As a third-generation American, I confess that I rarely think about my birthright of freedom. Lady Liberty, often mass produced as kitsch souvenirs for tourists, has become a ubiquitous logo for New York like that of the Eiffel Tower for Paris. Illuminating the glass-enclosed Prow Art Space of Manhattan’s Flatiron […]
The current show at the Metropolitan Museum in New York demonstrates the adage, “different strokes for different folks.” People of a certain age, who remember Warhol, his city and his entourage, his Factory and his every publicity-stoked action, react as though they are visiting old friends. Younger attendees, who did […]
There’s good reason why The New York Times called art sites that “quirky little gallery.” Thanks to its inventive director, Glynis Berry, this landmark art space in the sleepy, historic town of Riverhead, Long Island in New York, has persevered during this recession where others have failed. Ms. Berry loves […]
Out of this World: Extraordinary Costumes from Film and Television (from the Experience Music Project, Seattle). Out of This World features more than 30 costumes and related items from your favorite science fiction films and television shows including Batman, Star Trek, Blade Runner, The Terminator, Ghostbusters and others. The exhibition […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]