In Schmatta at the Rachel Uffner Gallery, Talia Levitt puts a magnifying glass on both the courage and the shared experiences that define New York. Through layered, sometimes kaleidoscopic paintings, …
Museums
Colorado Artists Shine in ‘Breakthroughs,’ Massive Exhibit at Denver Museum of Contemporary Art
DENVER— Breakthroughs: A Celebration of RedLine at 15 is a juried group exhibition of 18 former artists from the RedLine Contemporary Arts Center at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) …
When learning languages, I like to learn idioms. They often reflect the uniqueness of a language, told through the lens of the cultural values and perspectives of those who speak …
Beginning in the mid-20th century, humans began to move more soil than the natural forces of erosion and volcanic activity combined – we became geological agents, as the historian of …
In his 16th year, Volta returns to the Big Apple for its annual contemporary art fair. The three-day event kicked off on Wednesday May 17 at the Metropolitan Pavilion, a …
Michelangelo’s (1501-1504) ‘David’ just can’t get a break: Scottish advertisers recently deemed the 17ft marble sculpture too explicit to feature in Glasgow Underground advertisements. In March, the statue was the …
Growing up, one of my greatest joys was visiting my grandfather’s brownstone in Harlem. It was a refuge where I could run in the streets in the summer and feel …
If you’ve been stuck indoors all day, take a moment to pause and listen to some sweet birdsong, compiled by the Washington Postis Richard Sima in his report on the …
I visited this year’s edition of Frieze in New York on a Thursday, which is an odd day to visit an art fair. For the uninitiated, I’ll explain: major art …
As John Berger once said, “Men watch women. Women watch themselves being watched. The impulse to objectify women has become so entrenched in culture that scientists at the National Institute …