by Ann Landi | Apr 29, 2018 | Features
By Christine Aaron I respond to art that simultaneously takes me both outside myself and more deeply inward. Though I respect work that is intellectually stimulating alone, the art that most engages me occurs at a physical level and insistently penetrates through the...
by Ann Landi | Apr 17, 2018 | Features
Far from disappearing from an artist’s regular practice, as many critics have complained, the possibilities for drawing have only expanded in the last century, limited only by the imaginations of their creators. Picasso made drawings with a small electric light...
by Ann Landi | Apr 16, 2018 | Under the Radar
In the 18th and 19th centuries, history painting was considered the loftiest genre to which a European or American artist could aspire. High drama from ancient and contemporary events—battle scenes or coronations, for instance—inspired painters to produce grandiose...
by Ann Landi | Feb 3, 2018 | Features
Eight Tips to Sharpen Your Marketing Skills A few years back, a report in the online edition of Vogue predicted that “Instagram’s arguably positive democratization of high art will see the end of many an art dealer’s career.” Well, I very much doubt that because...
by Ann Landi | Dec 18, 2017 | Features
Even the most famous artists torch, shred, and otherwise annihilate works that don’t seem up to snuff In 1967, Agnes Martin began seeking out her earlier works with the intention of destroying everything she could find. That was about ten years after she had...
