Visual Art Reviews – KC STUDIO

Category: Visual Art Reviews

November 23, 2015

“Intimate Riot,” Rocky and Gabriella Mountain Gallery, Central Library

Lewis Carroll’s novel Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, published in 1865, enjoys a longstanding relationship with the visual arts—ranging from the John Tenniel’s best-known illustrations, to Salvador Dalí’s 1969 version, to Tate Liverpool’s 2011-12 exhibition titled Alice in Wonderland through the Visual Arts.

November 11, 2015

“Christopher Kurtz: Orchards,” Belger Crane Yard Studios

The art world has seldom been comfortable acknowledging makers who function both as designers and as artists. As Andy Warhol discovered, no matter how successful..

November 4, 2015

“2015 Charlotte Street Foundation Visual Artist Awards,” H&R Block Artspace at the Kansas City Art Institute

Since 1997, the Charlotte Street Foundation has provided vital support for artists in the greater Kansas City area. The foundation’s stated mission is “to challenge,..

October 19, 2015

“The Center is a Moving Target: If You Lived (T)here,” Kemper at the Crossroads

What does it mean to be a “Regionalist” today? The Kemper at the Crossroads exhibit, “The Center is a Moving Target: If You Lived (T)here,”..

October 8, 2015

“Don Kottman: Primary Matters,” Todd Weiner Gallery

It looks like a high-end New York gallery show from the street, and things only get better inside. Abstractionist Don Kottmann’s “Primary Matters” exhibit of..

September 28, 2015

“Site Unseen: Architectural Installations by Jill Downen” at The Studios, Inc

These small places/spaces are worlds unto themselves, each with its own affect: solitude, plenty, division, unity, clarity, shadow. Kansas City Art Institute assistant professor Jill..

August 19, 2015

“The Propellor Group: A Universe of Collisions” at Grand Arts

Founded 20 years ago, the nonprofit artspace, Grand Arts, has never shied from controversy. Its final exhibition,” A Universe of Collisions” by the three-man international..

August 10, 2015

“Re: MEMBERS” at Kansas City Artists Coalition

The 2015 annual members exhibition carries on the coalition’s commitment to member artists and acts as a gateway to the 2016 40-year anniversary of the Kansas City Artists Coalition.

July 16, 2015

“Steve Frink: Works on Paper” and “Jason Needham: Works on Paper” at The Late Show

Above: The “Untitled” abstractions created in pen, ink and acrylic are part of the exhibit, “Steve Frink: Works on Paper” at The Late Show A..

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