The Shelburne Museum highlights the best of our past. By Sara Evans The Shelburne Museum, set on the edge of Lake Champlain, lies some five miles south of Burlington, Vermont. It is arguably one of the loveliest and most fascinating museums in the country. The lovechild of Electra Havemeyer Webb, […]
Month: May 2013
Home Matters
Curating art into everyday life, residential interior designer Cheryl McGinnis creates spaces that reflect each dweller’s personal story. By Tina Seligman Residential interior designer Cheryl McGinnis ardently believes that with life’s everyday stress, we often forget who we are until we re-enter our home… and then we remember. Home is […]
Going Horizontal
Turning Painting On Its Side: A Movement Grows in Bellport by Mary Black I was during a winter residency at Gallery 125 in Bellport on Long Island’s south shore that David Adams, Daniel O’Keefe, and John Perreault were surprised to discover they had something in common other then their commitment […]
Time Travel in London
A compelling exhibition at the British Museum explores the daily life and tragic end of Herculaneum and Pompeii. By Nicky Rowe The Life and death in Pompeii and Herculaneum exhibit at London’s British Museum could easily fall into the style of school history lessons, or assume nothing and perform a […]
ARTHO– USE 429
ArtHouse429 celebrates the gallery’s inaugural season with a spring group exhibition and sale by Bruce Helander ArtHouse429 has had a remarkable first year in operation, with packed openings and outstanding press coverage, with articles in all local news media, as well as international coverage in The Huffington Post. Based on […]
Angels and Demons
In his studio in Greenwich Village, Norwegian artist Vebjorn Sand paints the unimaginable. By Vebjorn Sand The most effective way to paint a narrative is to paint it figuratively. One of the reasons why I think there are few paintings from World War II is because the official art of […]
France/Amerique
Quebec in summer is a movable feast. By Sara Evans Last time I looked, the airfares between New York and Paris this summer were somewhere north of $1700. Not on the cards. But a lovely drive north takes me to Quebec, which is not only the next best option, but […]
Tomorrow’s Treasures
In a historic New Hampshire village, Douglas Dimes pursues a family tradition–crafting heirlooms.BY Susan Muldoon Once upon a time, not so long ago, we Americans made superb furniture. From the “Pilgrim” furniture of the earliest settlers to mid-century modern in the last century, we were good. Very good. The earliest […]