kam present the fruits of their labor in a two-day reception in the on-site studio this weekend. By Christian L. Frock   

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Art & Design
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    Last year, the oil-rich Gulf nation of Qatar quietly purchased a painting by Paul Cezanne for more than $250 million, the highest amount ever paid for a work of art. Rachel Martin talks with Alexandra Peers, who recently wrote about the sale in Vanity Fair.

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    Back in the day, the closest thing to Photoshop involved paint and a negative. These colorful lantern slides show Washington State like you've never seen it.

  • The Mona Lisa's Twin Painting Discovered

    Conservators at Madrid's Museo del Prado recently discovered that a replica of the Mona Lisa might have been painted by one of Leonardo da Vinci's pupils. The find provides fresh insight into da Vinci's enigmatic masterpiece and studio practice.

  • In Italy, Art As A Window Into Modern Banking

    With a nod to the current financial crisis in Europe, an Italian art exhibition looks at the often controversial role that banking played in expanding trade and helping usher in the Renaissance.

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