By Janet Tyson on September 11, 2012
Martin Parr’s newish book, Up and Down Peachtree, represents the South’s shiny capital with a mix of mean-spiritedness and generosity that recalls Richard Avedon’s long-ago treatment of the American West. As much or more then than now, the Western United States was the golden land that addressed aspirations of leaving the Rust Belt and other manifestations [...]
Posted in Blog, Reading Room, Uncategorized | Tagged atlanta, Avedon, high museum of art, Martin Parr, Parr, richard avedon, Up and Down Peachtree |
By Lucia Simek on August 4, 2012
I had 24 hours in NY last month and spent most of it going in and out of the enormous, heavy glass doors of Chelsea galleries (and the confusingly center-hinged door of Comme Des Garçons, in which dear husband nearly got stuck). Even with a firm commitment to see everything in the neighborhood, I still [...]
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By Laura Lark on August 5, 2011
I generally try to be objective and somewhat professional when writing an art review. I probably don’t do a very good job of it, but I try. I decided to write about the show of Helmut Newton’s photographs at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston (White Women/Sleepless Nights/Big Nudes) and I thought that I might [...]
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