Shana Mason

What's artist Nicolas Lobo's beef with high-pitched forest animals and cough syrup? It turns out that he has a rather keen interest in the subcultural oddity Alvin and the Chipmunks as well as financial theory, algorithms, and what looks and smells like grape-flavored Robitussin.Lobo has an exhibit ("Limestoned") up at...

Our first response to an exhibit cataloguing the traumatic events of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake? No thanks. But considering that "Richter Scale" is the emotionally-charged, sensitive work of Chinese artist Hung Liu, we decided to take a look.Bernice Steinbaum has represented the Changchun-born artist for over two decades. Liu produces...

It's customary for art to comment on or critique its surroundings. But rarely does it physically mimic its natural environment. Sculptor David Smith lived in his airy Bolton Landing, NY studio home for 25 years, and his iron sculptures began to take shape in the form of the dynamic landscape...

For many of us, modern art isn’t something necessary or urgent, but rather a luxury few can afford to appreciate. But tucked among the freshest advances in modern and contemporary art lie down-to-earth, approachable ideas. See if you can find them at the Rubell Family Collection’s newest exhibit showing through...

So the traffic's thinned, the pavilions are gone, and the folks in red pants have returned to the freezing temperatures of New York or London or wherever. You might think: "Whew, I was getting so sick of all of this insanity. Screw Art Basel!" Many locals looked at the roaming...