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CULTIVATING THE ART OF WATERCOLORS: CONNECTICUT’S ARTS CENTER EAST TO HOST REGIONAL BIENNIAL

// Current Exhibits, Reviews, September/October 2021, Uncategorized, Visual Arts

by Kristin Nord

The venerable biennial juried show of the New England Watercolor Society (NEWS) is being held from October 3 through 31 at Arts Center East in Vernon, Connecticut, and its 66 selected works promise to shine light, color and quite possibly the rather elusive gift of hope to people who come to see the region’s reflections. Adjudicated by the renowned wildlife painter, Anni Crouter, the mix of subjects and styles on display reflect New England’s complexity. By electing to mount this biennial in varied locales, NEWS hopes to cultivate both new members and new audiences. (To read more, pick up a copy of our latest issue! Find a pick-up location near you or Subscribe Here.) … [Read more...] about CULTIVATING THE ART OF WATERCOLORS: CONNECTICUT’S ARTS CENTER EAST TO HOST REGIONAL BIENNIAL

REFLECTIONS FROM UNDER THE RUG SHOP: A PERSPECTIVE ON COVID-19 FROM INSIDE ARTSCOPE MAGAZINE

// Artscope Online, Audio/Visual, News, Uncategorized, Visual Arts

by Hannah Carrigan

In many ways it seemed as though something in the universe had been telling me the coronavirus pandemic was to come. I miraculously chose this semester to take a leave of absence from my college (which is five miles west of New Rochelle, the epicenter of the New York outbreak) and to spend it, instead, at Artscope Magazine’s “underground bunker” (so nick-named for its location under a rug shop). At the beginning of the pandemic I joked that COVID-19 was a form of divine intervention… a “Noah’s arc-type situation.” I don’t know if that’s what this is exactly, but I do know that what is happening now is both an ecological/biological and social/cultural episode.  The pandemic did not come as a surprise to everyone. The first recorded travel-related COVID-19 case came to America on January 21, while the outbreak in Wuhan had been ongoing since December. People like Bill Gates have been … [Read more...] about REFLECTIONS FROM UNDER THE RUG SHOP: A PERSPECTIVE ON COVID-19 FROM INSIDE ARTSCOPE MAGAZINE

DORGAN’S SMOKY SURFACES: PORTRAIT DRAWINGS DRAW VIEWERS CLOSER

// Current Issue, Issue Articles, January/February 2020, Uncategorized

by James Foritano

I pretended to hand over the clipboard and pen I was using to take down the rumination of my interviewee, on two of his upcoming drawing exhibitions (the first of which was displayed at Newton Free Library in December). “Here,” I said to Eugene Dorgan, a full professor at Lesley University. “Why don’t you just write the article?” The joke was that in our culture, the visually minded, so the stereotype goes, prefer to grunt rather than answer with sentence and paragraph when asked to comment on their talent. But, as I listened to my questions being answered with comments that asked more questions, and read Professor Dorgan’s answers to the emailed follow-up questions which answered fully and yet on careful reading, posed still more questions, I began to think that the joke, if taken too seriously, is on us. Visual culture, certainly can’t be reduced to words, just as words lose … [Read more...] about DORGAN’S SMOKY SURFACES: PORTRAIT DRAWINGS DRAW VIEWERS CLOSER

Nancy Nesvet with Jaume Plensa’s sculpture in the Collectors Lounge at Art Basel Miami Beach 2017.

NANCY NESVET’S ART WORLD PREDICTIONS FOR 2018

// Featured, Interview, Uncategorized

As we move into the new year, in advance of the arrival of Artscope’s January/February 2018 issue, which will include two features on the highlights of Art Basel Miami 2017 and Art Week Miami, national correspondent Nancy Nesvet shares these Ins and Outs in the Art World trends: 2017: Women’s March 2018: Women’s Art 2017: Sex 2018: #MeToo 2017: Pepper Spray in Purse 2018: Narcan in Purse 2017: Foma 2018: Boycotts 2017: Military Drones 2018: Drone Art Installations 2017: Refugees 2018: Hurricanes 2017: Flying Dirigibles 2018: Habitable Balloons 2017: Diamond Dust 2018: Gold 2017: Political Text 2018: Apolitical Text 2017: Graffiti 2018: Posters 2017: Banksy in Wynwood 2018: Banksy in London 2017: Manga Superheroes 2018: Emojis 2017: Dour Colors 2018: Bright Colors 2017: Amex Black 2018: Bitcoin 2017: Less Sales 2018: More … [Read more...] about NANCY NESVET’S ART WORLD PREDICTIONS FOR 2018

Yayoi Kusama Portrait at Gallerie Victorie Miro (photograph by Nancy Nesvet).

The Art World returns to Miami; Artscope’s 2017 Art Basel Miami Beach Preview: Part Two

// Art Basel Miami Beach, Featured, Uncategorized

By Nancy Nesvet Miami South Beach, FL - It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhoods of Miami and Miami Beach, with the sun shining, waves mild, murals in Wynwood overwhelming and the Bass Contemporary Art Museum no longer under construction, showing off the Leo Rondicone colors in the totem outside. Striped flag garlands are hung high over Collins Park, marking the territory that Philipp Kaiser, Public’s curator, alludes to. There is a sense of unpredictability that dictates we’d better enjoy the moment because we don’t know what tomorrow or even the next turn in the road will bring. There is also a sense of ominousness, leading to a heightened awareness of all around us. Granted, the artists at Art Basel Miami Beach 2017 are saying something about what they personally see and feel, but the viewer also seems aware of what is around them. Apparently, the hurricanes in Miami and Puerto … [Read more...] about The Art World returns to Miami; Artscope’s 2017 Art Basel Miami Beach Preview: Part Two

A GIFT OF LOVE AT PAAM

// January/February 2017, Uncategorized

HOPPER BEQUEST OPENS NEW DOORS Laura Shabott Ninety-six drawings by American painter Edward Hopper, 69 drawings and watercolors by his wife Josephine Hopper, and 22 of her diaries were donated to the Provincetown Art Association and Museum this past fall in memory of Mary Schiffenhaus. It is one of the largest donations in the 102-year history of the museum. The story of the Hopper acquisition began over a decade ago when PAAM was a leaky building in desperate need of renovation. Executive director Chris McCarthy championed a complex renovation that led to a LEED Silver Award and inclusion in the American Alliance of Museums. With the proper storage and exhibition space, its collection tripled to 3,500 works by over 800 20th Century and contemporary artists who worked or now work in Provincetown and the Cape. It is a beautiful museum, making it a good fit for the largest … [Read more...] about A GIFT OF LOVE AT PAAM