One of the most iconic works of ukiyo-e is Hokusai’s 1814 print “The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife,” which depicts a woman amid a sexual liaison with two octopuses. It is so familiar that its outré bestialistic imagery is somewhat diluted. The picture even appears in Mad Men (2007–15) as decoration in a Japanophilic advertising …
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Abigail Dudley, “Emmanuel” (2023–24), oil on linen, 32 x 36 inches (all images courtesy Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects) Abigail Dudley is an observational painter who can translate her subject matter into a synthesis of the seen and the imagined without faltering. This combination, along with her artistic chops, sets her apart from other observational …
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BERLIN and PARIS — In recent years, impending ecological apocalypse has spurred a number of contemporary artists to visualize fears of an environmental collapse. Yet it’s also inspired artists to imagine post-apocalyptic futures. British artist Emma Talbot and American artist Dana Schutz address the subject of societal, ecological meltdown in their recent shows, organized respectively …
