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Thoughts On Paintings

Pat Perry on his new exhibition at UICA, National Lilypond Songs

The Spirit Of New York Yet To Come

Painting in the Heart of Queens with Mike Shine

Javier Calleja

At Home in Malaga, Spain

Sofie Ramos

Drama in the Details

Good Art Hollywood

Josh Werner’s High Precision Wonderland

Icy & Sot

Censorship and Streets

Double Visionaries

Rodarte at the National Museum of Women in the Arts

Bill Owens

His Blue Suburban Skies

Think Tank

Starting With People

Working With Standards

Architects at the leading edge of sustainable building practices weigh the pros and cons of pursuing an array of ever-evolving “green” certifications.

The Year In Exhibitions

If 2018 were an object, what would it look like? What would it feel like? And what would it say about design culture today? Metropolis surveyed museum exhibits, gallery shows, and pop-ups to find out. From a snake-sofa that unpacks the ethical implications of virtual reality to graphic tapestries that speak to material innovation, these five objects—all displayed this year—reveal latent truths about the present moment.

The Green Imperative

A look back at pivotal sustainable projects reveals the outsize role of nonprofit and public-sector clients in driving change in the building industry.

History The Lonely Modernist

Maligned and forgotten for a generation, Paul Rudolph pursued the Modernist project even as it fell out of favor.

Development Green Gateway In Hongqiao

West of Shanghai, Gensler has designed a new symbol of China’s environmental coming-of-age.

Building Details

Now You See It Concealed curtain-wall details at Thomas Phifer and Partners’ new Glenstone Museum have big impact.

Beyond The Punch List

Post-occupancy evaluations are still not common practice. What might accelerate their adoption?

A Politics For Design

Victor Papanek’s critical outlook and uproarious calls to politicize design won him a loyal following.

Trio Of Shows

On December 15, Haven Gallery will open three solo exhibitions in its Northport, New York, gallery from 6 to 8 p.m. that highlight the work of Kelsey Beckett, Craww and Amy Minchew. The exhibitions are on view through January 19, and they will feature new works in the three artists’ signature styles.

Impersonal Spaces

Years ago, painter Eric Hesse would commute to work within Los Angeles. His home and studio were 5 miles apart, but it would take 30 minutes or more in LA traffic to get to either place.

Uncharted Territory

John O’Hern Looks Back On His Groundbreaking Re-presenting Representation Exhibitions.

Reflective Spaces

Shaun Downey’s new show at Arcadia Contemporary uses mirrors for his figures to gaze inward, as well as out.

The Descent

In Domestic Katabasis, New York painter Martin Wittfooth’s new exhibition, the primal relationship between man and the animal kingdom reaches an anarchic conclusion as the animals are in open revolt of the system, of technology, of the status quo, of nature itself.

Joy And Peace

The artwork of Mihaela Ioana Atomei brings a sense of joy and serenity through characters who are taking in the quieter moments of life.

Ends And Beginnings

Dolby Chadwick Gallery presents a new solo exhibition for Alex Kanevsky through December 1.

Connected To The City

Larry Shapin and Ladonna Nicolas feature the works of local artists in their Louisville, Kentucky, home.

Breaking Point

Alyssa Monks’ recent exhibition at Forum Gallery highlights the development of her artwork.

Art Forms

In the lead-up to Michael Carson’s upcoming show at Bonner David Galleries, we dropped by his Phoenix home to see his new work, and as he walked us up to a second-floor studio that overlooks his backyard and the Phoenix skyline, we had to shuffle through a thin layer of wood chips, the result of a recent tangent into wood carving, that were directly in front of his studio door.

What's On The Back Of A Rembrandt?

Among the many calls the Portrait Society receives are requests to help identify the artist of an artwork that a person either purchased or inherited and they know very little about the provenance of the work.

Limiting The Color Palette

Over the years, Cara Brown has refined her color palette to create more cohesive paintings

Update On Underpainting

Barbara Dahlstedt uses a grisaille technique to create unity and color harmony in her drawings