Nothing but male dominance again – Anselm Kiefer’s drawings of the female nudes

In 2013, Musée Rodin republished Les Cathédrales de France, a book written and illustrated by Rodin and originally published in 1914, with the intention to collaborate with a contemporary artist on a project in celebration of the hundredth anniversary of Rodin’s death. Kiefer, with the same fascination about cathedrals, ruins, and the female body as… Continue reading Nothing but male dominance again – Anselm Kiefer’s drawings of the female nudes

Schneemann, Wilkes, and Owens

I spent some time with three artists (Carolee Schneemann, Cathy Wilkes, and Laura Owens) whom I have not taken the time to consider seriously before. Their recent exhibitions in New York at the PS1 and the Whitney gave me a good reason to think deeply about their practice. Here are some of my initial reactions.… Continue reading Schneemann, Wilkes, and Owens