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Newcity Art
17h ago
Pooja Pittie's work has morphed rapidly since her last show, yet there is always an air of confidence and sureness. The paintings and knitted work in this show are work of a mature painter, someone who honors where she came from but knows exactly where she’s going ..read more
Newcity Art
2d ago
For this thought-provoking exhibition at the Block Museum, vernacular snapshots by nameless photographers, rendered artifacts cleverly paired with pieces of art from the Block’s collection ..read more
Newcity Art
3d ago
Unsurprising that an artist such as Henri Matisse, whose creative antennae so acutely attuned to light and color, should have been drawn to the sea in all its myriad moods, and that he should return to it as leitmotif throughout his life ..read more
Newcity Art
6d ago
By portraying the figures in a comfortable and safe environment, Forrester creates an influential visual narrative that confronts stereotypes and celebrates the resilience and beauty of her subjects ..read more
Newcity Art
1w ago
When viewed from afar, Conger’s canvases are like any good Magritte, eluding a firm grasp. They can be perceived in their physical entirety, yet by virtue of their self-incongruous pictorial content, they will never be truly known ..read more
Newcity Art
1w ago
Whereas White Cube sees Hunt’s work as “a way to reconcile the darker realities of contemporary America,” I see Hunt staring into the open wound, with his desire for freedom emerging from, and always in an unreconciled dialogue with, the forge of suffering ..read more
Newcity Art
1w ago
The exhibition details large sculptures of kiln-fired glass fused together with photographic images. These unique and innovative artworks are complemented by unframed contact prints, a form of cameraless images that showcase various combinations of form and color ..read more
Newcity Art
1w ago
We’re driven by hidden pains and secret desires, neuroses and aggressive drives of which we’re only, at best, half aware. These are truths that haunt artist Nicki Cherry’s show at Slow Dance.  ..read more
Newcity Art
1w ago
The small-scale exhibition packs a wallop. Walker’s words and brushstrokes are vivid, visceral and violent in her attempt to convey the history of and her relationship with the American South ..read more
Newcity Art
1w ago
Instead of dulling down ancient myths into their narrative elements, “Twin Flame, Double Ruin” represents an excavation of our mythological selves for the dormant seeds of destruction carried within them and waiting to germinate ..read more