Anna Oppermann Looks Down
In 1979 at a University of Kansas conference, a remarkably contemporary thesis about the Venus of Willendorf and other similar Upper Paleolithic “goddess” figurines…
Read MoreIn 1979 at a University of Kansas conference, a remarkably contemporary thesis about the Venus of Willendorf and other similar Upper Paleolithic “goddess” figurines…
Read MoreI, for one, want to be broken into pieces. The way sappy music breaks its lovers. We bright-lit gallery people are more reserved. But…
Read MoreIf it’s common knowledge among architects, engineers, and urban planners that design determines quality of life, the Designs for Different Futures exhibition, currently on…
Read MoreWeeks before the new year, the artist Miles Greenberg staged a seven-hour performance that saw him standing semi-nude, wearing what looked to be a…
Read MoreI clung to my ferocious habits, yet half despised them; I continued my war against civilization, and yet entertained a wish to belong to…
Read MoreThe October 12, 2019, edition of CBC Radio’s “Weekend AM Newfoundland with Heather Barrett” begins with a Thanksgiving-themed story about Newfoundland’s love of the…
Read MoreAlan Belcher’s Friends at Downs & Ross is an afterparty. The works in the exhibition are a series of mascot-like plush sculptures sitting in…
Read MoreAfter days of historic high water and watching Venice’s warren of shops and restaurants struggle to survive, it was a relief to enter the…
Read MoreIt’s my last morning in Detroit, where I’ve come for two days to see an art exhibition. The wind’s picking up as I stand…
Read MoreThe fanfare and the pageantry of press junkets, patrons’ previews, and inaugural performances have long subsided. A reluctant holdout, I belatedly find myself in…
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