by Suzanne Volmer Documenta is the art world’s version of a G-8 Summit. This year, the iteration of Documenta 14 has coincided with the Basel Art Fair and Venice Biennale and differs from the other venues mentioned because it is not of a commercial context. It is a think tank that began in Kassel, Germany in 1955 and occurs every five years as a curatorial platform of experimentation and trendsetting exhibition planning. Curators prime themselves to respond to the ideas and theories forwarded. Documenta 14 continues through September 17 and is split between Kassel, Germany and Athens, Greece. Leora Maltz-Leca, associate professor of contemporary art history and chair of the history of art and visual culture at Rhode Island School of Design and the newly appointed curator of contemporary projects at Redwood Library and Athenaeum in Newport, Rhode Island, attended Documenta … [Read more...] about CORNERED: LEORA MALTZ-LECA ON DOCUMENTA

by Laura Shabott When Artscope’s publisher Kaveh Mojtabai and managing editor Brian Goslow asked me to do a gallery crawl in the arts colony of Provincetown, I was daunted by the sheer quantity and quality of art available on the Outer Cape in the towns of Wellfleet, Truro and Provincetown. What possible parameters could I use when there are hundreds of artists worth noting? First, I wanted to create a walking experience so art lovers could jump on the ferry from Boston, or hop in the car, and stay for the day, the week or however long. Within this suggested 1.1-mile crawl, there are over 45 galleries and studios to visit! Second, I focused on figurative work and landscapes that move me, especially in unexpected ways as in the art presented here. Last, I wanted to give the reader a taste of the work being shown on Commercial Street (with a side jaunt to Pearl Street). We will … [Read more...] about A GALLERY CRAWL: THE BEST OF THE OUTER CAPE