Sep
08
The Guerrilla Girls began using public billboards as their medium with minimalist advertising-inspired font and graphics as their mode. And their message? The very numbers that first appalled them at the museum became their weapon and message of choice.
Aug
28
So, what do readers think of when they picture “Africa”? What if that can be redefined, reframed, and rewritten — all with a hashtag? Take a moment to explore and contribute to #TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou — it could expand your world and your own worldview without ever getting out of your chair.
Aug
14
In Giverny, visitors are treated to artistic inspiration and a feast for the eyes on two different levels: they may experience this for themselves in touring the grounds of Monet’s Giverny home, but they may also experience this through his eyes.
Jul
30
Taking items as mundane as daily desktop calendar pages, museum wall labels, and stickers, artist Alex Gingrow transforms them all into powerful agents with important social messages.
Jul
29
Tom Pazderka’s (NAP #117) work is quietly disturbing. His mixed media and wood installations have a haunting presence, suggesting isolated cabins in the woods, lone wolves, and ideas or dreams gone astray.
Jul
16
Artist Kerry James Marshall revisits lynching photography from the 1930s, an all-too-familiar American form of terror. These photos which were often turned into postcards that were circulated in order to spread fear and terror even farther afield, he addresses this darker and extremely relevant history with his 2002 triptych Heirlooms and Accessories.
Jul
14
Because of this self-reflectivity, it is especially fitting that we follow Camille Hoffman in this Process of a Painting, as we move into her creative space, following her from sketch to finished painting in creating Buried High in Heaven.
Jun
08
Nestled in the Emergency Arts building on Fremont Street in downtown Vegas, Satellite Contemporary is a small, cozy space pushing the limits and expanding the local programming.
Jun
04
Jacob Lawrence’s Great Migration series heads back to NYC where it first debuted. The lasting influence of Jacob Lawrence and his series is inarguable. Read about it on JSTOR Daily.
Jun
04
Heidi Draley McFall creates monumental pastel portraits that are haunting and endearing, personal and startling. See her intricate process on New American Paintings.
