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“Current Electric” is a collection of Anton Perich’s newest paintings. Like the artist’s previous works on canvas, the paintings in the exhibition are the product of Perich’s mechanical painting machine. Each work, which is composed of acrylic on canvas, recreates one of Perich’s own photographs. Anton Perich, Andrea, 2011. Machine painting, 54 x 60 in. […]

Narcissus gazes at his own image in the water and adores it. In his reflection, the man sees both a god and a marble representation of that god. Both worshipper and idol, Narcissus remains forever kneeling at the side of the pool as a figure for our need to see ourselves in our objects of […]

“I think of each layer of paint as concealing– but only partially– an entire world behind it.” Jason Stopa: These are clearly mixed media pieces. But I’m curious; does the term ‘mixed media’ even mean anything anymore? How do you see them? Keltie Ferris: Actually, I don’ t ever use the term mixed media, because […]

Cory Arcangel (born 1978) is a digital artist, musician and performer based in Brooklyn. His work spans mediums such as video, photography, and sculpture, and concerns itself with the relationship between technology and culture, making use of media in many cases. Arcangel is best known for his video game hacks. His work has been featured […]

The Norton Museum of Art has announced a $1.5 million grant from The Leonard and Sophie Davis Fund/MLDauray Arts Initiative for a six-year project called RAW (Recognition of Art by Women). RAW’s mission is to discover, highlight, showcase, and promote living women artists, a group the grantors believe has been substantially underrepresented, and that the […]