reviews

By Claudia Rousseau, Ph.D. on January 14, 2020

East City Art Reviews—Looking In: Edward Hopper’s Hotel Interior Views

Edward Hopper and the American Hotel is a major exhibition of paintings, watercolors, prints and never before exhibited drawings at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond. With a focus on Hopper’s representations of hotel interiors, it includes works that show Hopper’s extensive influence in this genre. Hopper’s works were designed to encourage the viewer to look in—even in cases where they’d rather not.

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By Jan Aucker on November 22, 2017

East City ArtNotes: Jay Peterzell New Paintings

Artist Jay Peterzell reveals a transition in his latest series.

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By Jan Aucker on October 25, 2017

East City Art Reviews: Chadwick Tolley I Hope You Find What You Are Looking For

A review of recent prints and collages by Chadwick Tolley on view at Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center through Sat., Oct. 28, 2017.

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By Phil Hutinet on March 21, 2017

Botanica Magnifica : Pam Rogers’ Artistic Process Revealed

While in residence, the public will have the opportunity to engage with Pam Rogers’ artistic process as her work culminates into a gallery exhibition at CHAW.

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By Claudia Rousseau, Ph.D. on March 1, 2017

“Laying-by Time”: Revisiting the Works of William A. Christenberry

Claudia Rousseau, Ph.D. reviews an exhibition of selected works by the late William Christenberry on view at MICA’s Decker Gallery through March 12, 2017.

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By Phil Hutinet on November 30, 2016

Derek Webster: A Garden and A Dream

How Derek Webster’s love of gardening unintentionally led to a storied career as an artist.

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By Guest Author on November 1, 2016

East City Reviews: Some Origin Stories

Andrea Adleman offers clues to Spencer Dormitzer’s disgontiguous narratives in Some Origin Stories.

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By Eric Hope on October 25, 2016

East City Art Reviews: No Man’s Land/Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection

A review of No Man’s Land: Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection considers the relevancy of gender in today’s contemporary museums.

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By Jay Hendrick on October 18, 2016

East City Artnotes: Flesh, NSFW?

Olly Olly’s Flesh reveals the many facets of humanity sexuality

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By Eric Hope on October 4, 2016

East City Artnotes: Prism II at c. d. Edwards Studio, Brookland ArtsWalk

Eric Hope provides an overview of Prism II, a four-artist exhibition now on view at the Artswalk in Brookland.

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By Claudia Rousseau, Ph.D. on September 28, 2016

East City Art Reviews: Michael Janis at Maurine Littleton Gallery Echoes of Leaves and Shadows

Claudia Rousseau, Ph. D. reviews Michael Janis’ Echoes of Leaves and Shadows.

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By Eric Hope on August 11, 2016

East City Artnotes: Art as Politics at Touchstone Gallery

A capsule review of Touchstone Gallery’s Art as Politics juried exhibition.

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By Eric Hope on August 4, 2016

East City Artnotes: Hill Center Galleries 2016 Regional Juried Exhibition

Eric Hope gives an overview of select artists on view at Hill Center through October 2.

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By Claudia Rousseau, Ph.D. on July 26, 2016

Splendor, Myth and Vision: Nudes from the Prado at the Clark Art Institute (or, the hidden paintings of the Spanish monarchs)

As part of our summer travel series, Claudia Rousseau, Ph. D. reviews a collection on loan from the Prado on view at the Clark Institute in Wiliamstown, MA.

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By Jay Hendrick on June 8, 2016

Who’s Afraid of the Bunnyman? Olly Olly’s Manifesto Reviewed

The story goes that in 1970, at a bridge in Fairfax, a couple was assaulted by a figure dressed in a bunny suit. The bunny-suited assailant flung a hatchet, breaking their car window. The hatchet wielding, fuzzy flayer was dubbed the Bunnyman. Soon Bunnyman paranoia struck the local residents of...

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