Ilana’s trip to Galerie St. Etienne brings her face to face with political art by Käthe Kollwitz and Sue Coe, including several works made by Coe 30 years ago that cause her to ruminate on today’s identity politics and the question of who owns the right to depict another’s pain. It’s a good read.
Read MoreToday, on America’s Thanksgiving holiday, we provide this News-ette for your reading pleasure. Artblog’s News contains useful information and is offered in a spirit of love and community.
Read MoreAll of us at Artblog wish you a Happy Holiday filled with friends and family, camaraderie and love. We give thanks for all the love and support you have given us through the years. Thank You!
Read More“Philadelphia: Finding the Hidden City” is a dense and fact-filled rumination on the character of the city of Philadelphia as reticent, wallflowerish, and modest — a hidden city. Written by self-titled urban observers Nathaniel Popkin and Peter Woodall, and including over one hundred stunning photographs by Joseph E.B. Elliott, of iconic architectural spaces and places in the city, the book has many charms (including the photos and the beautiful hardback cover). Michael says it’s a difficult read, however, as the narrative about the city’s character, written in densely-packed paragraphs with history references galore, is at times overwhelming.
Read MoreWe are sticking with the magic three (plus one) in this short, sweet News Post, with some congratulations, news of excellent films to see, two of our favorite artists in a great show in Los Angeles and (ahem) some Artblog News!
Read MoreMatthew writes about the wonderful “art show” you see in the underground walkways and along the platforms of the Paris Metro, with large scale posters from Paris’s 130 museums plastered throughout and making the experience a kind of art history lesson on the move.
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