A RETROSPECTIVE ODE TO FEARLESSNESS Flavia Cigliano The current retrospective of prints by Frank Stella at the Addison Gallery of American Art at Phillips Academy is stunning, spectacularly revealing the evolution of the artist’s printmaking over three decades, from the minimalistic geometric “Black Series 1” (1967) to the visually cacophonous “Near East Monoprints” (1999-2001). Organized to celebrate the publication of the revised and updated catalogue raisonné of Stella’s prints, the exhibit is a testament to the artist’s inexhaustible curiosity, technical daring and creative exploration. Richard H. Axsom, senior curator at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art in Wisconsin, is both the author of the catalogue, “Frank Stella Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné,” and the curator of the retrospective. The 100 editioned prints on display are generously on loan from the … [Read more...] about FRANK STELLA AT ADDISON
Issue Articles
Welcome
Welcome Brian Goslow Welcome to our May/June 2017 issue — one that we hope will serve as the blueprint to the start of your New England summer art wanderlust. We had already planned to cover the opening of the Frank Stella “Prints” retrospective at the Addison Gallery of American Art, but when the offer came for a chance to interview one of the world’s most beloved artists, Flavia Cigliano had no problem rearranging her schedule. Her extensive report on the show leads nicely into Suzanne Volmer’s review of “Matisse in the Studio” at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; not only is it a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see many of Matisse’s works, but also some of his own favorites from his personal collection. Similarly, Elayne Clift brought a powerful personal view as she shares her experiences of traveling to Boston from Vermont to see “Memory Unearthed: The Lodz Ghetto … [Read more...] about Welcome
March/April 2017
Article Excerpts: Welcome | Cornered: Mohamad Hafez| An Exodus Frozen in Time | Exploring the Space Within | Coding as a Design Tool at Tufts | Weapons Unloaded in Maine | It's a Wonderful Life | Multisensory Surprise at Phillips Exeter | COSO's Winter Members Show | Shacking Up in Ptown | An Exuberance of 3-D Line| Locally Sourced Creativity | Curating Classic To Contemporary | Generations of Wyeths and More | An Antidote To Winter | From New Bedford To Portugal: Tips for Implementing Plan B | A Colorful Road Trip Through India | Go Figure! | Prints of Peace | Imagination Meets Memory | Projecting Light on Social Issues | A Gallery of Energized Content | Printmaking Reimagined | Mosaic of Art and Science | Taking History to Heart | … [Read more...] about March/April 2017
March/April 2017 Centerfold
Artscope 67, March/April 2017 art: Golden Abstract artist: Wilda Squires medium: photography theme: Artficial Intelligence My entrance into the world of abstract photography began serendipitously ten years ago. Unable to sleep very early one morning, I watched the shadows that the rising sun created within the folds of the bedroom window curtains. The longer I looked, the more I became aware of patterns that resembled things like mountains and faces. I was witnessing a new type of creation coming forth from the natural beauty of fabric so I instinctively grabbed my camera and began taking one photograph after the other, following the path of the sun as it traversed across the curtain material. I then explored the subsequent images in search of other surprises hidden within all of the shadows and fabric folds. It was at this point that I … [Read more...] about March/April 2017 Centerfold
March/April Classifieds
Your work could be artscope’s next CENTERFOLD. Your work can be Artscope’s next CENTERFOLD. Work by established and emerging artists welcome. For the May/June 2017 issue we will be accepting submissions in the category of Outsider/Visionary Art. Send up to three images and your statement with contact information to: centerfold@artscopemagazine.com no later than April 10, 2017. Submit low resolution images for review. High resolution images must be available to be reproduced up to 9” x 12” according to the orientation of the work selected. The centerfold will be selected based on visual and/or conceptual quality, by a panel of three arts professionals. Call for Entries StoveFactory Gallery. Call for Artists: Annual Spring Art Exhibition at the StoveFactory Gallery, March 31st, April 1st, April 2nd. Application can be found on our web site: www.artistsgroupofcharlestown. Application … [Read more...] about March/April Classifieds
Capsule Previews
Brian Goslow “… and the journey continues …,” mixed media works by Northeast Kingdom artist Kathy Stark representing the progression of her work from the 1980s to the present, will be on display through March 30 at the Spotlight Gallery at the Vermont Arts Council, 136 State St., Montpelier, Vermont. The five series being shown, in chronological order, are Color Poems, White Works, Words, Collage and Checker Board. “I have been working with pattern, mark making and repetition for the past 35 to 40 years,” said Stark. “I work in series, each series lasting three to six years, often with transitional pieces bridging the change.” “30 Years of Women’s History,” featuring fine art in all media by over 30 area women artists in celebration of the 30th anniversary of March being Women’s History Month, is on exhibit from March 1 through 31 at the University of Rhode Island … [Read more...] about Capsule Previews