National Underground Railroad Freedom Center: A Trip to the Past with Hope for the Future
On the Cincinnati banks of the Ohio River sits the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, a museum commemorating historic events of three decades prior to
Playing Footsie – Hot and Cold Site Negotiations with F. C. Cincinnati
In recent months, Cincinnatians have been witnessing discussions about Futbol Club Cincinnati’s (F.C. Cincinnati) interest in building a new soccer stadium at one of three
Review of Works at Tashiro-Kaplan Building in downtown Seattle
The Tashiro-Kaplan Building in downtown Seattle houses a variety of artist-run galleries and artist residences. 4Culture anchors a corner of the building, providing experimental gallery
Heuck Retrospective at the Greenwich House Gallery
Cincinnatian Roger William Heuck descends from a family with an impressive artistic heritage. He is the great grand nephew of John Henry Twachtman on his
Rachel Hellerich’s Present Phase at New Haven Artspace April 6-28
When I saw Rachel Hellerich’s paintings for the first time online I was mesmerized by the combination of styles. To find so many of my
Sweet Dreams // Sheherazade // Louisville KY
“I’m always looking for relationships between my existence and total existence, connections between here and elsewhere”. -Mariko Mori Yoko Molotov is recognized locally as a
Ruby Namdar’s “The Ruined House”
Ruby Namdar is an Iranian-born Jew now living in Israel, and his new novel “The Ruined House” is one of the most fascinating and intelligent
Jamie Quatro’s “Fire Sermon”
Jamie Quatro (who is a woman) is fast becoming one of America’s most impressive and accomplished younger writers, nearly in a league with such already
January/February Issue of Aeqai Online
Aeqai has returned with its combined January/February, 2018, issue, which has just posted. What’s particularly engaging about this issue is the range of exhibitions covered
(Im)material Culture, Alienation Affect, and the Jeffrey Cortland Jones’ Curious Social Experiment
Traversing the Art Academy of Cincinnati’s galleries via the looming, metallic stairwell, Covergys Gallery is perhaps the easiest to miss between the larger Pearlman and
Kit-Bashing and Assembling Political Art: Glenn Kaino: A Shout within a Storm at The Contemporary Arts Center, November 17, 2017-April 22, 2018
One of the least sculptural of the wondrous works at the mid-career retrospective of sculptor Glenn Kaino’s work at the Contemporary Arts Center is a
Review of Jens Jensen at Cincinnati Art Galleries
Cincinnati Art Galleries has managed to represent the estate of the late modernist painter Jens Jensen, and an exhibition of this artist’s work is currently
Bridging Inter-Spaces and Navigating Contemporary Feminist Art
Planned prior to Trump’s presidency, the 21C Museum Hotel’s The Future is Female displays a myriad of international female artists – ranging in their
Profile, Linda Schwartz
“I like artists and scientists,” Linda Schwartz told me. We were seated at the dining table in her art-filled house, with tea and a barely
Interview with Eric Avner of The Haile Foundation
I sat down with Eric Avner of The Haile Foundation in early December, at their People’s Liberty office in OTR, to get a sense of
“Interwoven/Contemporary Textiles,” Marta Hewett Gallery, through March 9, 2018
The aim of “Interwoven/Contemporary Textiles” at the Marta Hewett Gallery is to explore “traditional and alternative textile materials.” Despite the diversity of what’s on view,
Rethinking Cincinnati’s Fountain Place
One of America’s most important potential development properties is the current Downtown Macy’s Department Store’s and Tiffany & Co.’s site called Fountain Place {formerly Fountain
Review of Jim Condron and Timothy Horjus at Goucher University
A broken-down 1940s tractor sits in Goucher University’s Silber Gallery in Baltimore, Md., like an escaped relic from a history museum. Its large knobby tires
First Nations Art Preserved and Celebrated at the Audain Museum Whistler, B.C., Canada
The masks of the Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast are powerful objects that assist us in defining our place in the cosmos. In
Fitton Center for Creative Arts: An Emphasis on Community
Fitton Center for Creative Arts in Hamilton, Ohio focuses on community engagement. It has served as part of the community as a nonprofit arts organization
Nick Cave: FEAT. // The Frist Center for Visual Art // Nashville, Tennesse
My visit to Nashville in December brought me to the Frist Center for the Visual Arts for the first time since its opening in April
Elysium
“Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.” – Guo Pei Elysium, originally a word not commonly used in our modern vernacular, has become a
An Interview With Jessica Cannon about FAR X WIDE a New Initiative in Fundraising Fueled by Contemporary Art
I have known Jessica Cannon now for nearly two and a half years. We met through instagram, which is the lightning rod for image
Weldon Butler’s at G. Gibson Gallery
Weldon Butler’s show at G. Gibson Gallery reveals the hidden forces at work in Seattle. Although Weldon Butler’s artwork is in the collections of the
"HARD: Subversive Representation" at UMass Boston
There is some danger in using the word “subversive” in the title of your show: it dares viewers to reveal prudish tendencies, risking loud proclamations
Fotofolio – Jerry Birchfield
“Yes, They Were Made to Level” Jerry’s statement: The title, Yes, They Were Made to Level, comes from an answer to my question about the
Across Borders: Two Artists Respond to Nature Mystically Emily Carr at the Audain Museum, Whistler, B.C. and The Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, B.C. Charles Burchfield at The Burchfield Penney Art Center-SUNY at Buffalo State University, Buffalo, New York
Emily Carr is one of those heroic early 20th century artists who should escape attention no more. It was her singular vision to document the
A Brief Elaboration of a Tube: Letita Quesenberry and Aaron Rosenblum at Huff Gallery (Spalding University)
A Brief Elaboration of a Tube is equal parts local soundscape fiction and monument to reflection and introspection. Huff Gallery is located in the basement
The Material Girls’ Exhibition XOXO at the Museum of Human Achievement
The Material Girls’ exhibition XOXO opened at the Museum of Human Achievement (MOHA) on the 19th of January and remained there until the 28th. I
Notes on Today from Tomorrow
Questions of creative identity and displacement loom large for the show entitled, “Notes on Today from Tomorrow” curated by C. Miles Turner at IRL Gallery, which
Tiger Lily Press: Working Artist Program, Brazee Art Gallery. Through February 23, 2018
In this world so chock full of the ‘printed image’ in one form or another–read: magazines, online avenues, etc..—one can easily overlook a show of
Jenny Erpenbeck’s “Go, Went, Gone”
“Go, Went, Gone”, by German writer Jenny Erpenbeck, is one of the best novels to date about the subject of immigration/migrants/emigrants. The title is particularly evocative,
Romain Gary’s “The Kites”
I’d never read anything by the multi-talented French writer Romain Gary before, and “The Kites” appears to be a sequel to other novels he wrote.
December 2017 Issue of Aeqai Online
The December Aeqai has just posted. It’s full of reviews from the region, and from cities as far away as both Paris and Tokyo, New
Men Looking: “Albrecht Durer: The Age of Reformation and Renaissance” Cincinnati Art Museum, November 17-February 11, 2018
The Reformation had its 500th anniversary this year. A movement that changed the ways Europeans read, worshipped, traded, and slaughtered each other, it also had
Frank Herrmann, Slayer of Dragons Solo Exhibition, "New Works", Alice F. and Harris K. Weston Art Gallery in the Aronoff Center for the Arts December 1, 2017 through January 28, 2018
Painter extraordinaire Frank Herrmann means what he says. In a 2016 interview, Herrmann stated: “Never wait for the great idea or wait for the perfect
Étranger Résident: La Collection Marin Karmitz (Resident Alien: the Marin Karmitz Collection), La maison rouge, Paris, October 15, 2017 – January 21, 2018
Bittersweet is a term often used to describe simultaneous positive and negative feelings. What I felt recently upon leaving the exhibition Étranger Résident: La Collection Marin
“A Sense of Home: New Quilts by Heather Jones,” Taft Museum of Art, through February 18, 2018.
“A Sense of Home: New Quilts by Heather Jones” complements the Taft Museum of Art’s “Elegant Geometry: British and American Mosaic Patchwork Quilts” exhibition. (See aeqai.com, November
Best Fiction of 2017
In spite of entire months going by with little fiction of note, 2017 did give serious readers some terrific fiction. Part of the problem is
In Celebration of Civic Pride: Hotel Covington’s Amazing Creation
On the opposite Ohio River shore from The Queen City, Covington, Kentucky was established in 1815. Ever since its founding, Covington has lived in the
The Half Hour Hold: Subjective Stare-Downs with Paintings at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
How long do you regard a singular work in a museum or gallery? Here are two different approaches: Supposing we made a pact with a
"Prometheus 2017: Four Artists from Mexico Revisit Orozco" Fails to Fire
Inside Frary Dining Hall at Pomona College in Claremont, CA, beyond extensive rows of tables and chairs, one encounters a singular sight atop the arched
Posthumanism and Catharsis: JJ Brine’s “Vector Gallery”
“You mean Messiah?” JJ Brine hastily corrects me when I quizzically point at the two McDonalds logos on Vector Gallery’s wall, probing him about
The Great Ecstasy of ‘Koukotsu Moji”
The knowledge imposes a pattern, and falsifies, For the pattern is new in every moment And every moment is a new and shocking Valuation of
Kathy Gore Fuss at Prographica/KDR
The Pacific Northwest suffers every year under rainy skies. Some locals soak up the darkness and put that energy into their art. A different energy
Review of Lloyd Library exhibition
Perhaps the most seasonal exhibition in town right now is “Winter Greens: Seasonal Illustrations from the Lloyd Library.” The Library, at 917 Plum Street in
BRUCE CONNER: FOREVER AND EVER // Speed Art Museum
BRUCE CONNER: FOREVER AND EVER presents a selection of films and works on paper by the experimental and breakthrough artist Bruce Conner (1933-2008). The exhibition
Fotofolio: Tori Gagne
“Moonlit Dance Series” Tori’s statement: The story of the horse has a long legacy in art, mythology, war, literature and more. These images poetically express
Art Basel Miami Beach
“To spend time in Miami is to acquire a certain fluency in cognitive dissonance.” – Joan Didion Both Miami and art fairs in general leave
Failure in Progress // Zephyr Gallery
In 2014, Zephyr launched an ongoing Project series with curated proposal-based exhibitions as well as collaborations with universities, colleges, and cultural institutions. Project 20: Failure