Deb Krieger visits the Clay Studio’s biannual juried show of American ceramic art, “The Clay Studio National,” open May 26th – July 15th. She reports back on the wide range of practices in contemporary clay, from the abstract to the figurative and from the formal to the political.
Read MoreWelcome back to Ask Artblog, a new bi-weekly advice column where special guest experts answer your most pressing art questions! We’re happy to welcome back comic, zine and performance artist Beth Heinly, as this week’s expert. She’ll be back with us in July, so go ahead and submit your questions for her here, or email ask@theartblog.org for a dose of wit and wisdom.
Read MoreArtblog’s Paris correspondent, Matthew Rose, takes a trip to Florence and visits the Basilica di Santa Croce. The site of a recent tragedy involving falling debris, this neo-gothic church is also notable as the final resting place of some of Europe’s greatest minds. Here Matthew sits with death, and with the basilica’s impressive collection of Christian art.
Read MoreJessica Rizzo visits “Becoming a Specter,” Daniel W. Coburn’s solo current show at the Print Center, awarded him as part of the 92nd ANNUAL International Competition. On view May 18th-August 4th, this exhibition of untitled photographs playfully subverts the camera’s all-seeing powers.
Read MoreThis week on Artblog Radio we’re featuring audio from the Blue Note Salon, an April 21st panel curated by Black Quantum Futurism at the Icebox Project Space. This interactive discussion covers a wide range of topics from the role of jazz musicians and jazz culture in paving the way for the Civil Rights Movement to current efforts by local artists to connect their work to social change movements addressing gentrification, displacement and cultural heritage preservation.
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