by George A. Magalios | Jun 7, 2019 | Contemporary Art, Reviews
A Quadrennial Exhibition Challenging Borders byJane Swanson The 57th edition of the Carnegie International emphasizes the voyage without traveling much beyond the paradigmatic borders of contemporary art. It does so in a partially...
by George A. Magalios | Jan 29, 2019 | Contemporary Art, Cultural Theory, Essays, Political Theory
Tribal Kitsch by Emmanuel Zacharovsky The case of the official portrait of former President Barack Obama reveals many things about the American aesthetic condition. If by “aesthetic” I include political considerations, contemporary art norms and cultural ignorance...
by George A. Magalios | Apr 27, 2015 | Contemporary Art, Painting
The Contemporary Art & Studio Space (CASS) in Tampa, Florida just opened a new exhibition called Pound & A Bear Hug featuring the work of Bask and Tes One, two graffiti artists and friends who often work in parallel methods with divergent results. The work of...
by George A. Magalios | Oct 29, 2009 | Contemporary Art, Essays
by George A. Magalios First Presented at the College Art Association Conference, New York, 2007 A Cynic is a spy who aims to discover what things are friendly or hostile to man; after making accurate observations, he then comes back and reports the truth. -Epictetus...
