I recently had the opportunity to speak to BedStuy Walls Mural Festival founder and chief curator Miki Mu about the hugely successful community arts festival held earlier this month on Lexington Avenue and Do the Right Thing Way in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. This is all so wonderful. What was your […]
Again & Again, Our Lenten Refrains—Worship Music Ideas for Lent (Year B) — A Sanctified Art
Does it feel as though you’re singing the same Lent hymns again and again and again? Here we’ve collected hymns and songs that work well with our new Again & Again Lent theme and weekly sub-themes based on the Year B texts of the Revised Common Lectionary. We have suggested […]
RIP Bookforum
The New York-based literary magazine Bookforum will cease publication, according to an official announcement today, December 12. The news that Bookforum’s current December–February issue will be its last comes just days after the surprise reveal that Penske Media Corporation has acquired its sister magazine and parent company, Artforum. Bookforum was […]
Sybaris Collection © | 5 Art Collections in Mexico: A Very Short History
Mexico has a long history in collecting art at least since the 20th Century. Álvar and Carmen Carrillo Gil as well as Rufino Tamayo were wo of the most important art collectors who later donated their private collections to public institutions to give birth to their corresponding museums: the Museo […]
Presale open for Days of Observance gluebook
***PRE-SALE IS NOW CLOSED** The new Days of Observance Journal and Gluebook is available for pre order now. If you remember the Christmas gluebook from last year, it’s in a very similar style, and is the same size. It has 30 assignments, each one dedicated to a specific day. This one […]
A Watercolour Art Class in a Box: Reviewing the Artful ‘Let’s Learn Watercolour’ Set
Presented cardboard box decorated with stunning illustrations, the Artful Let’s Learn Watercolour Box is the perfect gift for artists looking to take their first steps in watercolour. Filled with an exciting selection of paints, brushes, surfaces, accessories – and even a magazine – this box is sure to inspire and […]
Ana Benaroya – ‘The Passenger’ @ Carl Kostyál « Arrested Motion
For her first show in the UK, Ana Benaroya has presented a new exhibition at Carl Kostyál Gallery in Mayfair called ‘The Passenger‘. While the body of work references Americana and a bygone era of Hollywood glamour, it does so while employing a distinctly contemporary depiction of women. The New […]
Man Holding His Penis Is Early Example of Ancient “Narrative” Art
The Neolithic relief found in southeastern Turkey may illustrate humans’ changing relationship with animals. (photo by K. Akdemir, courtesy Cambridge University Press) About 11,000 years ago, inhabitants of present-day Turkey were undergoing one of the most significant changes in the history of humankind: the “Neolithic Revolution,” a shift from a […]
Does it Make Sense To Show Your Art in Commercial (Consignment) Galleries?
I’ve already discussed the ins and outs of showing your artwork in “vanity” galleries and co-op galleries. I would like to round out the discussion by considering whether it’s advisable for an artist to show his/her work in a traditional, consignment gallery. I won’t pretend to be objective about this […]
Monument Protection Archives Reopen in Budapest
Viktor Myskovszky’s drawing of the Saint Michael chapel at Kassa (Košice, SK) The national system of monument protection has been through many changes in Hungary during the last few years: have a look at the diagram on the website of the institution to get an idea. I did not report on […]