While my husband and I were staying in The Hague we took a daytrip up to Amsterdam. It was a beautiful day spent at the famous Rijksmuseum bookended by some beautiful spots we found for lunch and dinner. The Rijksmuseum was closed for about 10 years in the early 2000’s […]
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Air: A journey through this invisible, ethereal & vital element
The Gallery’s summer blockbuster exhibition ‘Air’ explores the cultural, ecological and political dimensions of this elemental substance with major works by more than thirty leading international and Australian artists including Carlos Amorales (Mexico), Dora Budor (Croatia), Tacita Dean (UK/Europe), Mona Hatoum (Lebanon/UK), Jonathan Jones (Wiradjuri/Kamilaroi, Australia), Anthony McCall (UK/USA), Ron […]
A resource for pastors addressing miscarriage, infertility, & child loss — A Sanctified Art
Introduction Dearest colleagues, thank you for taking the time to engage this resource in relation to the story of Hannah. There are few stories in the biblical narrative that hit like this one, so your care here is much appreciated. I am an infertile pastor mom, having been through the […]
10 YouTube Art Videos to Share With Your High School Students
Many students spend hours watching their favorite YouTuber’s videos, so why not use the platform as a learning tool? YouTube videos offer attention-grabbing graphics and animations that are often beyond what teachers have the time to create. It’s these features that capture and, more importantly, keep the students’ attention. Eugene […]
Alt-Right Protesters Brandish Nazi Flag at Florida Drag Event
Far-right protesters interrupted a Florida art center’s family-friendly drag event over the weekend, displaying flags and signs with neo-Nazi symbols and leading volunteer organizers to temporarily secure the venue. On Saturday evening, December 3, a group of men associated with NatSoc Florida showed up outside ART/ifact Studios in Lakeland, where the local […]
Who Is Veronica Ryan, This Year’s Turner Prize Winner?
The Caribbean-British artist Veronica Ryan, whose sculptural objects and assemblages reflect poetically on the organic world, has won the 2022 Turner Prize, awarded annually by Tate Britain to an artist born in or based in the United Kingdom. She was initially on the shortlist with three others: Heather Phillipson, Ingrid […]
Spectacular Cycle of Medieval Frescoes uncovered at Visk
At a press conference on October 30th, 2019, the Teleki László Foundation presented the early 15th-century fresco cycle uncovered in the Calvinist church at Visk (Vyshkovo, Ukraine). The wall paintings – which had been found in 2001 and partially revealed in 2012 – were uncovered with the support of the […]
Carl and Karin Larsson. Part 1. – my daily art display
My blog today focuses on the lives and works of a very talented nineteenth century Swedish couple, Carl and Karin Larsson, a couple whose upbringing was so different. Self Portrait by Carl Larsson (1895) Carl Olof Larsson was born on May 28th 1853 in the Stockholm town of Gamla stan, […]
Caitlin MacBride Explores the Politics of Dye
For her latest series, New York painter Caitlin MacBride took inspiration from 19th-century dye recipe books held at the Cooper Hewitt museum in Manhattan. The five new paintings that comprise Dyeing Notes, on view at Deanna Evans Projects, recreate these weathered swatches, rendering colorful patterns, handwritten notes, and frayed threads […]
SpY Rounds the Pyramids: An ORB to Show “Forever is Now”
A curation of sculptures in the environs of the great Egyptian pyramids is an audacious idea and one full of potential. With Egypt’s origins in the history of graffiti, it is also sublime to see some of today’s most talented international street artists who have made meaningful contributions to the […]