Ann Landi

Nov 18, 2024 | wsj.com | Ann Landi

Manet: A Model Family Princeton University Press 224 pages We may earn a commission when you buy products through the links on our site. Amazon Barnes & Noble Books a Million Bookshop Édouard Manet’s relationships were often as enigmatic as his subjects.

Nov 16, 2024 | wsj.com | Ann Landi

PhoenixIt’s somewhat unusual these days to encounter shows of contemporary art that are simply ravishing—that have no political agenda, no “forgotten” artists to unearth, no revisionist histories to put forth. But such is the case with “Larry Bell: Improvisations” at the Phoenix Art Museum, curated by the museum’s Rachel Sadvary Zebro. The works, primarily in glass, are unabashedly drop-dead gorgeous.

Sep 4, 2024 | wsj.com | Ann Landi

Santa Fe, N.M.Robert Smithson was one of the titans of the Land Art, or Earthworks, movement, spearheaded in the 1960s by a group of artists undaunted by the mechanics of carving light-filled spaces out of an inactive volcano, setting down 400 steel poles to attract lightning, or building a 1.5-mile-long “city” in the desert. The idea was to get art out of the confines of the gallery and make a statement as big as all outdoors.

Aug 27, 2024 | taosnews.com | Ann Landi

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Nov 16, 2023 | wsj.com | Ann Landi

Every year, dozens of handsome volumes on art and design hit the market. As the holiday season approaches, we sift through the offerings with an eye to timeliness, intelligent text and gorgeous illustration. An Indigenous Present DelMonico Books/BIG NDN Press 448 pages We may earn a commission when you buy products through the links on our site.