James Casbere

"Landscape #1 (Dutchess County, NY)" by James Casebere

Imagine Jasper Johns’ “Map,” that spillage of rectangles arranged haphazardly into the USA, red state leaking to blue state, bound only by the lines of stenciled yellow letters.  That, roughly, remains the state of American Art (in capitals) – undefined, multicolored and searching for some form of definition.

At this year’s Whitney Biennial (which closed on May 30), the museum world celebrated – or mourned – the creative works of fifty-five American artists for the 75^th time.  Throughout the large, gray chambers of Breuer’s architecture, a variety of mediums appeared:  ink, paint, gouache, pencils, and aluminum, but also beer, dirt and blood. [click to continue…]

Tagged as: 2010 Whitney Biennial, James Casbere, Julia Fish, Maureen Gallace, Whitney Museum of American Art

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