The necessity to impress patrons tinges everything Sargent painted; ever the master of prestidigitation, even in his relaxed moments he is a thoroughly public artist. No other major painter’s manual dexterity is so central to his identity.
Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland, 1861–2008, opening at the San Diego Museum of Art on July 11, will include Frederick Brosen’s watercolor Astroland.
Spawning: Conversations That Go on with the Virtual Identity is a solo show of work by Naomi Campbell that opens May 3 in the Elizabeth V. Sullivan Gallery at the Art Students League’s Vytlacil campus.
Now at the Prince Street Gallery is Wendy Shalen’s Family Matters, an intimate glimpse into several generations of the artist’s family life revealed through recent drawings, paintings, prints, and handmade paper.