Dakota Noot
While the Covid-19 pandemic has caused many to feel depressed or exasperated from isolation and boredom, Dakota Noot has found lockdown to b more...

The Oakland Art Scene: In Place
In an overview of the late-pandemic condition of the East Bay gallery scene, DeWitt Cheng finds that many are faring better than expected. C more...

Quiet “Violet Protest” Art Counters Noise of Hyperpartisan Era
Ann Norton centers the voices of artists and others through a participatory art engagement called “Violet Protest.” more...

Artist of Conviction
Jorg Dubin is an anomaly in his home base town who has long since abandoned market friendly for conviction art. more...

Japanese-American Artists Remember the Camps
Trump executive orders have assaulted the human rights of immigrants. But that is not a first, as these Japanese American artists attest. more...

The Ironic Despair of Shawn Huckins
Shawn Huckins satirically captures our social media-crazed society while asking critical questions about the rules of discourse. more...

Ian Schrager and the Boutique Hotel
Over the course of a nearly half-century career, Ian Schrager has become famous for creating serenely elegant bastions of urban cool. 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...