With all the precious art-historical references, the effect is none too trippy.

At the same time, the picures are bombastic, laughably self-important and seemingly intended to outrage with their combination of grotesque subjects and pretentious art-historical references.

Haim Steinbach's latest show simplifies the task of interpretation by providing the relevant art-historical references.

Now in his mid-50's, he is the quintessential post-hippie painter, with work full of eschatological mutterings, mystical hieroglyphs, visual wisecracks, puns, art-historical references and environmental concerns.

Some of the art-historical references are more easily discerned in sketches for the sets than in the sets themselves.

He was making art-historical references long before he was a photographer.

She presents both a much more complicated state of mind and a richer array of art-historical references, from ancient paintings of Madonnas and milkmaids to Vargas girls.

But Ms. Groover incorporates her art-historical references so skillfully that the result is intensely personal, not pastiche.

Several pieces make specific art-historical references.

Bazille's work placed it in a contemporary milieu with no other than art-historical references.