by Ann Landi | Jul 13, 2016 | Features
Artists Share Moments of Discovery A few weeks ago, before making the great trans-Taos trek from Cottam Road to Camino del Monte, I asked Vasari21 members if they had ever experienced what I call the “aha!” moment—a sudden realization that a material, a way of...
by Ann Landi | Jun 16, 2016 | Features
Vasari21 Goes to the Movies The new and already widely praised documentary about Eva Hesse, the subject of our podcast this week with director Marcie Begleiter, brought to mind the many films about artists made down through the years and inspired a mini-marathon of...
by Ann Landi | Jun 15, 2016 | Under the Radar
T.J. Mabrey T.J. Mabrey’s journeys have taken her from Oklahoma to Dallas to Panama to the marble quarries of Pietrasanta to Singapore and Cairo and most recently to Taos, NM, where she has a buoyant installation—made almost entirely of paper— that fills the gallery...
by Ann Landi | Jun 7, 2016 | Under the Radar
Brian McCutcheon On the “About” page of Brian McCutcheon’s website appears perhaps one of the scariest artist photos on the Internet. Under his right eye is a lurid green-and-purple bruise, and a few of his teeth seem to have been bloodied or knocked out completely....
by Ann Landi | Jun 1, 2016 | Under the Radar
Andrea Broyles There is a gentle mystery in all of Andrea Broyles’ work, whether on paper or canvas or in any number of sculptural mediums, from clay to resin. The art historian in me wants to relate her to Surrealism, but her realm of fantasy seems so much dreamier...
