Art
| Colorful Cast by David Maddox Color Field has been eclipsed in art history to the extent that this show is its first major survey since 1964. |
From the Archives
The Bird-Woman of New Yorkby David Maddox
Performance art is not a widely cultivated form in Nashville, and when Quinn Dukes left for New York after finishing her degree at Watkins, the city lost one of its few practitioners.
(Jun 26, 2008)
Fixed Beauty and the Struggle to Create
by Maria Browning
While the objects in Tiffany by Design were never publicly attributed to the individuals who made them, The Artist’s Voice is premised on the notion that art is inseparable from its creators.
(May 29, 2008)
Write Me Some Letters
by David Maddox
Organizing an art exhibit around works that incorporate words casts a wide net.
(May 22, 2008)
Literary Beauties
by Maria Browning
That dual identity of books—as both media for ideas and fetish objects—makes any exhibit such as Cheekwood’s Artists’ Books From Postwar to Present both intriguing and problematic for book lovers.
(May 01, 2008)
Colliding Planes
by David Maddox
In the case of Aaron Morgan Brown’s paintings at the Arts Company, clear technique is used to create dense images which become rich with ambiguity.
(Apr 17, 2008)
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