AltWeeklies Wire
Change of Lifenew
Different endings bring similar new beginnings for local artists who forged their paths to art in separate ways.
Metro Spirit |
Stacey Hudson |
05-13-2008 |
Art
Tags: painter, child, daughter, Muse, photographer, Southern, Mother, artist, mother-daughter, sacred heart, toddler, visual arts
Art Meets Hockey: A Marriage Made in Canadanew

"You don't usually associate art with hockey, but it's inherent in our identity as Canadians." We explore the new survey show, Arena: The Art of Hockey.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Sue Carter Flinn |
05-13-2008 |
Art
Bruce Maurey Backs Up the Band. With Color.new
While the up-and-coming jam band Equaleyes rocks the house, Maurey is busy painting it.
Boise Weekly |
Tara Morgan |
05-07-2008 |
Art
One Artist's Leap Of Faith on the Post-Katrina Gulf Coastnew
Mississippi artist H.C. Porter documented two years of life on the post-Hurricane Katrina Gulf Coast, culminating in more than 50 mixed-media paintings rendering real Mississippians and their struggles.
Jackson Free Press |
Terri Cowart |
05-07-2008 |
Art
Carnegie International Looks at Life on a Lonely Planetnew
For 112 years, the Carnegie International has been Pittsburgh's pre-eminent contribution to the art world. The exhibit is the planet's second-oldest exhibit of contemporary art, and in all that time, no one has seen fit to dub it with a theme until this year's Life on Mars.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Chris Potter |
05-05-2008 |
Art
Is Analog Photography Dead?new
Digital technologies are taking over in the photography world, but some analog users fear we'll lose the happy accidents that come with film.
NOW Magazine |
David Jager |
05-02-2008 |
Art
Kiss Guitarist Paul Stanley Talks About His New Passion: Paintingnew

That art ranges from serene to immediate, while touching on themes Kiss never would. It's important to him that his art not be seen as some by-product of Kiss. "At the end of the day, if you know you're buying pieces of art because I sing 'Love Gun,' you're probably better off spending the money elsewhere."
Dig Boston |
Rob Turbovsky |
04-24-2008 |
Art
Kulture Klash 2 and the Authenticity of an Emerging Arts Brandnew
Charleston's one-night arts event tweaks the standard strategies of arts marketing and sells nothing but the idea of itself.
Charleston City Paper |
John Stoehr |
04-23-2008 |
Art
Gender Benders?new
"Cars" at the MFA, "Chairs" at the Gardner.
Boston Phoenix |
Jeffrey Gantz |
04-21-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Contemporary Indian Works Hit Tucsonnew
"Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation," the enormous traveling show of contemporary Northwest and Pacific Indian art, has just landed at the Tucson Museum of Art.
Tucson Weekly |
Margaret Regan |
04-17-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
A Guatemalen Activist Engages Texas Issues at Artpacenew
Although art critics and curators refer to her work as "body art" or "performance art," Regina José Galindo's projects often resemble the techniques of Ghandi more than performance artists such as Chris Burden or Carolee Schneemann.
San Antonio Current |
Ben Judson |
04-16-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Virgin Comics Unleashes Indian Lorenew
Virgin Comics' flagship line, Shakti, mines the vast treasure trove of tales and characters from Indian mythology and ancient Hindu theology.
Creative Loafing (Charlotte) |
Samir Shukla |
04-09-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
FotoFest Explores the Ironies & Intricacies of Chinanew

The biennial Houston extravaganza that ranks among the world's best photography festivals has always been something of a cultural agenda-setter, so when it was announced that this year's festival would focus on China, the choice felt predictable.
The Texas Observer |
David Theis |
04-09-2008 |
Art
Alexis Peskine's Agitprop Comes to Detroitnew
His pop-inspired graphics express the unrest that still exists in the aftermath of colonialism and slavery.
Metro Times |
Rebecca Mazzei |
04-01-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Alan Pogue is a Humanitarian with a Cameranew
His first solo book, Witness for Justice, is the product of 38 years of photography documenting liberation movements in the U.S., farmworkers, strife around the world, prison conditions, protests and campaigns.
Weekly Alibi |
Marisa Demarco |
04-01-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts