My First Encounter with Rama Duwaji’s Art: Reflections on a Pioneering Artist and First Lady of NYC In 2024, I first came across Rama Duwaji’s artwork while queueing for the restroom at Huda, a Levantine bistro in East Williamsburg. The NYC-mandated first-aid poster had been transformed into an artwork in Duwaji’s distinctive style. This encounter began my admiration for the […]
**Women Figurative Realist Painters Can Enter to Win $75,000 and a Traveling Solo Exhibition** Aspiring women figurative realist painters are invited to apply for The Bennett Prize, with a grand prize recently increased to $75,000, the largest offered solely to women in this category. The prize also includes a traveling solo exhibition. The call for entries is open through September […]
The images captured by George Wharton James in the early 20th century place the Havasupai Tribe within a landscape that is both detailed and broad. Individuals are shown by Havasu Creek, within cultivated areas, or set against the Grand Canyon walls that integrate them into the environment. This relationship is significant. The term Havasupai means “people of the blue-green water,” […]
**Announcement: Exhibition of Works by Alighiero Boetti at Magazzino Italian Art** *Tutto Boetti 1966–1993* at Magazzino Italian Art offers a multifaceted view of Alighiero Boetti’s artistic research, tracing its development from early experiments in Turin in the 1960s to the large-scale works of his maturity. The show presents approximately 30 works by the artist, beginning with a core group from […]
The upcoming 2026 Met Gala has sparked protests and calls for a boycott due to its lead sponsors, Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez, being appointed as honorary co-chairs. Activists, motivated by Amazon’s alleged worker exploitation and its connections to ICE through Amazon Web Services, have spread the message via posters across New York City. The campaign, spearheaded by the British […]
This informative article, adapted from Leigh Raiford’s “When Home Is a Photograph: Blackness and Belonging in the World,” explores a photograph from Kathleen Cleaver’s family album featuring her children Maceo and Joju Cleaver in 1970. The photo captures them nestled in a zebra-printed carver chair, a significant piece of furniture that traveled with the family and symbolized the blending of […]
The Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico, has launched “Access O’Keeffe,” a free online platform allowing users to browse over 2,000 works by the renowned artist. This includes paintings, handwritten letters, and early sketches. Spearheaded by Georgia O’Keeffe scholar Barbara Buhler Lynes, who published the artist’s definitive catalogue raisonné in 1999, this digital archive is part of a […]
This week’s “In Memoriam” pays tribute to notable figures in the art world who have recently passed away, celebrating their contributions and legacies. Pearl Fryar (1939–2026), known as the “Picasso of Plants,” was a self-taught topiary artist who transformed a South Carolina cornfield into a renowned garden. After hours spent working a full-time manufacturing job, Fryar dedicated his evenings to […]
To What Extent are Art Fairs Essential for Artists? As the art world ushers in another season of bustling art fairs, many artists find themselves grappling with the perennial question: Are these grand events truly essential to one’s career? The allure of potential sales, networking opportunities, and visibility cannot be denied, yet the experience also comes bundled with exhaustion, substantial […]
**Theft of Authorship: A Case Study of Elina Chauvet’s “Zapatos Rojos”** Elina Chauvet’s art installation “Zapatos Rojos” serves as a poignant reminder of the pervasive issue of femicide and gender-based violence. Initiated in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, in 2009, this public artwork consists of numerous red-colored shoes arranged in site-specific formations, each symbolizing the absence of a female victim of such […]