Under the doctrinaire rules of Soviet social realism, a painter with a hankering for nudes had to hie himself to the nearest gym, coyly disguise his subject as a bather or a physical-culture ...
Preface: essays in honour of Alex Potts -- Introduction: realism then and now / Andrew Hemingway -- The transactions of detail / Briony Fer -- Realism's credibility problem / Joshua Shannon -- ...
Despite my longtime interest in New York art from the 1970s, I somehow never imagined delving into an artistic process called, quite literally, “rectal realism.” However, over a week ago, I found ...
ZANESVILLE ‒ Artist Paul Emory is returning to the Zanesville Museum of Art after an 18-year absence, with help from Aaron Thompson, the museum's exhibit coordinator. Emory's work doesn't quite create ...
The Independent New York is one of the most anticipated fairs on the circuit, known for presenting a thoughtfully composed selection of galleries and nonprofits—achieved through invite-only ...
From the American Revolution to the Civil War -- Thomas Eakins and Winslow Homer -- Still-life and populist trompe-l'oeil -- Realism and the American Impressionists -- The Ashcan School -- ...
The Nassau County Museum of Art will present “Real, Surreal, Photoreal” from Nov. 22 through March 8. Curated by Franklin Hill Perrell, the museum’s chief curator, and Alex C. Maccaro, its associate ...
The exhibitions of U.S. abstract expressionist paintings on view at the Brussels World’s Fair (TIME, June 16) and making the rounds of major European cities as “The New American Painting” show (TIME, ...