Articles by Tom Burns
Paul Klee: Social Creatures
Now – July 12
With his early line drawings of distorted, exaggerated or fantastic characters, Paul Klee laid the groundwork for generations of artists creating figures that traffic in social stereotype. In his …
APEX: Chris Jordan
Now-July 12
Through Running the Numbers: An American Self-Portrait, a large-format series of photographic prints comprised of repeatedly patterned objects, Seattle artist Chris Jordan visualizes statistics otherwise easy to overlook. In Cans Seurat, Jordan …
H BOX
April 12-September 26
H BOX is an innovative, roaming screening room for presenting major new video commissions by international artists. Designed by Portuguese artist/architect Didier Fiuza Faustino, this state-of-the-art collapsible video gallery travels to exhibition …
Charting the Canyon: Photographs by Klett & Wolfe
March 22-June 28
Arizona’s Grand Canyon – natural wonder, national park, tourist attraction, sacred land – is perhaps the world’s best “photo op.” The collaborative photographic team of Mark …
Made in Monterey
April 18 – June 15
Illuminating the rich history of the Monterey artistic landscape, this exhibition will feature the most important works in the Museum’s permanent collection. Both floors of the Museum’s Pacific Street …
I can never run for President of the United States. I am not sure of a whole lot of things in life. But the one thing I am sure of, is that no one will …
I have always wondered how one gets classified as a genius. And no, I don’t have any delusions of grandeur; it’s just a thought. Is it some type of pyramid voting process where you can …
In a corner of Michael Kenna’s studio, a few dozen medals hang from a hook – inexpensive medallions attached to brightly colored ribbons and imprinted with words like Boston and New York. They are marathon …
His brush moves like a conductor’s bow. A stroke. Then a flick. Always smooth. Very personal. With two panels on the easel at once, the arrangement of this painterly musical can be complicated, but years …
Locked in layers of plaster is a story of endless love. She represents a tension so thick it can only be cut by a machete. Yet she must be carefully crafted because their deep affection …
Bruce Haley – – – The goldenstate project is about the inevitability of California’s man-altered landscape, and the degree to which we accept (or perhaps no longer even notice) what we have lost. Specifically, the …
For most people, a vase is a vessel used to display a floral arrangement. For Steve Wynn, it’s a vessel to bridge and expand cultures. Hotelier and world renowned art collector Steve Wynn’s …
