At the Phillips, Tomorrow, The Sun Will Rise. The Phillips Collection, in Washington D.C. has brought the DMV’s  48 best artists to its juried exhibition…

By Jorge Miguel Benítez

When Louis XIV built his monarchical compound near the village of Versailles, there was a global consensus that…

By Lanita Brooks-Colbert

The Resolute Desk, long an austere symbol of democratic gravitas, now appears surrounded by high-gloss…

interviewed by Jeanne Stanek

Don Kimes, recognized by the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C. in their juried exhibition of the best living…

By Belle DeArmon

The Phillips Collection is a venerable Washington, DC art venue. Its latest exhibition asks visitors to be vulnerable – to new…

By Elaine A. King

Nick Cave is a distinguished American artist who masterfully blends sculpture, dance, sound, and video…

By Rudi Zygadio

We stumbled across a sign for the pavilion of The Holy See (Vatican City) at the off-site Giardino Mistico, a garden…

By Elga Wimmer

Swiss born artist Miriam Cahn’s path to international recognition has been long and tenacious. Although active…

I love the Biennale de Arte, Venezia.  Each Biennale seems to consider the state of the world, presenting

By Nancy Nesvet

The title, “In Minor Keys” refers to the key that plays lightly underscoring the major and stronger…

By Elga Wimmer

This year’s 61st edition of Biennale de Venezia got off to a shaky start. There were several issues. First, losing…

By Mark Bloch

John Zieman uses the word “lensing” as a verb, as opposed to “shooting” his video works, signifying…

By Elga Wimmer

Katya’s Ghosts, a solo exhibition by Katya Leonovich of watercolors, agua fortis etchings, and a multimedia installation…

By Jorge M. Benítez

At the same time that American sociopolitical exceptionalism is proving to be false, a mostly American…

By Richard Humann

A full generation before Odysseus there was Jason. According to Appolonius of Rhodes, writing about it in the 3rd century BC…

By Elaine A. King

Against a backdrop of global conflict, urban violence, rising dictators and the surging influence of AI, the Bellmer Nauman Pondick exhibition arrives…

By Nancy Nesvet

In this issue, we continue to cover protest by arts practitioners and the general outraged public, including music and lyrics…

Does protest music have to be written with protest as an intention, or does context matter? A phenomenon…

By Cameron Gobermann

The discovery and love for protest music and art started for me in 2020. After Covid-19 hit the world…

Someone to crowd you with love

Someone to force you to care

Someone to make you come…