Art in 2020 is increasingly the domain of the young, with millennials, Gen Xers, Generation Y and Z inaugurating change in museums. These visitors have little time to walk around art museums, so demand that art be clearly organized. In the Instagram age, when messages are quickly read, with words summarized, connections must be quickly and clearly made, so boredom does not set in, and the message is read before the next text or newest artist comes in. We are now a social audience. Artist communities have been influential and collaborative, influenced by what art is being made and shown, and the issues and discoveries that propelled it. The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City has reorganized its collection to group like artwork together, leading viewers to quickly notice and assess those connections, be they color, topic, material, style, directionality or medium. The … [Read more...] about A NEW WAY OF SEEING: ART FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM AT REINVENTED MOMA
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STEPHEN PACE AT PAAM: POSTHUMOUS SHOW LAVISH WITH PAINT AND ENERGY
Stephen Pace will have his first solo exhibition, “Stephen Pace in Provincetown,” posthumously at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum from July 5 through September 1. During his lifetime, Pace journeyed through styles from representational through pure abstraction to Abstract Expressionism to a merger of figural with expressionism — finally creating his own minimalist, Post-Impressionist, representational mode. Provincetown was a huge influence on him; he was in group shows at PAAM throughout his years. Recuperating from hospitalization during World War II where he served first in the infantry and then as a designer of chemical-proof clothing and war posters, he was drawing by the Seine when Gertrude Stein invited him to meet Pablo Picasso. Pace had already been practicing art, and architectural drafting and drawing under the tutelage of a WPA (Works Progress Administration) … [Read more...] about STEPHEN PACE AT PAAM: POSTHUMOUS SHOW LAVISH WITH PAINT AND ENERGY
Wanderlust: New York City
Race, Background, and Culture at the MoMA By Ali Russo My father and I only had three days to spend in New York City until the throes of work and schooling pulled us back, so, we needed to coordinate carefully. The train we took out of the Route 128 Station in Westwood, Mass., left at 5:45 in the morning; meaning, if we timed it right, we’d be pulling into Penn Station at 10:45 a.m. the latest. If we wanted a full day at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), we had to leave it a full day undisturbed by travel. So, it was decided: Sunday was our Museum Day. This wasn’t our first time visiting MoMA. In the past, we had visited museums such as The Metropolitan, the Museum of Fine Art and even the Museum of Natural History, but the MoMA has always been my favorite. Not only is the staff incredibly kind and helpful, the people are so, so excited to have a job that involves them talking … [Read more...] about Wanderlust: New York City
Artscoped!: Revisiting Rubin Marroquin
By Cole Tracy Rubin Marroquin, who was covered in Artscope's magazine's July/August 2012 issue, was noted for being eccentric as well as highly nontraditional while still working as a successful artist in Bridgeport and New York. We're happy to report that today he is as productive as ever, and living his art, which is an exploration on culture and outsider art. He has been giving weaving demonstrations at the MoMA in New York City. A woven version of the Palestinian flag can be seen currently on exhibit at the Bridgeport Art Trail's Reads Building. Be sure to check out his Tumblr to stay up to date with his work at marroquinruben.tumblr.com. (Editors note: In this new section we take a look back at featured artists who have been Artscoped to keep up to date with the artist and see the progression of their work since the initial publication review.) … [Read more...] about Artscoped!: Revisiting Rubin Marroquin