The lesser known half of the artistic duo behind installations such as The Gates battled not just the art world’s sexism but its willingness to ignore the logistical work behind site-specific art.
Kriston Capps
Kriston Capps is an art critic living in Washington, DC.
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Portrait of Misogyny
A recently released documentary on Cindy Sherman illustrates the misogyny still pervasive in the art world today.
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Green Building Blues
As the field of green architecture experiences its growing pains, sustainability and good design have yet to meet.
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No Art for Oil
In search of something beyond the New York art scene, Robert Smithson landed at Utah’s Great Salt Lake, where he created Spiral Jetty amid abandoned oil derelicts. Now his deliberately noncommercial work is at risk of disruption by the return of oil drilling.
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Portrait of the President as a Skin Mag
After his commission for an official portrait was revoked, artist Jonathan Yeo decided to create a montage of Bush using shots from porn magazines. But does it work as political critique?