newsletter                         october 21, 2016


The Slopes of Navao, Picos de Europa, 1935, David Bomberg,  Oil on canvas, 33 11/16 x 41 1/8 in.
Courtesy: The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens.

Report: British Art History
A trio of exhibitions examine the legacy of Modernism in British Art 
by molly enholm

The evolution of British modernism from the late 19th through the 20th century is a story less told than the familiar tropes of modernism that evolved in France over that same period. Although the names Manet, Monet and Matisse are familiar among those even with a slight interest in art, those of Nash, Bomberg and Sickert are far less likely known. The recent decision by former education secretary Michael Gove to drop Art History from England's A-level curriculum in the coming years-along with Archeology, Classical Civilisation and Statistics-to make exams "more challenging, more ambitious and more rigorous," only increases the odds that the subject will become even more ...


Report: Portland, OR
Amid transformational changes taking form  at the Portland Japanese Garden,
 a series of site-specific installations foster a sense of tranquility  
by richard speer

Bamboo is known for its ability to grow quickly, adapt to changing conditions, and beautify the surroundings in which it has sprung up.  The same might be said for the Portland Japanese Garden, an Oregon institution since the 1960s, currently undergoing a $33.5-million expansion by architect Kengo Kuma.  It's apropos that the exhibition "Bending Nature: Four Bamboo Artists in the Garden" obliquely references the garden's current evolution, which began with new construction late in the summer of 2015 and will culminate in a grand opening of its Cultural Crossing facilities next April....

from the current issue

IN PEAK FORM:
A trio of female Chicago artists-Barbara Rossi, Phyllis Bramson,
and Diane Simpson-are hitting their stride and attracting new fans,
well into their careers.

by robin dluzen

The last several years have seen the brink of what will hopefully be a sea change in the way we write, teach and exhibit art history. Among the long-awaited challenges to institutionalized biases is the revisiting of female artists whose practices have proven to have matched (and often outmatched) those of their male peers, but have received far less recognition. In Chicago, three established female artists who've each been practicing for 30 or 40 years have reasserted their places in the city's artistic dialogue...
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