As with many Surrealists, Varo's images evade description. They seem merely whimsical when summarized, but her technical perfection edges them toward sublimity.
Mentioning the Caribbean may conjure images of lush landscapes and isolated leisure on a beach, of palm trees and a shared sea. Many will think of islands, big and small. But whose…
The French conceptualist's 1986 project about blindness doesn't hold up well in today's disability culture, and its pairing with a new series only brings out the self-amplifying qualities of both.
Illustrating a cornucopia of perversions, Austin Osman Spare's drawings highlight the skills that made him a celebrated artist, and the wide-ranging interests that dimmed his career.