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THE WHITE-SUITED BLACK SUBJECTS are rendered with varying degrees of realism: There is the chalky brown man at left, who possesses all the charm of a department store mannequin; the androgynous youth at right, with unfurled scarf and ghostly tinted glasses; and, of course, the woman at the center of the work, whose adjacent nude double seems to both teasingly recede into and forcefully protrude beyond the group. Barkley L. Hendricks executed this large-scale canvas, What’s Going On, in 1974, and it is perhaps the most striking of what the artist calls his “limited palette” works, with its ....
Tang Teaching Museum reopens to the public with exhibition of works by Sarah Cain Sarah Cain, enter the center, 2016, acrylic, chains, beads, and stick on canvas, 24 x 21 1/4 inches, collection of Iris Zurawin Marden. SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY .-The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College announces that the next artist in its influential Opener series is Sarah Cain. The exhibition Opener 33: Sarah CainEnter the Center opened July 10 and will be on view through January 2, 2022. Los Angelesbased artist Cain explores and expands upon traditional ideas of painting, often modifying canvases by cutting and braiding, painting on all sides, and installing the canvas with the back facing the viewer. She paints on other surfaces, too, including interior and exterior walls, floors, and dollar bills, and often includes found objects such as crystals, feathers, beads, and other items with a personal connection. Her process involves many layers of ....