March Issue of Aeqai Online
The Cincinnati Art Museum features two wonderful groundbreaking exhibitions. “Working Together: The Photographers of the Kamoinge Workshop” revisits the shared work and philosophy of the
Working Together: The Photographers of the Kamoinge Workshop
The Cincinnati Art Museum is featuring a traveling exhibition of the work of a Black photography collective formed in New York City in the early
Icons of Nature and History, a legacy exhibition of David Driskell, Cincinnati Art Museum, Feb. 25–May 15, 2022.
David Driskell, an acclaimed African American artist and educator, was born in 1931 in Georgia during the beginning of the Depression – the worldwide economic
The Transforming Touch: “MARK: About the Artist’s Hand” at Manifest Gallery, March 4-April 1, 2022
Manifest Gallery is not shy about being ambitious in its prompts for exhibitions, and few shows that I have seen there are more ambitious than
A Thought Is a River at the Carnegie
The group exhibition, A Thought Is a River at the Carnegie (Covington, KY) gathers and places both sculpture and painting in collective relationships to one
Against the Received View of Art History: Curatorship as Genealogical Meaning-Making
Shin Gallery’s newest exhibition, Amalgamation: Celebrating 10 Years of Shin Gallery, on view until April 23, 2022, is perhaps one of the most unique gallery
Kennedy Heights Arts Center: New Exhibits and New Programs
Kennedy Heights Arts Center offers new exhibits and programs continuing its outreach and diversity mission, according to Executive Director Ellen Muse-Lindeman. For example, Juneteenth Cincinnati
February Issue of Aeqai Online
As February brings the spring rain, we at Aeqai are offering several excellent reasons to tap regional exhibits. This month, Barbara Moss writes about exciting
The River and the Thread, Indian Hill Gallery
How do we define a grid? When does an artist find it desirable to exploit the grid’s rigid constraints? And when is it more interesting
Looking In and Looking Out: “Summerfair Select: An Exhibition of Winners” at the Weston Art Gallery, January 28-April 3, 2022
Summerfair began in 1968, more than fifty years ago, as something of a street fair that spilled over into all the available spaces in Mt.
Thomas Hieronymus Towhey: Breaking Out the Magic Monkey, a 40-Year Retrospective
Caza Sikes is currently presenting a 30-piece retrospective of works by prominent Cincinnati artist Tom Towhey. The show spans the last 40 years of his
Kate Oh Gallery: The Korean Archetype
Kate Oh’s Gallery’s new exhibition, The Korean Archetype, on view from March 1 until March 11, 2022, introduces the stridently feminist work of Miky (Yoohyun)
City of Cinema: Paris 1850-1907 – Historicizing Visual Forms
Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s “City of Cinema: Paris 1850-1907” exhibition, places us squarely in the middle of the era. There are a handful
SOS ART Youth Exhibition
Art is a potent vehicle of change for it affects both the maker and the viewer in a manner that no other medium can. SOS
Taft Museum Celebrates 200 Years of its Historic House with a Renovation
Two hundred years have passed, and the historic house at the Taft Museum of Art still stands. In 1932 the Taft Museum of Art opened
January Issue of Aeqai Online
Greetings in 2022! A new beginning on many fronts.This month, Aeqai is offering several excellent reviews of regional shows for our readership to consider. The
Articulating Ideas: the Poster Art of Luba Lukova (Luba Lukova: Designing Justice at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Cincinnati, to March 22, 2022)
The history of poster art and/or the “art poster” is surprisingly short, beginning with French lithographers in the 1880s, often produced by artists trained as
Invitations to Emergence: “The Regional” at Contemporary Arts Center, December 10, 2021-March 20, 2022
I would say that in my experience, The Contemporary Arts Center has not been the sort of museum much interested in exploring the tastes and
More Than a Starry Night: ‘Through Vincent’s Eyes: Van Gogh and His Sources’ Columbus Museum of Art, November 2021
Seeing ‘Through Vincent’s Eyes: Van Gogh and His Sources’ that opened in November 2021 at Columbus Museum of Art is stunning for its insights into
But the Box has 6
Manifest Gallery’s current exhibition The Five Themes Project is an expansive undertaking; not unlike re-inventing the Whole Earth Catalog. This time, however, it’s not about
Lyrics in Vases
Kwan Jin Oh’s “Emptying and Filling”, on view at Kate Oh Gallery from January 1 – 30, 2022, teeters on intermedia, balancing formal prowess with poetic lyricism.
Ralston Crawford: Air + Space + War
The aero-dynamic legacy of Dayton, Ohio is the backdrop of the current exhibition at the Dayton Art Institute documenting the career and art of artist/illustrator
“Caution Kneeling Bus”: Rachel Harrison’s Artistic Remediation
The night before I went to Regen Projects in Hollywood to see Rachel Harrison’s Caution Kneeling Bus, a friend and I watched John McTiernan’s 1987 film Predator. In that
December Issue of Aeqai Online
With this last publication of 2021, we offer several excellent reviews for our readership to consider. Erkin gives us Around the Circle: Kandinsky at the
Vasily Kandinsky: Around the Circle
Abstractionism—think Kandinsky—denied representation altogether, but assumed all the conventions of pictorial space, hence the nonrepresentational use of color, line, form, and so on. J.M. Bernstein,
Twenty-first Century Museum Interprets Ancient Middle Eastern Art.
Visitors to the Cincinnati Art Museum may have noticed that the first gallery on the right past the entrance – the Middle East Gallery –
Can’t Buy Me Love: “Simply Brilliant: Artist-Jewelers of the 1960s and 1970s” at Cincinnati Art Museum, October 22, 2021-February 6, 2022
I can’t think of the last art show I saw where I wanted to write, off the top, about its sound track. In the course
Concord and Discord: Examining Ancient Stories
“Concord and Discord: Examining Ancient Stories” is a two person show of the work of area artists, Mary Anne Donovan and Cynthia Kukla. In many
Drawing Every Day
In 1970, I started my first year in the MFA program at the University of Cincinnati. The MFA studios were at that time in old
ArtsWave: the Engine for Arts in Greater Cincinnati
You don’t have to go to New York or Chicago to see first-rate productions. They are right here. ArtsWave plays a crucial role in support
“Tiki Man” by Thom Atkinson
The night I met Thom Atkinson, he read a story aloud at a writers conference. The first page of his work had me laughing so
November Issue of Aeqai Online
This month’s reviews offer a fresh variety of regional features and reviews. Laura Hobson’s interview with CEO Scott Altman highlights the exciting developments within the
Cincinnati Ballet Celebrates New Home
Cincinnati Ballet celebrates a new home with a view to the future. Scott Altman, chief executive officer and president, Cincinnati Ballet talks enthusiastically about the
Portrait of Jewish Cincinnati: the Bicentennial Celebration
Krohn, Fechheimer, Wise… Every settlement is established by what is put in the ground. It all began with the arrival of a small man who
How to Deal With Wacky Brainchildren: Pippa Garner at JOAN, Los Angeles
Upon entering Pippa Garner’s show, “Immaculate Misconceptions,” at JOAN in Los Angeles, visitors are greeted by HOW TO COME UP WITH AN IDEA and HOW
Aaron Kent: Exploring Loss & Creating New
Ceramic arts often conjure notions of utility or delicacy. In the museum, pottery fragments from ancient societies shed light on their domestic lives, and ornate
The Seven Cities: the Urban Photography of Casey LeClair
In the Iris Cafe, a cozy booknook found in the hubbub of north Main Street OTR, one can enjoy savory menu, an assembly of used
October Issue of Aeqai Online
From Interim Editor Marlene Steele Under the auspices of the Aeqai board, we are continuing the mission of Aeqai as a regional review of art
The Taft Museum of Art Promotes Tamera Lenz Muente and Ann Glascock, Ph.D.
Tamera Lenz Muente, curator at The Taft Museum of Art, said, “I think every museum has a responsibility to respond to its day and age.
“No Dark in Sight:” Photography by Bill Davis at the Alexander Brest Gallery, Jacksonville University
In Alexander Brest Gallery’s first exhibition of the 2021-2022 academic year, Bill Davis, photographer and Associate Professor of Art at Western Michigan University, asks his
Thinking of You. I Mean Me. I Mean You A major solo exhibition devoted to the work of renowned artist Barbara Kruger. Art Institute of Chicago, September 19, 2021 through January 24, 2022
The apparent art works of Barbara Kruger are instantly recognizable. She is most known for her collage style that consists of black-and-white photographs, overlaid with
Narducci: Transcendental Aesthetics
It is a genuine tragedy that the art of Antonio Pietro Narducci (1915-1999) is not a staple within Abstract Expressionism but, luckily, curator Inhee Iris
Land, Space and Everrrything in Between
Before heading to the LA Arts District for Hauser & Wirth’s presentation of Everrrything by Lorna Simpson, one would benefit from a brief reflection on
September Issue of Aeqai Online
It is my pleasure to introduce myself as I humbly offer my services as the interim editor of Aeqai. My name is Marlene Steele, practicing
Testaments and Thoughts of Appreciation On the passing of Daniel Brown
The opportunity to write for AEQAI came at a time when I was feeling isolated in a new city (Houston, Texas) and felt an
The Taft Museum: In a New Light
In early June 2021 a Cincinnati treasure, the 200-year-old Taft house, closed for a year of renovations. Approximately 80 of the collection’s seminal works can
Desert as Muse: Agnes Pelton at the Palm Springs Art Museum
The resort city of Palm Springs and its surrounding conurbations boast stylish modernist houses with gleaming swimming pools; carefully arranged plantings of cycads improbably protected
A History of Protest
On the Getty Center’s sprawling picturesque campus, one room contains the small but powerful exhibition In Focus: Protest – on view until October 10th. The
“Filling the Void”: Rick Mallette at the Summit Hotel
“Filling the Void” by Rick Mallette at the Summit Hotel Gallery is an agoraphobic’s nightmare. The aptly titled show perfectly describes the vast and spartan
“Otherworldly Journeys: Stories Both Real and Imagined/Myths of a New World–Alan Brown and Jason Erler,” Gallery-708, through September 26, 2021
The title for the two-person show of featured artists at the co-op Gallery-708 in Hyde Park is a mouthful: “Otherworldly Journeys: Stories Both Real and