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...alludes to a recurring symbol in Biggers’ work. The artist refers to the tree as a “primordial form” and compares its use in his art to a jazz standard, in that it serves as a basis on which he can expand in different artistic directions. For Biggers, a tree can recall the Tree of Life and the Tree of Knowledge. However, while the lush and fully grown tree in “Blossom” exudes vivacity, the bareness of the tree in “Constellation” implies death. For Biggers...

Author: By Alex E. Traub | Title: Going Underground: Biggers’ New Exhibition Explores Slavery | 11/6/2009 | See Source »

...though, Clinton's success will be determined by whether she can expand her role beyond public diplomat. She will have to become a more sure-handed negotiator and, most important, a trusted adviser to a President who knows where he wants to go in the world but hasn't quite figured out how to get there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The State of Hillary: A Mixed Record on the Job | 11/5/2009 | See Source »

Congress is under the gun from homebuilders and Realtors to extend the $8,000 first-time home buyers' tax credit beyond its Nov. 30 expiration and even expand the credit to existing homeowners - a move that could happen before the week...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Should the Home Buyers' Tax Credit Be Extended? | 11/4/2009 | See Source »

...what now for gay marriage? More of the same for several more years, to be sure. Gay marriage bills are under consideration in New York and New Jersey, and Washington, D.C., city leaders are mulling whether to expand rights for same-sex couples, too. Olson and Boies' case is set for trial in January, and gay activists could learn soon how valid their fears about the federal judiciary...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gay-Marriage Activists Look Ahead After Maine Defeat | 11/4/2009 | See Source »

...House, and Bush picked up eight House seats and two Senate seats in 2002. But they are typically useful petri dishes for experimenting with all kinds of messaging and new technologies. In 2001, for instance, Karl Rove test-drove most of the components that would help the GOP expand its majorities the next year, such as techniques for compiling voter lists and his 72-hour get-out-the-vote blitz...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Virginia Race Gives Republicans a Blueprint for Success | 11/3/2009 | See Source »

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