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The article discusses the exhibition of Françoise Pétrovitch’ s recent work on women’s legs in high heels dropped awkwardly from the top edges of large sheets watercolor paper pinned directly to the wall. Weightless and unbalanced, and invisibly suspended, the feminine arms floating away.

Focuses on the exhibition of works on paper by painter Jean-Michel Basquiat, at New York's Cheim and Read, from February 17 to March 26, 2005. Prices for paintings on canvas; Artworks exhibited in the show.

Features Vietnamese-born artist Tam Van Tran and his "Beetle Manifesto" series in Los Angeles, California. Use in "Beetle Manifesto" of staples and strips of paper with holes on large, green gestural paintings on paper that evoke the lush forests of Vietnam; Tran's combination of science fiction, abstract art, office supplies and health food in creating his art; Tran's training in education.

The article focuses on the evolution of painting. It is posed that the invention and introduction of mediums such as oil paints, modern graphite pencils, felt tip pens, and pastels gave artists new means of expression. Moreover, it is forwarded that if artists had been confined to using only permanent mediums there would be lesser art works which were created.

Evaluates the exhibit of the works of Peter Reichenberger at the Seippel gallery in Cologne, Germany. Mini-retrospective of paintings and works on paper; Idiosyncratic painterly technique; Kind of serial painting that was methodical and disciplined; Improbable, neo-baroque richness; Masterly use of color.

Evaluates the exhibit of the works of William Scott at the Denise Bibro gallery in New York City. Two rather distinct approaches to Scott's work; Celtic artist who was a key member of the mid-20th-century British art pantheon; Show of 30 works on paper; Still-life artist; Experimentation with simplified abstractions.

Reports on the city of Denver, Colorado's agreement with Clyfford Still's estate to receive the artist's paintings and drawings. Terms and conditions under Still's last will; Estimated cost of the planned Still museum; City's negotiation with Still's estate to receive his papers.

Features abstract and landscape painter Gregory Amenoff's exhibition in Boston, Massachusetts. Paintings' imagery pulsating with sexual energy; Variations in paintings; Tilting of all the action to the front of the picture plane; Obsession with issues of figure and ground as reflected in Amenoff's mixed media works on paper.

The article offers information on the creative ability of Sylvia Snowden. It is posed that this artist's acrylics on canvas, paper and hardboard are titled with people's names, however they are not portraits in the universal sense. It is also observed that the positions of her figures, their ages and places in life are equally fleeting.

The article chronicles the history of the use of folding screens in contemporary art. The folding screen, which was developed in China as early as the third century BC, was viewed from the beginning as a useful household object. Several early 20th-century painters who used screen format include Giacomo Balla and Salvador Dali. New York artist Jim Jacobs has combined traditional materials and untraditional forms in his screens.

The article reports on the move by two New York City museums to defend their ownership of paintings claimed by a German art historian. It is stated that the Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim Museum have jointly filed papers asking a federal judge to confirm their ownership of the two well-known Pablo Picasso paintings, "Boy Leading a Horse" and "Le Moulin de la galette." In 2007, Julius Schoeps claimed that he rightfully owns the two paintings.

The article reports on the nine black and white paintings and nine corresponding works on paper made by the Portuguese artist Juli&#x00E3o; Sarmento. These works can be seen at Christopher Grimes Gallery in Santa Monica, California, U.S. through November 18, 2006. Every pair focuses on a leading lady like Lana Turner in the film "The Postman Always Rings Twice," and Kim Novak in "Pushover."

The article reports that a portrait of Vincent van Gogh that traveled to Dean Gallery of Edinburgh for an exhibition has become the work in the Dutch artist's oeuvre to challenged its authenticity. According to art critic for the paper Frank Whitford, the painting alternately known as "Portrait of a Man or Head of a Man," lacks the slightly crazy intensity, that obsessive engagement with a subject that you can see in other works by van Gogh.

Reports on the artworks by artists Marietta Ganapin and Vik Muniz which are based on Paul Gauguin's 1888 painting "Still Life With Three Puppies." Ganapin's assembly of hole-punched museum brochures into kaleidoscopic patterns; Muniz's use of dots of paper hole-punched from magazines; Exhibition of Ganapin's work in a group show about mandalas at McKenzie Fine Art in New York City.

Describes Eduardo Hoffman's exhibition of large resin-and-acrylic paintings done on paper-thin fiberglass and mounted on canvas. Hoffman's style in painting; Show's title piece; Application of color with vengeance using hand, brush, spatula and other tools of his own making.