by Sara Evans All fourteen of the talented artists of L.A.N.D. Studio and Gallery in the heart of Brooklyn’s hip DUMBO neighborhood are participating in a group show at the Museum of Modern Art. The L.A.N.D. (League Artists Natural Design) Studio and Gallery is one of the creative programs founded […]
Month: June 2012
Modern Mandalas An emerging artform transforms nostalgia into digitized images, creating a paradox that ties past and present.
I grew up in a town with the most famous main street in America, the place where Norman Rockwell lived and painted that scene and many others. My house was around the corner from the Norman Rockwell Museum. When I visit home, I can walk there and look over the […]
THE KISS: The Kiss: A Celebration of Love in Art by Serge Bramly and Jean Coulon, Flammarion 2012.
Over 130 of the greatest depictions of the kiss in art are accompanied by insightful commentary in this handsome volume. The depiction of the kiss has held special significance throughout the history of art, from classical antiquity to the present. A symbol of erotic passion or maternal love but equally […]
THE FRENCH CONNECTION: FIVE JAPANESE WOMEN CERAMISTS AND THEIR PASSION FOR FRANCE: An exhibition at the Joan Mirviss Gallery in New York explores the dramatically increasing importance of Japanese women artists on the global stage.
by Nami Hoppin The women artists in this stunning exhibition demonstrate the role of women in the current ascendency of contemporary Japanese ceramics around the world. It focuses on how their relationships to France have influenced and enabled the five artists who are show-cased in this exhibition to find their […]
Glass Houses: Two spectacular new museum wings make visiting Boston more appealing than ever.
by SARA EVANS Maybe it’s sort of juvenile to have a favorite painting, but on a recent visit to the New American Wing at the Musuem of Fine Arts in Boston, I came to the realization that I do: I love John Singer Sargent’s large and mysterious canvas, “The Daughters […]
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Wealth can be a mixed blessing — one that creates great opportunity as well as weighty responsibility — especially for children. As a parent, grandparent, or concerned relative, you hope to pass on what you have learned about managing and preserving wealth to the younger generation. However, you want the […]
“SURFACE TENSION” Poetry of the Ancients in Our Own Time, at the Eno Gallery
by Adrienne Garnett A sea scavenger of carved, barely tinted wood is seemingly propelled by scorched fins carved from hand-bound books. Its body is studded with mica scales and intricate details, and like Jonah’s whale, contains miniature treasure: bits of life, knowledge and experience. Like Zen poetry, fragile weavings of […]
The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess: Despite initial controversy, the current production of this American classic is delighting its audience at every performance.
by Sara Evans Musical or opera? Opera or musical? Ever since “Porgy and Bess” was first launched in 1935, the controversy has raged. But while critics have foamed and fumed ever since the birth of this American icon, audiences continue to flock to its successive productions. Its current iteration, “The […]