Upside Down Zebra, the felicitously named exhibition at The Watermill Center (the storied experimental art venue and residency founded by the late Robert Wilson in 1992 on Long Island’s East End), is, in a word, dazzling.
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A spacetime grid is a visual diagram in physics to grasp a four-dimensional reality—three dimensions of space and one of time.
When the new National Museum of Art, Architecture, and Design opened in Oslo in 2022, its ambition was to challenge rigid boundaries between creative disciplines.
At age 98, painter Lois Dodd celebrates her first major European retrospective at The Hague in the Netherlands. Open now through April 2026, Lois Dodd: Framing the Ephemeral reveals how this quintessentially American painter manages to imbue the quiet corners of everyday life with a sense of permanence, not unlike Vermeer.
When I Don’t Sleep, I Dream, the major retrospective now on view at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, positions Wifredo Lam as a political, spiritual, and insurgent force—a world-builder who ultimately slips classification.
Having celebrated its 100-year anniversary in 2024, the Surrealism movement remains highly relevant today, with Surrealist ideas and techniques widely embraced by contemporary artists. Its revolutionary approach to art and thought continues to influence art, culture, fashion, and film— offering a powerful perspective on current social and political concerns.
“In this search for my own identity, I seek the power of the rock, the magic of the water, the religion of the tree, the color of the wind and the enigma of the horizon.”–George Morrison
The ritual of ecstatic frenzy induced by followers of Bacchus was seen as a way to free yourself from self-consciousness, as well as suppression by the powerful. The Roman Bacchanalia feasts even created moral panic in the government.
The Barnes Foundation's Henri Rousseau: A Painter’s Secrets is a knockout. If you aren’t familiar with his work– though you likely have seen his masterpiece, The Sleeping Gypsy (1897), borrowed from MoMA for the occasion– this show is a must-see. And, even if you think you know Rousseau, the exhibition still brims with surprises.
Founded in 1966, the David Barnett Gallery has become Wisconsin’s premier fine art gallery, representing over 600 artists. Originally showcasing works by local college students, it now features masterpieces by Chagall, Picasso, Matisse, Lichtenstein, and others, spanning paintings, prints, sculpture, ceramics, glass, and photography. Its diverse collection includes European, American, Latin American, Asian, and ethnographic art. Renowned nationally for its Picasso ceramics and Milton Avery oils, the gallery presents four major exhibitions annually, drawing visitors worldwide.
