Serfdom and Surfing
Removal from the “carnival attached to a stock market” has produced no withdrawal side-effects for this art addict. More...
Ghost City: Neighborhood Walks
"Street Talk / Neighborhood Walks" are Jody Zellen small urban adventures of discovery that she started with the onset of Covid-19. More...
A News Addict's Reflection
Liz Goldner's struggle to adapt to a life without art but full of news that she felt compelled to follow. More...
Through a Gallery Darkly
Richard Speer reports on his first pandemic-era venture to Portland-area galleries as they tentatively reopen. More...
Paul Metivier: Silent Defiance
Paul Metivier's ceramic sculpture of silent defiance has anticipated the rising awareness of systemic racism for at least a decade. More...
Laura Parker's Finch
Laura Parker’s photograph of an ordinary finch sits framed by a circular splash of white light and a terrifyingly deep universe. More...
Decomposed Art
Disposal, decay and rejuvenation has long played a role in shaping art's response to cyclical structures and the effects of time. More...
Randi Matushevitz
Randi Matushevitz deploys Expressionism to respond to resurgent sexism, racism, homophobia and white supremacism. More...
Making a Difference
Created in 1992, Robbie Conal's "Freedom of Choice" skewered thee pre-RBG Supreme Court in support of Planned Parenthood. More...
Moby Dick in the Pandemic
Margaret Hawkins took on Moby Dick over the pandemic summer and got hooked. She saw the meaning of being dashed upon the lee. More...
Wait Til Next Year
On July 24 Chicago woke up to the news that two statues memorializing Christopher Columbus had been removed. More...
Artist's Charts
For those who like visual poetry or puzzles, I recommend some artist’s charts to peruse while riding out the pandemic. More...
The Real Voter Fraud: A Fable
Bill Lasarow is alarmed but motivated. The game is not over. Plutocrat and, for now, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's fraud will fail. More...
Three Brilliant Artists You Have Never Heard Of
Ann Leda Shapiro, Carol Adelman and Patrice Tullai all maintain their art practices, but rarely show in galleries, and work in physical and geographical isolation. Yet they are among the most accomplished artists working today. More...
Galleries in the Streets
Stumbling on public art hooked Lynn Trimble on the stuff long before she started frequenting galleries and writing about the shows. She still sees public art as true markers of urban geography. More...
Our Antinomian Time
Antinomian: Any view which rejects the rule of law and argues against moral, religious or social norms. More...
A Surprise Awaits
The author's mother recently died. Not particularly close for years, they had grown together more recently. It's complicated--but isn't it always? And when the expected call finally did come, it's amazing how unexpected that it feels. More...
Here We Stand
How is it possible that words so obvious, so ordinary in their moral clarity become the very instrument of our self-immolation? “Equality.” “Justice.” “Peace.” More...
“Uncanny Valley”
“Uncanny Valley: Being Human in the Age of AI” refers to the deep curve of a graphed line measuring human emotional response and likability for humanoid objects. Can genuine creativity emanate from something generated by a machine? More...
