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 ...

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 ...

Art history, like every other kind of history recorded by humans, can be incomplete or biased. As new facts come to light, it also can be corrected. The story of abstract art in America has long ...

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 ...

Love can be an extremely powerful motivator. For more than a decade beginning in the mid-1950s, the Russian artist Oleg Prokofiev hid his abstract works in the hope of receiving permission from the ...

The poet e.e. cummings, a rare household name who brought avant-garde syntax (and head-turning lowercase usage) to the everyday reader, composed at least one poem per day between the ages of 8 and 22.

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 ...

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, ...

Once a quiet niche in Nepal’s art world, abstract works are gathering a certain following. Art aficionados and collectors have embraced the freedom this art form provides, making the canvas a ...