Wardell Milan: Bluets & 2 Years of Magical Thinking

By Joel Danilewitz

MAY 2023 | ArtSeen

Walking through Wardell Milan’s new show at Sikkema Jenkins, I felt among his fleeting figures. In his exhibit, Bluets & 2 Years of Magical Thinking, the collages, sculptures, and paintings produce an intimate atmosphere. The audience forms a loose communion as they wander the three large rooms of the gallery, apprehending his vast paintings upon entrance.

Van Eyck to Mondrian: 300 Years of Collecting in Dresden

By Robert C. Morgan

FEB 2022 | ArtSeen

The recent exhibition, Van Eyck to Mondrian: 300 Years of Collecting in Dresden, follows in the spirit of this change, although it is drawn from the brilliant depositories of the Kupferstich-Kabinett in Dresden. These collections are largely focused on drawings produced during the Northern Renaissance and Baroque period, although they also include more recent works.

Aubrey Beardsley, 150 Years Young

By Ann McCoy

OCT 2022 | ArtSeen

The exhibition title, Aubrey Beardsley, 150 Years Young, refers to Beardsley’s (1872–1898) birth 150 years ago, and the freshness of his work today. He was a consumptive who died at the tragically early age of twenty-five, and here we see the scope of his early genius.

Fifty Years Later—Chilean Cinema Before the Coup

By Jaime Grijalba

SEPT 2023 | Film

Chilean cinema prior to the September 1973 coup gave us a portrait of a hopeful nation before it would be changed forever.