Jan 9th, 2010

Barbara Liotta @ The Phillips Collection — Washington, DC

“Icarus” ’til Jan 31

If I were the poet that I once aspired to be, I would write an ode about Barbara Liotta’s Icarus that just might do it justice. But since I’m clearly not, I’ll just tell you about what happened between us instead.     >>

Jan 8th, 2010

Robert Bergman @ National Gallery of Art — Washington DC

“Portraits” til Jan 10

Robert Bergman takes something that we would rather not look at, the forgotten people of our society, and makes it strangely beautiful.    >>

Jan 6th, 2010

Anne Truitt @ hirshhorn — Washington DC

“Perception and Reflection” ended Jan 3

I’m irked and not all that surprised that I was not familiar with the work of Anne Truitt, an artist who created minimalist, colour field paintings in three-dimensional form at the same time as her more famous peers Kenneth Noland and Barnett Newman.  Such is the way of art history.     >>

Jan 4th, 2010

Portrait Competition 2009 @ National Portrait Gallery — Washington DC

“Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition” til Aug 22nd

It’s fascinating to see such a diverse approach to portraiture of unknowns displayed in a gallery dedicated to historical portraiture of the famous and a relief  that everyday people can be made to seem worthy in a culture obsessed with celebrity. 

But the subject of this entry has to be my disappointment with the jury’s overall selections.    >>