Robert Rauschenberg, who would have turned 100 this month, was a painter, sculptor, photographer, and graphic artist who was an early pioneer of what became known as the Pop Art movement. The Museum of the City of New York is one of several worldwide putting on exhibitions to honor his lasting contributions. ( Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Pop Art Pioneer Enjoys Resurgence Here and Overseas Robert Rauschenberg, a man who many consider a pioneer of the Pop Art movement of the 1960s and ’70s, is being rediscovered... City Arts 05 Oct 2025 | 04:00
The Whitney Biennial 2022 includes Ellen Gallagher’s “Ecstatic Draught of Fishes,” 2022. Oil, pigment, palladium leaf, and paper on canvas, 89 3/4 × 118 1/8 in. (248 × 300 cm). Collection of the artist; courtesy the artist; Gagosian, New York; and Hauser & Wirth, New York Art ... It’s About Time These days, we seem to think of those days. There are movie remakes, revivals on Broadway, and popular television characters... City Arts 03 Apr 2022 | 06:18
Ruth Asawa, Untitled (S.270, Hanging Six-Lobed, Complex Interlocking Continuous Form within a Form with Two Interior Spheres), 1955 is on view at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Photo: Adel Gorgy A Line Can Go Anywhere Since last summer, I’ve been posting letters with beautiful Ruth Asawa stamps. Like many art lovers, I read with eager anticipation... City Arts 07 Apr 2021 | 11:51