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Art’s Neutrality – Telling It Like It Is

Art’s Neutrality – Telling It Like It Is
Steve Mumford's "Dying Soldier" 2009 oil on linen. After witnessing war first hand, an artist’s depiction never resembles Rambo or the animated Xbox games like “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2″   or any other fictional account of war. It is almost always a portrait of...

Alice Neel’s Portraits

Alice Neel’s Portraits
Two Girls, Spanish Harlem There is a ton of information in Neel’s portraits and I find it easy to identify with her subjects. For those of us who are traveling to Houston Texas, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston will have an exhibit of Neel’s work as part of their “An American Season”...

The Other Michelangelo

The Other Michelangelo
The marvelous paintings of Michelangelo Meris Caravaggio are scheduled to on exhibit 18 February – 13 June 2010 at the Scuderie del Quirinale marking the 400 years since his death. What is promised in this exhibit of Caravaggio’s work that is different than others I’ve seen, is that...

The Hayden Planetarium

The Hayden Planetarium
One of the best and most intriguing museums to visit on the  Planet and unfortunately the Dinosaurs American Museum of Natural History is often forgotten. It is a must see. All of it is a must see. And if after spending a day there your not enlivened and full of wonder you should be concerned. This...

Katonah New York Museum of Art

Katonah New York Museum of Art
Twenty five years ago I would pass through Katonah and at times would park my car there as a part of my daily commute to New York City. Katonah from what I could see, was/is a beautiful small town framed by a large tress. "A Ride for Liberty" Eastman Johnson The perfect sub-suburb of New York...

Bauhaus at MOMA

Bauhaus at MOMA
Johannes Itten If you visit the MOMA be sure to visit the exhibit of  approximately 400 works from the three Bauhaus Schools. Bauhaus 1919–1933: Workshops for Modernity November 8, 2009–January 25, 2010 The MOMA is excellent at putting these types of shows together with all the aids, history...

Artist Edvard Munch-Somebody Scream

Artist Edvard Munch-Somebody Scream
Edvard Munch Self Portrait When seeing promos for any of the “slasher/horror” movies series “Scream” I don’t think movie, I think Munch. Munch has always represented fear, despair and death. An exhibit at the Leopold Museum has all of this plus works that depict his view...

Italy’s Tribute To American Painter Edward Hopper

Italy’s Tribute To American Painter Edward Hopper
More then 160 works will be on exhibit in Italy over the next 12 months as tribute to the iconic American Artist Edward Hopper, beginning October 14, 2009 to January 31 2010 at the Palazzo Reale in Milan, to be followed February 16 to June 13, 2010 in Rome, at the Fondazione Roma Museum, and ending...

Well Rounded City-Vegas

Well Rounded City-Vegas
Maya Lin Earlier this year when the Las Vegas Art Museum closed, you had to figure that the only way art could survive in this city was for it to be housed inside of someones outrageous imagination. For a city already jammed with hotels and casinos, MGM has pushed forward with the completion of City...

Inspiring Creativity-Self-directed Residencies

Inspiring Creativity-Self-directed Residencies
Self-directed Residencies Self-directed residencies are self-guided opportunities where the artist is free to experiment and explore new directions in the production of their work. Fall Self-directed Residency Residency Dates: September 1 – October 30, 2009 Limited space still available –...

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