Sentences with phrase «much contemporary work»

That painting can show us new realities and point toward higher spiritual states seems a quaint notion lost in the self - reflexivity of much contemporary work.

Thus From Minimalism into Algorithm, while adumbrating a compelling expansion of Minimalism as a historical launch point for much contemporary work, falters with its second key term, at times illuminating and at other times mystifying the relevance of the algorithm to contemporary artistic practice and discourse.

While much contemporary work is devoted to reinventing abstraction and representation, the artists in this exhibition chose to subvert both medium and gesture to conceptualize and identify notions of what is and what is not in unlikely forms.

So much contemporary work is a rehash of earlier work — without either the substance or the content.

As Pearce notes about much contemporary work on Shakespeare: «For the proponents of «queer theory» he becomes conveniently homosexual; for secular fundamentalists he is a proto - secularist, ahead of his time; for «post-Christian» agnostics he becomes a prophet of modernity.»

These books have been superseded, quite rightly, by much contemporary work.

And he does so in a sophisticated and elegant manner foreign to much contemporary work in philosophy.

Not exact matches

On the other hand, what lends an air of unreality to Kierkegaard's works is that our problems are so much worse than those faced by him and his contemporaries.

The development of a new philosophy of science which radically questions the earlier mechanical - materialistic world - view within which classical modern science worked and also the search for a new philosophy of technological development and struggle for social justice which takes seriously the concern for ecological justice, are very much part of the contemporary situation.

First, it is trying to articulate how contemporary rock seems to be in a pattern of Perpetual Repetition, but how that mode is different from the Retro Rock and Roll stance that arose in the late 70s / early 80s — this is very much a response to, or a working out of my own thinking in the light of, Simon Reynolds» fine book Retromania.

In contemporary society, we have much to work for together.

In much of his earliest work on the nature of God, Hartshorne wrote for and to contemporary humanists without giving much attention to Christian faith.

In seeking to give a reason for the Christian hope for man I have dealt critically with the work of several contemporary theologians from each of whom I have learned much.

Furthermore, this week's New Yorker features a characteristically excellent piece by our best living literary critic, James Wood, much of which is taken up by an in - depth and very sympathetic engagement with the work of the aforementioned Professor Taylor, whose work is a sine qua non for anyone hoping to understand the place of religion in our contemporary context.

There are few theological schools where these groups do not compete for the students» interest and time, where some members of the former group do not feel that the scholarliness of theological study is being impaired by the attention claimed for field work and counseling, where teachers of preaching, church administration and pastoral care and directors of field work do not regard much of the theological work as somewhat beside the point in the education of a minister for the contemporary Church.

Surprisingly the contemporary music works in most instances however there is one or two times where the much more modern contemporary music seems out of place.

The polar opposite of Mike Leigh's grimy, naturalistic overviews of contemporary Britain, Topsy - Turvy's Victorian recreation and light comic touch match the flair of the Gilbert and Sullivan focus even as the director digs into some of the underbelly of both the stage and period society, with various insecurities and much darker, half - spoken bindings at work on the men and, especially, women.

It's not quite the masterpiece level of the three contemporary scores I named at the end of the second paragraph, but this was such a rich period for the composer and there is so much to explore in all these works.

Most of his working - class ensemble pieces are set very much in the present day, but following the success of his Gilbert and Sullivan biopic «Topsy Turvy» (1999)-- which was inevitably set in the past — Leigh has once again turned to period drama with his latest work, «Vera Drake» — without ever abandoning the ideological concerns of his more contemporary films.

But compare Fonda's endurance to that of less - showy contemporaries like Jill Clayburgh, or recall that Taylor's Oscar - nominated role in something like Giant is today dwarfed by the much stronger work of co-star Mercedes McCambridge.

The Square, which won the top prize at Cannes, is just over two - and - a-half hours long; much of it is filmed in long, unbroken takes, and it's set in the rarefied world of Stockholm's contemporary art world with gags that demand a working knowledge of conceptual land artists.

Those matter more than a little in contemporary American K — 12 education as she is (a) close to the Obama administration, (b) the intellectual and spiritual leader of one of the two major «consortia» of states that are going to develop new assessment systems to accompany the new «common core» standards, and (c) she is at the epicenter of much work on multiple fronts — with big bucks from major foundations — to transform how the country views assessment and how states engage in it.

The title Another Brooklyn might evoke contemporary real - estate pitches about up - and - coming urban environments (e.g., «Boise, Idaho, is poised to become another Brooklyn»), but in Woodson's novel set in the 1970s, «Brooklyn,» particularly its working - class Bushwick neighborhood, means something much different and more complicated: «I watched my brother watch the world, his sharp, too serious brow furrowing down in both angst and wonder.

Now we're updating the program with a brochure full of infographics that illustrate the benefits of working with distributors in a much more contemporary way than the old pieces did.

Contemporary Hispanic Market TBA 2012 Lincoln Avenue - next to the Plaza (downtown) This annual market showcases original work and individual expression in the mediums of painting, printmaking, sculpture, photography, furniture, jewelry, ceramics, weaving and much more.

This remarkable foundation hosts much of the surrealist pioneer's works as well as those of upcoming contemporary artists.

The Foundation displays much of his work and also displays the works of contemporary artists from across the world, on a rotating exhibition basis.

Few contemporary painters have gotten so much of the world into their work.

If much contemporary abstract painting has a «hands off» mentality, then the work in Phaedo is very much «hands on» even when it is minimal or slight.

The cups don't seem to have much to do with contemporary art other than the fact that Heilmann started working in the ceramic tradition, so the colors become meaningful in themselves.

We have works from some of the greatest influential contemporary British Artists including: Grayson Perry, Julian Opie, Chris Levine, Damien Hirst, Gary Hume, Gavin Turk and much more

In much of Barrada's work, she focuses on Tangier's relationship to Spain, a coastline only nine miles away, which was all but closed to Moroccan immigrants after the signing of the 1991 Schengen agreement, and the dissecting body of water — the Strait of Gibraltar — that defines much of how the artist understands contemporary life in Morocco.

Laura Owens» work, on display at the CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, has received much attention since she received a graduate degree from the California Institute of the Arts in 1994.

A much - admired, generous supporter of avant - garde contemporary music, Betty Freeman was also drawn to the work of the contemporary visual artists of her day who challenged the boundaries of painting and sculpture.

Much of the movement's formal approaches to line, form, and color have entered the repertoire of contemporary art, as seen in the accomplished work in this group show.

The feminist collective Guerrilla Girls tackle things in a much more contemporary and brazen manner with their works Do Women Have To Be Naked To Get Into The Met.

The Museum's mission of employing international contemporary art and ideas as a platform for education and experimentation resonates deeply with so much of the work I have undertaken throughout my career,» said Marc - Olivier Wahler.

White's work is, for me at least, really at the center of certain things going on in contemporary abstraction that i am still trying to understand, for instance the problematic issue of the self and how much it is invested in the work, or even where / how / if the self is.

For O'Connor's installation at Tinney Contemporary, entitled «Ceiling of Black Birds,» she knew she wanted to make something out of paper, but as is the case with so much of her work, the specific concept came to her in a dream.

In the 1950s neo-avant-garde artists like Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns created assemblages that brought collage techniques into three dimensions — laying the groundwork for much contemporary sculpture — as well as works on paper that incorporated found elements drawn from the mass media and everyday life.

Yet his various biases as collector and curator are arguably celebrated here, with Hirst stating of Newport Street Gallery itself: «My favourite works by far are those by my contemporaries, and I definitely feel a responsibility to share them as much as I can.»

Jordan's emphasis on the intersection of art and politics in the twentieth century informs much of her academic research, and she is currently working on a book that places the aesthetic and political conflicts of Picabia's era in dialogue with more contemporary political debates.

For a recent interview with Hoptman we delved deep into the nitty - gritty of contemporary painting, including especially the recent trend towards a-historical borrowing that characterizes the works of both her much - talked - about 2014 MoMA exhibition «The Forever Now» as well as the widely denounced pseudo-movement referred to as «Zombie Formalism.»

thru 3/11; New Pictures thru 3/3; Etc. / MoMA PS1 / 22 - 25 Jackson / Long Island City Donut Muffin curated by J. Duffett & T. Gonzales / Dorsky Curatorial Programs / 11 - 03 45th Ave., Long Island City / thru 3/10 How Much Do I Owe You / No Longer Empty @ The Clock Tower / 29 - 27 41st Ave., Long Island City / thru 3/13 Nancy Dwyer; Visual Conversations / Fisher Landau Center for Art / 38 - 27 30th Long Island City, Queens / thru 4/7 Emerging Artist Fellowship / Socrates Sculpture Park / 32 - 01 Vernon Blvd. / LIC / thru 3/31 Process and Progress: Engaging in Community Change / Bronx River Art Center / 305 E 140 / The Bronx / thru 5/30 Joan Semmel / Bronx Museum / 1040 Grand Concourse, The Bronx / thru 6/9 Contemporary Cartographies / Lehman College / Bedford Park Blvd West, The Bronx / 2/5 thru 5/11 Reception 3/18 Vital Signs: Dean Dempsey; Susan Fenton, Amy Jenkins; Lorie Novak; Dread Scott / Pelham / 155 Fifth Ave. / Pelham / thru 3/30 OTHER: Walter De Maria / The Broken Kilometer / DIA / 393 West Broadway / ongoing Walter De Maria / The New York Earth Room / DIA / 141 Wooster / ongoing A. Ruppersberg; R. Artschwager; El Anatsui; V. Overton; S. Finch; T. Houseago; Lilliput (group) / High Line Park Leo Villareal / Madison Square Park / thru 2/15 Sandra Gibson & Luis Recoder / Madison Square Park / thru 4/5 Opening 3/1 Monika Sosnowska / Public Art Fund / Doris C. Freeman Plaza: 5th Avenue @ 60th / thru 2/17 Mark di Suvero / Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1 / ongoing Oscar Tuazon / Public Art Fund / Brooklyn Bridge Park / thru 4/26 SELECTED EVENTS: Monday, 2/4, 6:30 PM / David Diao on Barnett Newman / DIA / 535 W 22 — floor 5 / $ Tuesday, 2/5, 6:30 PM / Donald Baechler on his work / New York Studio School / 8 W 8 / FREE Tuesday, 2/5, 7 PM / Vitaly Komar on his work / SVA / Amphitheater / 209 E 23 / FREE Tuesday, 2/5, 8 PM / Trenton Doyle Hancock on his work / Columbia / Prentis Hall / 632 W 125 / FREE Wednesday, 2/6, 6:30 PM / Rebecca Rabinow on Matisse / New York Studio School / 8 W 8 / FREE Wednesday, 2/6, 7 PM / Mierle Laderman Ukeles on her work / The New School Kellen Auditorium / 66 Fifth Avenue / FREE Thursday, 2/7, 6:30 PM / Christopher K. Ho reads, with curators Sara Reisman & Herb Tam / MOCA / 215 Centre / RSVP / FREE Friday, 2/8, 9 AM / Performa: Black Surrealism film program / NYU Einstein Aud.

Much of Shonibare's work is rooted in art historical, historical, and literary references, making it all that more intriguing from a contemporary standpoint.

As an artist, Orville Bulman was not so much self - taught as self - made; he worked assiduously to create and perpetuate his own narrative, and he made liberal use of contemporary American stereotypes of businessmen and artists to define his niche in the art market of the «50s and «60s — a market in which Abstract Expressionism was the reigning avant - garde.

A much respected and cherished environment for its clean, modern architectural symmetry, presenting the most excellent of historic and contemporary eastern cultural works in its cylindrical vessel of artistic and spiritual ideals.

This October, the Walker Art Museum will investigate the politically engaged viewpoint that lies at the bottom of much of Gillick's work in «9 Artists,» a show considering «the changing role of the artist in contemporary culture.»

With so much of contemporary art marked by sharp angles and an occasionally day - glo palette, Landon's work is thrillingly meditative in nature.

While the works of many of Ryder's contemporaries were partly or mostly forgotten through much of the 20th century, Ryder's artistic reputation has remained largely intact owing to his unique and forward - looking style.