The Bird-Woman of New York
Former Nashvillian plays out relocation and dislocation in the gallery
By David Maddox
(June 26, 2008)
Fixed Beauty and the Struggle to Create
Two Frist shows explore very different approaches to making art
By Maria Browning
(May 29, 2008)
Write Me Some Letters
Local artists work words into art
By David Maddox
(May 22, 2008)
Literary Beauties
Cheekwood book show charms and frustrates
By Maria Browning
(May 1, 2008)
Colliding Planes
Aaron Morgan Brown’s paintings mix clarity and precision with impossible perspective
By David Maddox
(April 17, 2008)
Medium Well
In the first of a series of shows exploring different art media, Zeitgeist tackles painting
By David Maddox
(April 3, 2008)
Icons in Translation
East interprets West in a show by Daniel Lai
By Maria Browning
(March 27, 2008)
Anything but Firm
Sneeches, Kool-Aid and teddy bears make for a precarious world at TAG
By David Maddox
(March 13, 2008)
So Much Art, So Much Time
Exhaustive survey of European art comes to the Frist Center
By MiChelle Jones
(March 6, 2008)
Something Amiss
Video artist Lauren Kalman examines women’s troubled relationship with their bodies
By Maria Browning
(Febuary 28, 2008)
The View From the Equator
Vanderbilt organizes a landmark show of a leading Ecuadorian artist
By David Maddox
(February 21, 2008)
The Only Race That Mattered
Two artists explore the oft-forgotten history of late-19th century black jockeys
By Christine Kreyling
(February 7, 2008)
Wordwork
Aaron Douglas’ art examines the role of language and labor in African American history
By David Maddox
(January 31, 2008)
Stieglitz Again
A proposal surfaces for Fisk to partner with a new African American museum
By Christine Kreyling
(January 24, 2008)
Shaping Up
Artists and architects join forces for a show that explores geometry in art
By Christine Kreyling
(January 17, 2008)
Domestic Terrorism
Explosives, toxins and advertising provide fodder for art exhibits
By David Maddox
(January 10, 2008)
Lost and Found
The ‘Lost Boys’ displaced by Sudanese genocide seek refuge in Nashville through art
By Kay West
(November 29, 2007)
The Young and the Restless
A broad look at Middle Tennessee’s next generation of artists
By David Maddox
(November 22, 2007)
Thoroughly Modern Milieu
Frist exhibits a cross-section of work from an era when modern art was really new
By David Maddox
(November 8, 2007)
Hot Art, Cool Show
Rey Alfonso combines extreme temperatures and a vivid imagination
By John Pitcher
(October 25, 2007)
Bottoms Up
Saucy new Nashville exhibit proves once again that girls just want to have fun
By Brittany Conner
(August 30, 2007)
Fantastic Four
Minneapolis painters give Nashville’s art scene a boost
By Lisa Donovan
(August 30, 2007)
American Witness
Photographer who documented the horrors of war and the terms of four presidents dies in Nashville at age 85
By John Pitcher
(August 16, 2007)
Ashcan of History
New exhibit finds some of America’s greatest painters taking a little downtime
By John Pitcher
(August 2, 2007)
The Eyes Have It
New Cheekwood exhibit suggests that proof of the supernatural may be in the eyes of the beholder
By John Pitcher
(July 19, 2007)
The Sorcerer’s Sculptress
A former art teacher makes Mad magazines—and all manner of knickknacks—out of clay
By John Pitcher
(June 28, 2007)
Chinese Connection
Frist, Vanderbilt and the Nashville Public Library showcase a blossoming of Chinese art
By John Pitcher
(June 21, 2007)
Renaissance Man
Musician Jon Langford is in the spotlight—as a painter—at TAG and Tennessee State Museum
By Richard Lloyd
(June 14, 2007)
Marvelous Melvin
Brother Mel makes his annual artistic pilgrimage to The Arts Company in Nashville
By John Pitcher
(June 7, 2007)
Layers of Light
Watercolors at the Frist provide a refreshing pause for a hot summer day
By MiChelle Jones
(May 31, 2007)
Culture Clash
Artistic worlds collide (and blend) in the works of three MTSU artists
By David Maddox
(May 17, 2007)
REEL NASHVILLE 2007
Your annual guide to the Nashville Film Festival
(April 19, 2007)
Spring Into Art
Temple fest brings cornucopia of art to Nashville
By Joe Nolan
(April 12, 2007)
Sensory Smorgasbord
Internationally renowned sculptors explore the tensions between natural and
man-made worlds
By David Maddox
(March 29, 2007)
A Fine Rivalry
Trove of work from the Baltimore Museum of Art shows off the masters of French
art
By David Maddox
(March 15, 2007)
When Worlds Collide
Calling all creators: ambitious citywide arts summit seeks your input
By Jim Ridley
(March 8, 2007)
Out of History’s Margins
Photos and artwork chronicle the human cost of conflict
By David Maddox
(February 15, 2007)
Graphic Terrain
The Arcade’s newest gallery presents drawings that are surrealistic—and hot
By David Maddox
(January 18, 2007)
Winter Arts Preview
Special issue
(January 11, 2007)
Best In Art
Nashville was inundated with great art in 2006
By David Maddox
(December 21, 2006)
Simply Extraordinary
Frist Center offers show of pop art masterpieces and more from the Whitney
By David Maddox
(December 7, 2006)
One Thing Leads to Another
TAG shows the results of an unusual collaboration between two San Francisco artists
By David Maddox
(November 23, 2006)
Heart of the Universe
British land artist builds a magical new permanent work on the grounds of Dyer Observatory
By David Maddox
(November 16, 2006)
Art With Heart
Artrageous is on the frontline in the fight against HIV/AIDS
By Martin Brady
(November 8, 2006)
Darwin Remix
Two Cumberland Gallery artists riff on 19th century science
By David Maddox
(November 2, 2006)
Witty, Sly and Even Earnest
Sculptor John Watts finds a way to connect the Renaissance and Gene Simmons
By David Maddox
(October 19, 2006)
Home for the Homeless Artist
After 19 years of championing artistic diversity, In The Gallery closes its doors
By David Maddox
(October 12, 2006)
Art as Artifact
The Frist showcases beautiful and intriguing jewelry through the ages
By MiChelle Jones
(October 5, 2006)
Every Nowhere Is Somewhere
Zeitgeist runs the gamut from broad vistas and social observation to fine-grained painterly detail
By David Maddox
(September 28, 2006)
What Are Words Worth?
Florida artist combines language and shapes to portray a politically alert emotional landscape
By David Maddox
(September 21, 2006)
Little Creatures
With made-up figures, two artists muddle the lines between reality and imagination
By David Maddox
(September 7, 2006)
Transitory Monument
Watkins College remembers artist Will ClenDening with a show of work he left behind
By David Maddox
(August 31, 2006)
Icons for Our Time
Mississippi sculptor takes images ripped from the headlines and sees how far he can push them
By David Maddox
(August 17, 2006)
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
The opening of two venues may seal the deal for a true Avenue of the Arts
By David Maddox
(August 3, 2006)
Salt of the Earth
Unorthodox materials and techniques make for a fascinating exhibit at a gallery in the Arcade
By David Maddox
(July 27, 2006)
Cheering The Hometown Team
Library exhibit celebrates the story of Nashville baseball
By Wayne Christeson
(July 20, 2006)
Hide and Seek
Local artists call into question what can be seen in camouflage and felt
By David Maddox
(July 13, 2006)
Every Picture Tells a Story
Photojournalism that reaches the heights of art, now at the Frist
By MiChelle Jones
(July 6, 2006)
Ghosts on Beale Street
Photographing Memphis before the tourists showed up
By Diann Blakely and Stanley Booth
(July 6, 2006)
Hillsboro Village Blues?
Zeitgeist show prompts viewers—and the cops—to take a closer look
By David Maddox
(June 29, 2006)
Egypt At Our Doorstep
Nashville plays host to a dazzling collection of ancient Egyptian art
By David Maddox
(June 15, 2006)
Brown Paper Bag Test
Artist explores the politics of race identity and skin shade.
By David Maddox
(June 8, 2006)
Back to the Garden
Dutch artist reveals a new kind of Eden in Papuan jungles.
By David Maddox
(April 27, 2006)
Let’s All Go to the Fair
Three Nashville galleries take their show on the road.
By David Maddox
(April 27, 2006)
Chicago in Nashville
Feminist artist Judy Chicago’s latest collaborative work takes shape at Vanderbilt.
By David Maddox
(April 13, 2006)
The Silver Standard
Beautiful Gilded Age pieces shine at the Frist.
By MiChelle Jones
(March 23, 2006)
Common Currents
Obsessive drawing and borrowed imagery figure in the work of two young artists at TAG.
By David Maddox
(March 16, 2006)
Pod-casting
Nashville artist Patricia Jordan explores the aging process and finds within it cycles of death and rebirth.
By Lisa Donovan
(March 2, 2006)
Comforts of Home
Two women raid the linen closet and larder for the basic materials of their art.
By David Maddox
(February 23, 2006)
God Only Knows
Contemporary artists’ views of the divine inspire introspection rather than awe.
By Jim Ridley
(February 9, 2006)
Africa as We’ve Never Seen It
Seattle collection shows the work of dynamic, vital societies from the African continent.
By David Maddox
(February 2, 2006)
All Different Shades of Black
Nashville photographer Carlton Wilkinson celebrates African American beauty.
By David Maddox
(January 26, 2006)
Vitreous States
Two shows offer glass turned into sculptural objects and finely designed vessels.
By David Maddox
(January 12, 2006)
Futility on the Range
Cheekwood’s collection of Western Art reveals the cracks in the myth of the Old Western
By David Maddox
(December 22, 2005)
