A Woman’s Work
In ‘A Woman’s Work’ Noelle shares her investigation into Grace Carpenter Hudson’s ‘Blue Monday,’ an unusual painting of a Pomo Indian woman and child.
Walls Covered in Basquiat
“What might be if he lived? What does it mean that his image is defined and further commoditized without his consent, by the same gatekeepers who contributed to the turbulence in his short life? And under these circumstances: who is art for?”
Drop Out. Tune In. Start a Revolution.
Mario Torero on leaving art school, his place in the Chicano art movement, and fifty years of bringing color to the streets.
An Itch for Things Remote
From ‘Moby Dick’ to Frank Stella, a writer looks to art of the sea for inspiration.
Georgia O’Keeffe in New Mexico
Lessons from a master in living with beauty: Georgia O’Keeffe’s home beckons for a 15-hour drive across the American Southwest.
The Craft That Serves the Art
A chance Google search leads to a nearly 600-mile drive to see the details in Lilian Broca’s mosaics.
The Artist’s Home Undone
A collaborative image threatens the relationship between artist and muse.
Seventeen Ways of Looking at the Mona Lisa
We asked writers and artists to show us what the ‘Mona Lisa’ means in today’s selfie-seeking, Kardashianized world.
Stuffed
As taxidermy moves from the natural history museum to the art gallery, how should an artist handle the political dilemma of the animal as object?
How a 19th-Century Idea Could Rescue 21st-Century Art
October 20, 2020• Commentary, Reported, Visual Art