Connection: the Art of Coming Together
EXHIBITION Connection: the Art of Coming Together Vermont Arts Council Spotlight Gallery June 5-October 6, 2017 Curated by Ric Kasini Kadour The exhibition, “Connection: the Art of Coming Together”, presents a survey of contemporary Vermont art organized by artist...The Role of Organizations in Artist Communities
ESSAY The Role of Organizations in Artist Communities In my role as editor of the Vermont Art Guide and in my writing about regionalism in a modernist context, I am interested in communities and the art they produce. The exhibition, “Connection: the Art of Coming...Who Knows Who: How Connections Came Together
Who Knows Who How Connections Came Together The exhibition, “Connection: the Art of Coming Together”, presents a survey of contemporary Vermont art organized by artist networks rather than aesthetics or media. As an experiment, I asked four artists or professionals...
Philip Frey: Lavish Attention
This essay appears in the catalog Philip Frey: New Works for an exhibition at Maine Art Shows, June 27-July 16, 2015. Philip Frey: Lavish Attention The respect for and service to the viewer is, perhaps, one the best attributes of Frey’s paintings. “I am a student of...About Altar Making
Notes on The Practice A component of my art practice is altar making in the spirit of Betye Saar but with the ephemeral nature of Barbara Ellmann’s Flower Altar. The installation of the altar is a vehicle for engaging the view and an opportunity to...
I Don’t Care About David Byrne Anymore?
On October 10, 2014, Hyperallergic published Ric Kasini Kadour’s essay, “I Don’t Care About David Byrne Anymore?” in response to Mr. Byrne’s blog post, “I Don’t Care About Contemporary Art Anymore?” I Don’t Care...
Duncan Johnson: Reaching Across History
Ric Kasini Kadour’s essay, “Duncan Johnson: Reaching Across History”, is published in the catalog Duncan Johnson which accompanies the August 16-October 31, 2014 exhibition “Stone. Glass. Wood.” at the West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park. In the essay, Kadour...
State of Affairs
In the September/October 2014 Issue of Art New England, Ric Kasini Kadour took stock of the current state of contemporary art galleries in New England and profiled a number of galleries doing well in spite of the challenges: Kobalt Gallery in Provincetown, MA; West...
Paul Schwieder’s Glass Poems
Ric Kasini Kadour’s essay, “Paul Schwieder’s Glass Poems”, is published in the catalog Paul Schwieder which accompanies the August 16-October 31, 2014 exhibition “Stone. Glass. Wood.” at the West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park. In the essay,...
Epic Journey: Paintings of Giovanna Cecchetti
“The Epic Journey: Paintings of Giovanna Cecchetti” originally appeared in a folio of prints published by West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park. The folio accompanied the exhibition “Giovanna Cecchetti: Shifting Frequencies” that ran...
Craig Mooney: Forward Movement
This essay appears in the catalog Craig Mooney: Lore of the Sea for an exhibition at Maine Art Shows, July 19-August 7, 2014. Craig Mooney: Forward Movement Spurred by an ascending Modernism, the pitter patter of art movements that rambled through the twentieth...
Jazz Is Playing
“Convergence: Jazz, Films and the Visual Arts” at Bates College through December 13, 2014 is the subject of Ric Kasini Kadour’s article in the July/August 2014 issue of Art New England. “Convergence” is the product of a collaboration...
The Emotional Registry of American Art: Daniel J. Corey & Abbie Williams
This essay appears in the catalog “Daniel J. Corey & Abbie Williams: New Works” for an exhibition at Maine Art Shows, June 28 – July 17, 2014. The Emotional Registry of American Art This catalog and accompanying exhibition of new work by Daniel J. Corey and...