In August 2018, the carcasses of nearly 120 deep-diving beaked whales washed up along the coastlines of Iceland, Ireland, the Faroe Islands, and Scotland’s Hebrides archipelago. Scientists concluded they were victims of the sonar signals from naval exercises, which can confuse the echolocation systems the animals use to survive. Mhairi […]
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Who We Were When We Were Here : Open Space
Un-Disclosure We were teaching on the reservation when, overnight, the campus closed. We were working remotely, seeing students in person only when shopping at Fred Meyer. The tribe took care of us, valuing science over the bottom-line. There were challenges for students — finding Wi-Fi in Starbucks parking lots, dealing […]
“Love Not War” Fabric Banners
I started working on these “Love Not War” banners just a few days after Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022. I began with the Ukrainian flag colors, but soon recognized that there were other countries at war right now, with innocent people dying and refugees fleeing. Specifically, in Syria […]
Neon Saltwater Imagines a 1990 Oasis In Las Vegas
Neon Saltwater has that star-washed, sun-kissed aura about her visage and throughout her public/digital space installations. You remember 1990, don’t you? Ex-CIA chief George Bush was president, Sinead O’Conner was singing Prince, Digital Underground was doing the Humpty Dance, and light artist Dan Flavin was releasing his untitled series of […]
Damien Hirst rebels against mortality
Renowned for creating artworks that explore the dilemmas of human existence, British artist Damien Hirst’s For the love of God, laugh rebels against mortality by transforming the human skull into a glittering object of desire. Coated with diamond dust, the print depicts Hirst’s sculptural work For the Love of God […]
The Public Theater’s Under The Radar Festival Lights Up NYC This January
Posted inSponsored This adventurous theater festival returns in person with 36 artists and companies from nine countries performing at different venues across the city. Company member in Are we not drawn onward to new erA (photo by Mirjam Devriendt) After two years of pandemic disruptions, The Public Theater’s Under The […]
Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition 2023
Those wishing to raise their profile as a portrait painter should be interested in the latest Call for Entries for the 132nd Annual Exhibition in 2023 of the Royal Society of Portrait Painters The deadline for the digital entries for the annual exhibition in May 2023 of the Royal Society of […]
Medieval Wall Paintings of Gidófalva (Ghidfalău) Restored
About a decade ago, wall paintings were discovered in the church of Gidófalva (Ghidfalău, Romania), which lies in the eastern part of Transylvania, in historic Háromszék (present-day Covasna County). After careful research and a painstaking process of restoration, the restored state of the fragmentary fresco cycle was unveiled on September […]
Interview with Yuliya Martynova: Watercolour World of Peace and Tranquillity
“Like a paper plane whose flight path is never straight, embrace uncertainty – just go with it. Try see things from a different angle.” By Aimee Morris | 04 Nov 2022 Yuliya Martynova is a woman of many talents. The Kazakhstan born artist has worked in Law, Wealth Management and […]
Berlinde De Bruyckere At Hauser & Wirth Zurich
Berlinde De Bruyckere26 January – 13 May 2023Hauser & Wirth ZurichLimmatstrasse 2708005 Zürich Layering spiritual iconography and ancient mythology with narratives of transience, carnality and sensuality, Berlinde De Bruyckere surpasses religious connotations and transfers them to the realm of the universal and profane. Presenting a powerful meditation upon the fundamental […]