Stories for February 2006

Installation Piece by Piece

February 24, 2006

The works installed in this particular case are: Keith McDaniel’s On The Wharf; Howard Hack’s Window Number 22, Parenti’s Market; George Ault’s Bright Light at Russell’s Corners; an unidentified artist’s (Underpass—New York); and Ralston Crawford’s 1961—Number 3. Click on the...


Olympian

February 22, 2006

Nam June Paik; Electronic Superhighway: Continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii; 1995; 49-channel closed circuit video installation, neon, steel and electronic components; approx. 15 x 40 x 4 ft.; Smithsonian American Art Museum; Gift of the artist; 2002.23 Want to see this...


The Clay's the Thing

February 15, 2006

Margaret Boozer, Eight Red Bowls, 2005, Maryland terra cotta and pine, 11 1/4 x 27 x 5 3/8 in., Smithsonian American Art Museum, purchase through the Richard T. Evans Fund, 2001.9 Over the last few months no fewer than three...


Three Lectures: Roberta Smith

February 13, 2006

Roberta Smith, art critic for the New York Times Second in a three-part series about fall lectures in Washington, D.C. The first lecture (Glenn Lowry) can be found here. Roberta Smith, art critic for the New York Times, spoke on...


A Nod From South by Southwest Interactive

February 9, 2006

Eye Level nominated for SXSW Interactive Award Late Friday we got word that Eye Level is a finalist for a South by Southwest Interactive Web Award in the Blog category. SXSW defines this category as "Sites that revolutionize the power...


Lucelia Class of '06

February 6, 2006

[Opens envelope] And the 14 nominees for the 2006 Smithsonian American Art Museum Lucelia Artist Award are [drum roll]: Laylah Ali Janine Antoni The Center for Land Use Interpretation (Matthew Coolidge) Spencer Finch Tom Friedman Maureen Gallace Ellen Gallagher Jon...


Forward Motion

February 1, 2006

The Walker Blogs In Artnet's predictions for 2006, art dealer Barry Neuman augurs on blogs: I think it's a safe bet that there will be 50 to 60 new and bona fide (i.e., seriously authored by qualified people) art world...