Heroes: Superman and Jackie O.
David Alcantar ran, marathon style, through the state of Georgia dressed as Superman and carrying a flag urging locals to "VOTE!" It was not the first time an artist donned a hero persona, through perhaps the first to help win a Senate majority. More...
Ann Morton
Ann Morton pleases the eye and teases our mind in mainly textile and found object works that are, finally, effectively searing. More...
An American Resurrection
The contrast between normal and deranged has never been less private. By the end of the long, televised Inauguration Day,, most of us were splayed out on our family room couches with a shit-faced smile of relief. More...
What Are You Going Through?
Quoting the French philosopher and Christian mystic Simone Weil, "What are you going through?" is the product of compassion. More...
Yari Ostovany
Yari Ostovany's painting blend Abstract Expressionist, Persian and Taoist roots to produce a feeling of spiritual illumination. More...
Final Thoughts on Donald Trump
Richard Speer hopes this will be his final time to consider the bottomless vat of infantile narcissism who has disgraced this nation on the global stage for the past four years. More...
Flag Art Pinpoints Differences
The flag has long been a serious aesthetic device in art, no less today. These artists use it to highlight the gulf between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. More...
Rodrigo Valenzuela
“General Song” is Rodrigo Valenzuela's studio constructed photographs on the theme of borders, barriers, and protest barricades. More...
“Alcoves 16/17”
Opening centers, empty spaces, and strong subtleties are the hallmarks of "Alcoves 16/17," the current in a series of seven shows that serve to introduce the public to established but under-the-radar artists of the Southwest. More...
Anne Siems and Gina Wilson
Two artists address the figure in strikingly different ways: via magical realism, and with a minimalist, architectonic approach. 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...
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...
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...
