Posts Tagged ‘New York’

Trading Text for Visuals: Poets As Visual Artists

Earlier this month, we looked at artists’ paintings of poets, discovering homages both photo-realist and illustrative of poetic styles. Our visual-arts celebration of National Poetry Month continues with poets as artists. William Blake is the first poet who comes to mind when we’re talking...

April 23rd, 2013 | Arts, Visual Arts | Read More

7 Minutes in Heaven with Dmitry Borshch

[image by Dmitry Borshch] Dmitry Borshch is a Brooklyn-based artist who was recently awarded the National Arts Club award for graphics. Originally from the USSR, Borshch says he is inspired by Christianity. His art refuses to be tied down into a single genre. Rather, some are abstract pieces...

November 26th, 2012 | Arts, Visual Arts | Read More

7 Minutes in Heaven with Patrick-Earl Barnes

Patrick-Earl Barnes began making art in 1989. He says he is a “self-taught artist who spent 25 years of [his] life preparing for the American dream and the next 17 years redefining it.” Working with acrylic, oil pastels, and collage, he creates works that show the character of America....

October 29th, 2012 | Arts, Visual Arts | Read More

7 Minutes in Heaven with Grace Hwang

via LinkedIn Grace Hwang has a passion for art — good art. She is an artist and educator seeking new ways to bring art a little closer to the viewer. She is the co-founder of Pop-Up Art Studio, which “offer[s] workshops for families and students in various alternative spaces for art. We...

September 24th, 2012 | Arts, Blog, Visual Arts | Read More

Fall for Art This Autumn

As the weather cools down and the sun slinks down earlier in the evening, autumn is the perfect season for museum going. Here’s a roundup of art exhibits in major museums across the country. Mike Kelley at the Portland Art Museum in Portland, Oregon. Sculptor Mike Kelley created tiny worlds...

September 8th, 2012 | Arts, Visual Arts | Read More

Light of the World

When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” ~John 8:12 I think there’s probably a law against carrying an open flame in the subway. I’m not sure. But...

April 12th, 2012 | Essays, Featured | Read More

Kehila Kedosha Janina

Just when New York City was beginning to feel a little small, even a bit predictable, a friend invited me to hear a talk at Kehila Kedosha Janina—the only Romaniote synagogue in the entire Western hemisphere. Greek American Dimitra DeFotis gave a riveting account of her travels and research to discover...

March 9th, 2012 | Arts, Church Hopping, Columns, Visual Arts | Read More

Maurizio Cattelan: All

Toe-numbing temperature didn’t stop the line from snaking past the Guggenheim and spilling out onto the residential sidewalk of the Upper East Side. It was Pay What You Wish Saturday. We’d wait in the frigid January night for that rate. It would give us the chance to meditate on the work of...

February 15th, 2012 | Arts, Featured, Visual Arts | Read More

Carsten Höller: Experience

At the local carnival there was always some kid who freaked out and made the wiry man who manned the ride’s controls stop the rickety ride mid-spin. I was that kid. I was the kid who refused to ride even the carousel because it made me dizzy. By the time I reached my college years, I’d relegated...

February 8th, 2012 | Arts, Visual Arts | Read More

Church Hopping: St. Nicholas Church at the World Trade Center

Image via http://ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=1123970 As the debate rages on over whether the Muslim community center Park51, better known by the misnomer the “Ground Zero Mosque,” should be allowed to be constructed near the former cite of the World Trade Center, little media...

September 11th, 2011 | Church Hopping, Columns, Featured | Read More