AltWeeklies Wire
A Photographer Seeks to Emancipate the Modern Slavenew
For most of Middle America, black men are little more than the images projected from popular media outlets—a tattooed, incarcerated (and unintelligible) Lil Wayne, irresponsible fathers on Maury, and faceless men that fill prison beds at an alarmingly high rate. But for one gay white man, the black man is a source of elegance and beauty and a reminder of our larger cultural history.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Darren White |
07-13-2011 |
Art
Wet Hot Art Summernew
An insider’s guide to the best (and worst) of Santa Fe’s art scene
Santa Fe Reporter |
Rani Molla |
07-08-2011 |
Art
Lines d Une Femme Exalts the Female Formnew
The female body has served as inspiration for artists since time eternal. Photographer Alan Calhoun’s exhibit, Lines d ‘Une Femme’, currently on display at 5IVE & 40RTY Gallery in Winston-Salem, proves that the true beauty of the female form can be wonderfully expressed in simple black and white photographs.
YES! Weekly |
Keith T. Barber |
06-23-2011 |
Art
The Hidden Dandelions in Gudjon Bjarnason’s Wreckagenew
The current exhibition “DySTOPic ProgressiONs” fills the main room at Blue Star Contemporary Art Center with Gudjon Bjarnason’s trademark sculpture made of blown-up building materials. The works on view were made recently with C-4 and other explosive materials and the assistance of a team of pyrotechnicians supervised by the San Antonio Police Department Bomb Squad.
San Antonio Current |
Scott Andrews |
06-10-2011 |
Art
This Side of Paradise: MOCA Jax celebrates the weird art of the Rev. Howard Finsternew
Folio Weekly chronicles the life of the artist Reverend Howard Finster (1916-2001) and the exhibit "Stranger in Paradise: The Works of Reverend Finster."
Folio Weekly |
Dan Brown |
06-02-2011 |
Art
Robert Armstrong's Disestablishmentariannew
The semi-obscure California artist emerges at Barbara Anderson Gallery, briefly.
East Bay Express |
DeWitt Cheng |
05-10-2011 |
Art
The Protest Art of SB 1070new
SB 1070 has been bad for Arizona and worse for Mexicans, but it inspired a year's worth of great art.
Phoenix New Times |
Claire Lawton |
04-26-2011 |
Art
The Story Behind Mary Edna Fraser’s Aerial-Inspired Batiksnew
Flying runs in the family for environmental artist Mary Edna Fraser. Her brother, father, and grandfather are all pilots, and she sometimes takes the family's 1946 Ercoupe airplane on a quest for inspiration. Up in the air, she finds her position and relinquishes the controls so that she can fully concentrate on photographing the landscape below. Of the 500 or so shots she takes, she chooses just one that will inspire a new piece of art.
Charleston City Paper |
Erica J. Marcus |
04-20-2011 |
Art
Tags: Mary Edna Fraser, Textiles
The ChArt Outdoor Initiative Seeks to Beautify Hidden Spotsnew
Geoff Richardson has a dream that no wall shall be left bare, no alleyway neglected. He has a dream to bring beauty and light to the dark corners of Charleston. His dream is manifested in the ChArt Outdoor Initiative.
Charleston City Paper |
Erica Jackson Curran |
04-20-2011 |
Art
Faith Accompli at the Oakland Museum of California, Part Twonew
Art, religion, and politics, then and now (continued).
East Bay Express |
DeWitt Cheng |
04-13-2011 |
Art
Tracing the Genesis and Evolution of the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Centernew
Linked to a history that stretches almost all the way to the city's incorporation in 1886, the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center offers a lot of ground to recap. And often it's hilly terrain, fluctuating with the comings and goings of many of the era's major regional players.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bryce Crawford |
04-11-2011 |
Art
Las Vegas' Classic Neon Art Form is Dyingnew
Neon in Las Vegas has come to a near standstill. It's a dying art, many of its relics laid to rest in the Neon Museum's Boneyard while high-tech LED screens bombard tourists meandering the circuitry of an all-encompassing computerized blitz.
Las Vegas Weekly |
Kristen Peterson |
04-08-2011 |
Art
The Colorado Springs Fine Art Center Looks to Murals to Define & Celebrate its Historynew
It's happened slowly and quietly, but the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center has pushed an art form on the edge toward a major comeback.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Edie Adelstein |
04-07-2011 |
Art
Charleston Galleries Commemorate the Civil War Sesquicentennialnew
In commemoration of the Civil War Sesquicentennial, two of Charleston's most renowned art houses, the City Gallery at Waterfront Park and the Gibbes Museum of Art, are gearing up to host exhibitions that explore differing aspects of the war, from the battles themselves to slavery to the civil rights movement that emerged years later.
Charleston City Paper |
Lisa Ryan |
04-06-2011 |
Art
John Muir and the Walking Curenew
The scientist, revisited.
East Bay Express |
DeWitt Cheng |
03-29-2011 |
Art
Tags: John Muir, Bedford Art Gallery
