A Handbook of LatinX Art
/My review of the much needed Handbook of Latinx Art was recently published on the Artist's Network.
https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-exhibitions/latinx-american-art/
Here you will find postings of recently published articles, book, film and exhibition reviews written by me. Occasionally I'll toss in a link to something of interest to practicing writers, artists, and filmmakers.
My review of the much needed Handbook of Latinx Art was recently published on the Artist's Network.
https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-exhibitions/latinx-american-art/
It's not easy to present a Van Gogh exhibition that reveals anything new about one of the most popular, over-exposed artists of any age, but MFA Boston has managed to provide insight to the artist's most intimate works. I was privileged to review Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits published today on Art & Object.
https://www.artandobject.com/news/revisioning-van-goghs-portraiture-mfa-boston
My recommended list of films about women artists was republished today on Art & Object. This was initially published a few years ago but my editor feels it was worthy enough to appear again for readers who may have missed it the first time around.
https://www.artandobject.com/news/watch-not-women-artists-film
My brief review of Vermont artist Pievy Polyte in the March/April issue of Art New England was posted online.
https://artnewengland.com/from-haiti-to-vermont/
I thought I knew everything I needed to know about Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel but my interview with curator/Michelangelo scholar Adriano Marinazzo about this new exhibition at the Muscarelle Museum was an eye-opener. My review was published today on Art & Object.
https://www.artandobject.com/news/stepping-mind-michelangelo-muscarelle-museum
It was a challenge finding digitized images for my article for the Artist’s Network of these female artists who were well known in their own time and doing beautiful work in Philadelphia in the early 20th century. Another version of this article was published in print in Artist’s Magazine.
https://www.artistsnetwork.com/art-exhibitions/the-philadelphia-ten/
My review of the eyeopening Leonora Carrington show at the Rose Art Museum Brandeis University was published today on Art & Object. I had no idea that the Rose had such a rich collection of surrealism which is highlighted in a parallel exhibition, also at the Rose. I'll be focusing on that in the next issue of Art New England.
https://www.artandobject.com/news/leonora-carringtons-enchanting-surrealism-rose-art-museum
I am so pleased to cover the exhibition Witnessing Humanity, the Art of John Wilson, opening on February 8, 2025 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. My exclusive interview and review was published today on Art and Object.
https://www.artandobject.com/news/john-wilsons-art-explores-humanity-and-activism-mfa-boston
Looking forward to more great issues of Art New England in 2025. In the January issue I was lucky enough to cover the fabulous architectural design for Shelburne Museums new Perry Center for Native American Art along with a survey of Vermont's vineyards that are becoming fertile ground for art as well as wine. https://artnewengland.com/january-february-2025-toc/
My article on the mystery and fascination of artist's studios as both subject matter and as integrated elements in museum exhibitions is featured in the Jan/Feb issue of Artist's Magazine along with an article about a new research center focusing on the late 18th-century Spanish artist Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828) that was recently announced by The Hispanic Society Museum & Library in New York City.
https://www.artistsnetwork.com/store/digital-magazines/artists-magazine-digital/artists-magazine-january-february-2025-digital-edition/
So pleased to have my feature on Helen Drutt English, Ambassador of the American Craft Movement, chosen as one of Art & Objects favorite stories of 2024. https://www.artandobject.com/slideshows/art-objects-favorite-stories-2024
https://www.artandobject.com/news/helen-drutt-english-americas-ambassador-craft
My lists of recommended films about art have been a regular feature at Art & Object for several years. They just republished last seasons suggestions which are still accessible.
https://www.artandobject.com/news/7-art-films-beat-winter-weather
The most successful nonprofits in the arts are run by savvy business people. Luckily the Art League of Rhode Island is one of them. Read about them in my recent profile for Art & Object.
https://www.artandobject.com/news/art-league-rhode-island-nonprofit-local-artists-0
It was such a pleasure interviewing these inspiring, tenacious leaders of non-profit arts organizations for the second in my series of articles about groundbreaking women for Art New England. It appears in the Nov/Dec issue.
Bernard Rougerie is the go to guy and founder of Art Wise, one of the best sources for high value fine art posters that I've encountered in all my years writing about art and interviewing gallerists, artists and collectors. My profile of him and Art Wise was published today on Art & Object.
https://www.artandobject.com/news/look-inside-brooklyns-gallery-authentic-prints-and-lithographs
My interviews with 2 artists, 2 gallerists and 2 collectors Exploring the Entrepreneurial Mindset in the Art World are featured in the latest issue of Art & Object Magazine. It is available free in hard copy or digital format.
https://artandobject.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=835941
It helps to know how art is valued before you start collecting. My interview with the founder of Affordable Art 101 published today in Art & Object offers some guidelines.
https://www.artandobject.com/news/affordable-art-101-making-art-easier-collect
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In times good and bad Art New England Magazine has consistently produced some of the most stunning covers of any art publication that manages to put out a print on paper edition six times a year. The Nov/Dec cover is another one of those arresting images. The second part of my coverage of Groundbreaking Women in arts management appears in this issue. You will have to buy a hard copy of the magazine to read it as Art New England is still a subscriber supported publication. https://artnewengland.com/november-december-2024-toc/
The Sparks Gallery in San Diego offers a great space for locals to launch a career. Founder Sonya Sparks shared her history with me for Art & Object.
https://www.artandobject.com/news/discovering-san-diego-creatives-sparks-gallery
Louisiana gallerist Guy Lyman tells me about the trials and tribulations that location brings in my profile of his gallery for Art & Object.
https://www.artandobject.com/news/guy-lyman-fine-art-artist-and-dealer-big-easy
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