Time Trip Part Two #8,” 2003 (acrylic on rag paper, mounted on plexiglass), by Alvin Loving In the hands of their creators, African-American women living during the slave era, quilts were often used ...

German artist Gerhard Richter is widely regarded as one of the most important—if not the most important—artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. His distinctive, large-format abstract paintings and ...

On the paper roll that serves as a guest book at the Phoenix in Waterbury, one visitor wrote, “Nice gallery! So trusting!” Indeed, visiting an exhibition in the high-ceilinged room can be a solitary, ...

The free “Abstract Infrastructure” -- which will be on display from March 6 through July 12 in the Berkey Gallery -- includes featured works such as “… Of Course I Was Mistaken,” which was created ...

“Bright Stamboul IV” by Jacob Kainen, included in an exhibit of his works from the 1950s, 1970s and 1980s. (Hemphill Artworks) Review by Mark Jenkins The Jacob Kainen paintings now on view at Hemphill ...

In the 1960s, abstract painting was a controversial style for Black artists, overshadowed by social realist works. Now, it’s claimed its place as a vital form of expression. Howardena Pindell, a ...

Abstract art became “officially” art only in 1952, when Harold Rosenberg wrote a seminal essay published by ARTnews magazine titled “The American Action Painters.” Before that, since after the World ...

The Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury, which was extensively renovated and reinvigorated a few years ago, has two sharp modern exhibits on view for a few more weeks. “Andy Warhol: Endangered Species” is a ...

Walk into any contemporary gallery in Las Vegas, and you'll likely encounter a canvas splashed with colors that seem to defy logic. No recognizable shapes. No obvious subject. Just pure, raw visual ...

Gertrude Greene was not an obvious choice to become a radical force in American abstract art. She was a woman born in 1906 to middle-class department store owners in Brooklyn. She was also a ...