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Rivane Neuenschwander in Dublin, Lygia Pape in London, and a book on Art under Conditions of Political Repression

Rivane Neuenschwander: A Day Like Any Other opened at the New Museum, New York in June, 2010 and I caught up with it at its final stop, the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA, on through January 29, 2012). Organized by the two museums, the exhibition was also seen in in St. Louis, Scottsdale and Miami. Neuenschwander is from the first generation of Brazilian artists to come to international attention early in their careers, but she inevitably stands on the shoulders of the Frente and Neo-Concret artists of the late 1950s-1960s (Helio Oticica, Lygia Clark, Lygia Pape and others). Some ... More » »

Rivane Neuenschwander’s viewer interactive art at the New Museum

Go behind-the-scenes of the New Museum's "Rivane Neuenschwander: A Day Like Any Other."

Weekly Update 2–Life on Mars

This week’s Weekly has my review of the Carnegie International Life on Mars. Below is the copy with some pictures. More photos at flickr. And see Libby’s post for more on the show. Wind Turbines in Somerset, PA, something you can see from your car window while driving between Philly and Pittsburgh. It would be nicer to see the from a train window. Driving back from Pittsburgh after the opening of “Life on Mars” at the 55th Carnegie International, I had a very human response to life on earth in Pennsylvania.As the mountains and valleys floated by, hawks circled overhead ... More » »