Author: Mason Riddle

Michael Fallon on Anastylosis: Drawings by Mary Griep, at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts Mary Griep’s work begins with wishfulness. The title of this exhibition, "Anastylosis," is a reconstruction technique in which a ruined archeological monument is restored after careful study, using original architectural elements whenever possible as well as supposition and guesswork when necessary.…

Fieldwork… What is it we want from fieldwork or a field of view? Beth Dow prunes the romantic notion of the artist-above-nature with the punctum of an enlightened gardener. Despite straightforward appearances, her work teems with history and philosophy in a comforting, meditative way, like gardens of the sublime domesticated and available for personal consultation.…