I was always the student who would go all out for creative school projects, I went through an artsy scrapbooking obsession, I made my Christmas lists when I was younger into literal works of art, and I had a multiple drawer storage unit for all my DIY crafting supplies. (pictureitpretty.com)
Adrian doesn't understand why Monroe's highly literal works like Pushpin Stuck in Wall (2008) and Light Bulb Turning On and Off (2008)-- which suggests Martin Creed's 2001 Turner Prize - winning installation, The Lights Going On and Off — are shown prominently in the gallery while his brother's paintings are relegated to a back room. (artnews.com)
The sheer number of pieces, in this case, adds complexity and depth, even if everyone is on broadly the same side: Overly literal work, like Rainer Ganahl's drawing «Trumputin,» or narrowly topical pieces, like Rachel Harrison's Trump piñata and Dana Schutz's «Trump Descending an Escalator,» add bite to more elliptically political works like a white American flag by AA Bronson or a black one by Robert Longo. (nytimes.com)