Email Author Jessica Baran

2010 Stories by Jessica Baran

• Ab/Fig

  published December 30, 2010

  Curated by erstwhile Chicago gallerist Wendy Cooper, this group show focuses on work that deliberately straddles abstraction and figuration. With... More >>

• James Rosen: The Artist and the Capable Observer

  published December 30, 2010

  With pieces selected from the artist's six-decade career, this exhibition of oil paintings and ink-on-paper sketches is a double homage: to the... More >>

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  St. Louis Art Capsules

  published December 30, 2010

  Ongoing Ab/Fig Curated by erstwhile Chicago gallerist Wendy Cooper, this group show focuses on work that deliberately... More >>

• St. Louis Art Capsules

  published December 23, 2010

  Newly Reviewed Roger Ackling Using rescued pieces of driftwood collected during ocean-side walks, British artist Ackling... More >>

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  St. Louis Art Capsules

  published December 16, 2010

  Newly Reviewed Infrastructure Reversing the everyday use of rebar, local sculptor Arny Nadler exposes the ribbed steel... More >>

• St. Louis Art Capsules

  published December 9, 2010

  Ongoing Ab/Fig Curated by erstwhile Chicago gallerist Wendy Cooper, this group show focuses on work that deliberately... More >>

• St. Louis Art Capsules

  published December 2, 2010

  Newly Reviewed Ab/Fig Curated by erstwhile Chicago gallerist Wendy Cooper, this group show focuses on work that... More >>

• St. Louis Art Capsules: Featured Review: Ab/fig

  published December 2, 2010

  Ab/Fig Curated by erstwhile Chicago gallerist Wendy Cooper, this group show focuses on work that deliberately straddles abstraction and... More >>

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  St. Louis Art Capsules

  published November 25, 2010

  Newly Reviewed Overpaper This selection of works on paper features both local and national artists, including Carmon... More >>

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  Featured Review: Remembering Teddy

  published November 25, 2010

  Featured Review: Remembering Teddy An intimate reflection on an important friendship, this collection of photographs, needlepoint, cards... More >>

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  Featured Review: James Rosen: The Artist and the Capable Observer

  published November 18, 2010

  James Rosen: The Artist and the Capable Observer With pieces selected from the artist's six-decade career, this exhibition of oil... More >>

• St. Louis Art Capsules

  published November 18, 2010

  Newly Reviewed Ahmet Ogut: Underestimated Zones Amsterdam-based Turkish artist Ahmet Ogut stages a number of... More >>

• Featured Review: Uncommon Objects/Personal Views: The Collections of Rick Ege and John Foster

  published November 11, 2010

  Featured Review: Uncommon Objects/Personal Views: The Collections of Rick Ege and John Foster Canvas carnival "punks"; a galvanized... More >>

• St. Louis Art Capsules

  published November 11, 2010

  Newly Reviewed Featured Review: Uncommon Objects/Personal Views: The Collections of Rick Ege and John Foster Canvas... More >>

• St. Louis Art Capsules

  published November 4, 2010

  Newly Reviewed Featured Review: A Day Like Any Other This mid-career survey by 42-year-old Brazilian artist Rivane... More >>

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  Featured Review: A Day Like Any Other

  published November 4, 2010

  A Day Like Any Other This mid-career survey by 42-year-old Brazilian artist Rivane Neuenschwander features a suite of works that... More >>

• St. Louis Art Capsules

  published October 27, 2010

  Newly Reviewed Elad Lassry: Sum of Limited Views Israeli-born, Los Angeles-based artist Elad Lassry repurposes our... More >>

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  Featured Review: Tiny Content

  published October 27, 2010

  Featured Review: Tiny Content "Content is a glimpse of something, an encounter like a flash. It's very tiny — very tiny, content,"... More >>

• St. Louis Art Capsules

  published October 20, 2010

  Newly Reviewed Featured Review: Alex Gene Morrison: Black Economy Two small oil paintings by London-based painter Alex... More >>

• Featured Review: Jon Cournoyer: Not Coming Home

  published October 13, 2010

  Featured Review: Not Coming Home Playing the role of the trickster — or, in this case, summoning his memory of being (briefly) a... More >>

• St. Louis Art Capsules

  published October 13, 2010

  Newly Reviewed Featured Review: Not Coming Home Playing the role of the trickster — or, in this case, summoning his... More >>

• St. Louis Art Capsules

  published October 6, 2010

  Newly Reviewed Ford Beckman: Pop Rhythm Paintings The life of Ford Beckman has been strange and wondrous — from... More >>

• Featured Review: Jill Downen: (dis)Mantle

  published October 6, 2010

  Featured Review: Jill Downen: (dis)Mantle Local artist and recent Guggenheim recipient Jill Downen has transformed the former chapel inside... More >>

• Featured Review: Mary Sprague: Rhinoceros!

  published September 22, 2010

  Featured Review: Mary Sprague: Rhinoceros! This gnarled and otherwise inelegant beast is rendered almost pyrotechnic in this exuberantly... More >>

• St. Louis Art Capsules

  published September 15, 2010

  Newly Reviewed Exposure 13 Concise and spare, this year's annual exhibition of notable local talent focuses on the work... More >>