by Ann Landi | Jan 21, 2016 | Features
Scams and Shams in the Art World: Part 2 The Bogus Biennial About a decade ago, in the wake of yet another failed romance, I decided to visit the Florence Biennale, an art extravaganza that has been in the works since 1997. A fellow art journalist was going, meeting...
by Ann Landi | Jan 20, 2016 | Artist Essays
On the Shoulders of Giants By Annie Shaver-Crandell “If I have seen further (than you and Descartes) it is by standing upon the shoulders of Giants.” Sir Isaac Newton, in a letter to Robert HookeI feel somewhat this way about being a painter after...
by Ann Landi | Jan 14, 2016 | Features
Artist and Critics: Part 4 Feuds and Flaps and How Do I Get Noticed? There was a time, not so long ago, when physical assaults were almost a routine art-world ritual, between artists and critics, artists and artists, and occasionally even critics and critics. The...
by Ann Landi | Jan 14, 2016 | Editor's Note
The States of Art WEEK FIVE | ANN LANDI As many of you are aware from postings on Facebook and elsewhere, I spent nearly two weeks in New York over the holidays, visiting the studios of as many Vasari21 members as I could fit into a crammed schedule. Most will be the...
by Ann Landi | Jan 13, 2016 | Features
How To Explain Pictures to a Difficult Date I live in a tiny town in northern New Mexico, one where the chances of meeting an available man of a certain age are, shall we say, extremely limited. So when you do encounter one who owns a car, has a college degree,...
