Andrea Kirsh visited the Museum of Fine Arts Boston this summer and her review explores the mass appeal of Hokusai’s wood block prints, explaining the evolution of the ubiquitous “Great Wave” image and it’s steps towards contemporary representations.
Read MoreOur new contributor Sharon Garbe visits the Matisse exhibit at the PMA and finds the show inspiring, “exhilarating and full of insights and surprises.”
Read MoreArtblog has been a fan of Allan Edmunds and the Brandywine Workshop and Archives (BWA) for as long as we’ve been working in the Philadelphia art world. Roberta sat down with Edmunds for this interview.
Read MoreOn a trip to the to see “Sean Scully: The Shape of Ideas,” Logan Cryer is disappointed by the lack of context provided about the artist, whose “work has a bit of a reputation as not being as well-liked as some major art institutions would advertise,” Logan says. Wanting to better understand the abstract artist’s popularity, Logan felt alienated when they found no clear or compelling defense of the work, neither in the wall text, nor through the (lack of) display of documents from the artist himself. What does unimaginative curation mean for the legacy of the artist? Read the review to find out what Logan thinks!
Read MoreSusan Isaacs interviews artist Nanette Carter, whose journey includes years as an art educator, as well as 17 years as a full time professional artist sustaining herself through sales of her work. An amazing story. Nanette Carter is featured in a 2-person exhibit at Towson University now through April 23. Be sure to catch it is you’re in the Baltimore area.
Read MoreIn the face of COVID-19, Artblog is hosting an open call, non-juried, first come first-served online exhibition entitled “Artists in the time of Coronavirus.”
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