Doug McGlumphy: “Regular Guy Monuments”, Alice F. and Harris K. Weston Art Gallery December 1, 2017 – January 28, 2018
What is regular? In Doug McGlumphy’s artist’s statement accompanying his exhibition now showing at the Weston Gallery in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, he states that in
American Sign Museum: A Look at a Century of Signs
The American Sign Museum is off the beaten path. Hidden away in Camp Washington is a national museum devoted solely to signs. Located on
Fur-Free
Earlier this fall, we explored in two separate articles how the face of fashion has changed. First we delved into the past while visiting the
Team B Architecture and Design
Editor’s Note: Aeqai is pleased to republish Megan Bickel’s interview with Team B The inverview was originally published on Five-Dots. Team B Architecture & Design
Gibbs Rounsavall
Editor’s Note: Aeqai is pleased to republish Megan Bickel’s interview with Gibbs Rounsavall. The interview was originally published on Five-Dots. Gibbs Rounsavall compares his studio
November Issue of Aeqai Online
The November issue of Aeqai has just posted. Please click here to view the new issue.
Framing the Air: “Cole Carothers: 40 Years & New Works” at Caza Sikes, November 3-27, 2017
As you walk into Caza Sikes in Oakley to see the ambitious mini-retrospective of Cole Carothers’s paintings, you are greeted by a large scale self-portrait
“Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry,” National Gallery of Art, through Jan. 21, 2018
I think one of the appeals of 17th-century Dutch genre painting is that the narratives they present are familiar to us. Lutes may be in short
How a Czechoslovakian Artist Promoted the Modern Woman Alphonse Mucha: Master of Art Nouveau, Dayton Art Institute September 16 through December 31, 2017
Like Impressionism, with its wild brushstrokes and look of abandon in representing the world shocked the smug Parisian Salon art community, so too, Art Noveau
Clavilux: Paintings by Cedric Michael Cox at Cincinnati Art Underground
In his most characteristic paintings, Cedric Cox fractures the world in order to bring it to a new whole. The recent work of this gifted
“Elegant Geometry: British and American Mosaic Patchwork Quilts,” Taft Museum of Art, through January 21, 2018
Girls aren’t good at math, but don’t tell that to the makers of the 19 mosaic patchwork quilts, made between 1776 and1890 in England and America, in “Elegant
The Affect of Serenity: “Table of Elements”
Charles Woodman is a multifaceted new media artist, whose work spans the semblance of public art forums, temporal installations, documentary modes, and multi-channel projections. As
A Cincinnati Artist Finds Meaning in a 2,000 Year Old Poem Dynamic New Paintings by Kim Krause Marta Hewett Gallery, October 6 through December 2, 2017
“Nothing seems that certain”1 is a great operating procedure for an artist to generate new work. This is what Kim Krause believes and it is
Defiant Couplings: "Bridges Not Walls" at the Art Academy of Cincinnati
Even as the US federal government renounces Obama-era efforts to improve relations with Cuba, the Art Academy of Cincinnati is displaying the results of several
Fotofolio: Luc Busquin
“Atop the Troposphere” Luc’s statement: Inspired by Saint-Exupéry books [‘The Little Prince’], I chose to become an airline pilot. From 1926 until his death in
RE-ART: Celebrating 70 years of Israeli Independence
Imagine what happens if you combine five artists from Netanya, Israel, five artists from Cincinnati, Ohio, a fanciful algorithm and a common theme exploring The
“Shasta Geaux Pop” – an intersection of Hip Hop and performance
Grab a drink. Come in, enjoy the music. The lights are low but the energy is high. The DJ is playing ‘Hot in Herre’ by
A Richardsonian Romanesque Treasure: The San Marco Apartment Building of East Walnut Hills
Traveling in our vehicles from Point A to Point B, we often take for granted some exceptional buildings in passing them by mindlessly. One of
“Yes!” at Cincinnati Art Galleries
Those who missed the engaging exhibition “Yes!” at Cincinnati Art Galleries, 225 East 6th Street in downtown Cincinnati (October 27 through November 25) are not
Miniature Boxes: From Craft to Fine Art
People often think of miniatures as little more than dollhouses. They can be a fresh and contemporary way to look at the world and have
“Posing for the Camera: Gifts from Robert B. Menschel,” National Gallery of Art (NGA), through January 18, 2018
The title of the National Gallery of Art’s exhibition “Posing for the Camera” is a bit of a misnomer since quite a number of the
Joyce Garner, cul-de-sac at Garner Narrative Contemporary Fine Art Louisville, Kentucky
Garner Narrative currently has a group of paintings by the gallery’s owner, Joyce Garner. Garner’s paintings about family, currently installed at Garner Narrative in Louisville
Math is Hard, and Beautiful (In Context): The Concinnitas Portfolio at Krakow Witkin Gallery
Mathematicians generally agree that beauty does exist in the structural beauty of theorems and proofs, even if most of the time it is largely visible
Banz Studios – A New Addition to the Gallery Scene in Greater Cincinnati
Banz Studios, another new art gallery, has joined a group of other galleries recently opened in Cincinnati. Owner and art consultant Allison Banzhaf opened her
Margaret Wilkerson Sexton’s “A Kind of Freedom”
Margaret Wilkerson Sexton’s debut novel, ” A Kind of Freedom”, is powerful, sensitive, all too human. The author follows three generations of an African-American family
Eleanor Hender’s “Ten Thousand Saints”
Eleanor Henderson’s debut novel, “Ten Thousand Saints”, was one of the best novels of about three years ago. Henderson has an amazing talent, first and
October Issue of Aeqai Online
The October issue of Aeqai has just posted, and it’s our largest issue to date. We’ve added Boston to the cities we’re covering, and, in
Swoon, a survey, the Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati September 22, 2017 through February 25, 2018
Swoon makes magic. Swoon stirs souls. The world needs more Swoon. I get cynical about politically inspired art much of the time. Such art is
Serenading the Bones: Animal Magnetism at Wave Pool Gallery
Whether appearing in pictorial narratives of the hunt or anthropomorphic representations of cultural traditions, the iconography of the nonhuman animal stalks the pathways of human
A Tale of Two Art Festivals: the Duality of ArtPrize Nine
Art fairs, biennials, and public art festivals, on the rise since the 1990s, define much of the post-1989 international art world. From Venice to New
When Size Matters: “Small Paintings from the Taft Collection,” Taft Museum of Art, July 14-November 5, 2017
In the Music Room at the Taft, all of the paintings are grand. A few are truly monumental. In the Taft’s Sinton Room right
Transformed
The title of the Cincinnati Art Museum’s new exhibition showcasing the work of Dutch fashion designer Iris Van Herpen is very aptly named Transforming Fashion.
Narcoculture's Intertwined Beauty and Horror: Eduardo Sarabia's "Drifting on a Dream" at The Mistake Room, Los Angeles
Are there any media that Eduardo Sarabia doesn’t employ? The Guadalajara-based, Los Angeles-born artist’s current show features ceramics, sculptures, drawings, paintings, murals, photos, performance documentation,
Voices from Oaxaca
woke – (adjective) \wōk\ : aware of and actively attentive to important facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice). -Merriam Webster Dictionary
Eddie Martinez and Contemporary South African Prints at Wellesley’s Davis Museum
This fall, two special exhibitions among the vast collections at Wellesley College’s Davis Museumare especially worth the 20-mile drive from Boston: Eddie Martinez’s “Ants at
“Crossing the Border,” Clifton Cultural Arts Center, through November 3, 2017
“There are three ports in the city of El Paso. They operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. In 2011, more that 3.6
Paul Mpagi Sepuya: Portraits / Positions In Conjunction with the Louisville Biennial
Paul Mpagi Sepuya was born in San Bernardino, California in 1982. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles. Sepuya is known for his extensive
Eat the words – ‘By Heart’ a performance by Tiago Rodrigues
Tiago Rodrigues sits on a stool in the center of the stage. He has five chairs arranged on either side of him. Flipping through a
Fotofolio – Tami Bahat
“Dramatis Personae” Tami’s statement: Dramatis Personae is an homage to the old masters: their brilliant use of light and the raw emotion of the characters
All the Flowers Are For Cincinnati: Anila Quayyum Agha at Cincinnati Art Museum
You may have heard of Anila Quayyum Agha from ArtPrize, the city-wide international art exhibition and competition held annually in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The exhibition,
Not As You Like It: Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s New Otto M. Budig Theater
Situated at the southwest corner of Elm and 12th Streets on the recently renovated Washington Park, the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s new Otto M. Budig Theater
Harriet Beecher Stowe House: Visit the Past
The Harriet Beecher Stowe house is located at 2950 Gilbert Ave. in Walnut Hills. The 5,000 square-foot house was completed in 1833. It is an
Takashi Murakami Takes His Octopus to the Bank
Incredibly, the Takashi Murakami exhibition officially broke the David Bowie attendance record of 193,000, making it the all-time highest attended exhibition in the Museum of Contemporary Art-Chicago’s 50-year history.
Visualizing Natural History: “Wild About Wildflowers,” Lloyd Library and Museum, September 9-November 18, 2017
Though the show is titled “Wild About Wildflowers,” the Lloyd’s current show is constrained in many ways. It is a truly small exhibit, taking up
“Anima and Animus/Julia Oldham & Casey Riordan Millard,” Marta Hewett Gallery, through Nov. 11, 2017
You enter a different world when you walk into the Marta Hewett Gallery. The exhibition is “Anima and Animus/Julia Oldham & Casey Riordan Millard.” To
Manifest Gallery Artists in Residence
In case you haven’t noticed, figurative painting is alive and well and the absorbing interest of any number of young artists. Two such artists are
“Land, Light, Lustre” Mary Woodworth, Andrea Knarr, and Didem Mert at the YWCA Women’s Art Gallery
The three artists in this elegantly mounted show at the YWCA Women’s Art Gallery produce powerful effects on a small scale. The visual appeal of
Mel Katz’ at The Museum of Northwest Art
The Museum of Northwest Art (MoNA) is showing a retrospective of Mel Katz’ work dating back to 1966. Concurrently at Russo Lee Gallery, more recent
Artists of the Heartland: James R. Hopkins and Edna Boies Hopkins
The extensive works of James R. Hopkins and Edna Boies Hopkins are featured in their respective exhibitions in the Galleries of the Springfield Museum
“The Zinzinnati of the Spectacle”. THE BLINK FESTIVAL. OCTOBER 12-15, 2017
“It is a playful analogy to the artist community since it implies the inevitable incorporation of the avant garde into mainstream culture. We creatives are