In Tautology, Steven Cushner exhibits large acrylic canvases ranging in size from 24 by 30 inches to 6 by 12 feet. The D.C. based artist plays with abstraction and representation in his bold, line-driven work. Overlapping washy layers of acrylic with dark, fluid forms, he creates paintings inspired by nature and everyday imagery, which pulse with an addictive quirkiness.

Cushner was born in Cleveland, OH, later moving to receive his BFA from Rhode Island School of Design and MFA from the University of Maryland (1976, 1980).  He currently teaches at George Mason University and previously taught at the Corcoran School of Art, Vermont College, American University. He has exhibited at Cleveland Museum of Art, OH; Queens Museum of Art, NY; Stainar Gallery at Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA; 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA; and The Katzen Arts Center at American University, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington Arts Club, and Hemphill Fine Arts, all, Washington, DC. He is the recipient of two Visual Artist Fellowships from the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities, a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, and the Distinguished Alumni award from University of Maryland.

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Richmond, Virginia
Photographed by Casey Templeton

Richmond, Virginia
Photographed by Casey Templeton

Virginia Commonwealth University’s new Institute for Contemporary Art will have two fronts — one opening toward the busy Broad and Belvidere intersection and the other to a sculpture garden facing campus.

The “double-fronted” design signals that the $32 million project will be a new gateway to Richmond, as well as a bridge between the university and the community, said the building’s architect, Steven Holl.

But its interior, with “forking galleries” that open to the sculpture garden, is intended to change the narrative about contemporary art, he said.

“The nature of this building,” he said, “is to embrace the unknown and act as a catalyst for all the directions that contemporary art might be taking.”

Today, VCU is unveiling the design for the three-story, 38,000-square-foot building, which will be built with private funds and is expected to open in 2015. Holl, whose work includes the Finnish Museum of Contemporary Art in Helsinki, designed the project with Chris McVoy.

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Yugen Fire, 2011, ink on canvas, 60 x 60 inches

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Reynolds Gallery in the Fan is showing “Fresh Paint,” a group exhibit of abstract paintings. The young artists in the show were chosen for their ability to push painting in an exciting, new direction.

“We wanted to put together an exhibition of new artists who are looking at painting in a different type of way,”gallery director Bev Reynolds said. “We ended up with an amazing body of paintings. There’s a vitality to the work that is very different.”

The show features works by Calvin Burton, Carolyn Case, James Hyde, Merlin James, Jill Moser, Naomi Safran-Hon, Natalie Westbrook and Yuh-Shioh Wong. Reynolds noted that their works are highly personal. Many are also concerned with issues of environment and nature.

The show runs through March 19 at 1514 W. Main St. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For details, call (804) 355-6553 or visit www.reynoldsgallery.com.

Jo Lord

Full Review can be read here:

https://www2.timesdispatch.com/entertainment/2011/feb/24/tdweek12-reynolds-gallery-presents-quotfresh-paint-ar-862851/