Helen Molesworth, with Terri Thornton
“Even my curating was basically a form of writing in my mind. . . .
“Even my curating was basically a form of writing in my mind. . . .
“Shepherd dug deep into herself and her process to figure out how to make paintings that would essentially make themselves instead of her superimposing images on them.
“I do believe that there is such a thing as intuition and there is such a thing as imagination. I just think these are concepts, that they’re culturally realized.
“My work comes right from a visceral place―deep, deep―as though my roots extend beyond the soles of my feet into sacred soils. Can I take these feelings and attach them to the passerby?
“His dedication to abstraction and his determination, in the monumental and extensive series ‘Elegies to the Spanish Republic,’ to evoke the emotional implications of political events seem particularly relevant to the present moment: with crises from climate change and the invasion of Ukraine to the ongoing tolls of racism and broken governance all but demanding a response from artists, the example of a predecessor deeply
Ernest and Célestine return in this delightful and joyous follow-up to their first Academy Award®-nominated adventure, which introduced a bear and mouse as the unlikeliest of friends. It is up to Ernest and Célestine and their new friends, including a mysterious masked outlaw, to bring music and happiness back to the land of bears.
I’m also very excited to work with the audiences at the Modern. I’ve been there just for a couple of weeks, and I’ve been very impressed when I walk through the galleries, hearing people talking about art and the type of conversations that they’re having. I’ve just never seen anything like it, to be honest...” —María Elena Ortiz, excerpt from a conversation with Marcheta Fornoff for the Fort Worth Report (September 13, 2022)