Unruly Currents: Tony DeVarco and Mayako Nakamura at the Marta Hewett Gallery
For all the distance between them, Tony DeVarco and Mayako Nakamura have uncanny aesthetic affinities. Both revere the cycles and surprises of the natural environment;
“Bookworks,” the 18th Annual Cincinnati Book Arts Society exhibition, through September 3, 2017, The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, Main Library Atrium
For aeqai I reviewed two earlier editions of “Bookworks” (2013 1 and August 2016 2), Like its predecessors, the 18th Annual Cincinnati Book Arts Society (CBAS) 3 exhibition covers a lot of
You might not like your reflection in “Windows on Death Row”
A dialogue: that’s what the gallery attendant at the University of Houston-Downtown O’Kane Gallery told us is the goal of “Windows on Death Row,” an
What I Did on Summer Vacation
Our plan: a couple of quick museum visits and a fair amount of relaxation, reading and restaurants, but, plans go awry as there is much,
Fotofolio – Charlotte Niel
“Second Hand” Charlotte’s statement: Julie Winokur wrote in her essay Slow Down, Aging Ahead that “everyone wants to live a long time but no one
Wash Park Gallery Review
In a neighborly gesture, Wash Park Art at 1215 Elm Street welcomes the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company to its new location half a block away with
Jonathan Monk's "Perfectly Concocted Context" at Cherry and Martin, Los Angeles
Paradoxically, Jonathan Monk’s show at Cherry and Martin exists simultaneously as a well-curated group show and Monk’s single-authored conceptual installation. Surprisingly, instead of leeching all
99 Cents or Less // MOCAD
It’s such a shame when bad exhibitions happen in great museums. I have a fondness for the Museum of Contemporary Art in Detroit. If you
Gailan Ngan’s Moonlighting Papel and a selection of painting by Alison Yip Nagazussa at Monte Clark Gallery
Gailan Ngan’s Moonlighting Papel opened at Monte Clark Gallery in Vancouver, BC on the first of June and closed on the thirtieth of the same
‘Queen City: A group show of local womyn + queer artists’ at Bunk Spot Gallery
I had never heard of Bunk Spot Gallery when I started seeing mentions of it popping up on my Facebook newsfeed. These mentions were coming
Southern Elegy: The Stephen Reily Collection // Speed Museum at University of Louisville
Southern Elegy: Photography from the Stephen Reily Collection is a small exhibition in the North Building of the Speed Museum, and includes some black and
Amélie Ducommun’s “Unfolding Memories” at Winsor Gallery in Vancouver, BC
Amélie Ducommun’s Unfolding Memories opened at Winsor Gallery in Vancouver, BC on June tenth and was exhibited through July eighth. I happened upon the gallery
In The Streets
Fashion being a living art form unlike others of its kind, we know that when collections are shown on the runway, they will soon be
Baker Hunt Art & Cultural Center: A Window to the World
Baker Hunt Art & Cultural Center on 620 Greenup St., Covington, offers a wide variety of programs including over 40 art classes, a family museum,
Francis Spufford’s “Golden Hill”
One of this summer’s surprise best novels is Francis Spufford’s “Golden Hill”, subtitled ” A Novel of Old New York”. My main book -reading friend, Kevin Ott,
Richard Ford’s “Between Them”
Richard Ford is one of America’s greatest living writers. I think that his trilogy of novels, The Sportswriter, Independence Day, and Let Me Be Frank
Arundhati Roy’s “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness”
Arundhati Roy’s second work of fiction, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, is a triumph. (Her first novel, The God of Small Things, won the prestigious
Arundhati Roy’s “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness”
Arundhati Roy’s second work of fiction, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness, is a triumph. (Her first novel, The God of Small Things, won the prestigious
Allegra Goodman’s “The Chalk Artist”
The world of video games, I suppose inevitably, has begun to seep into both the fine arts and into contemporary literature. Typically, with any new
May/June Issue of Aeqai Online
The May/June issue of aeqai has just posted. As we get into the summer months, a lot of aeqai’s writers travel around the world, and
Half an Index: “Signature Scheurer: A Retrospective of the Works of Michael Scheurer” at the Alice F. and Harris K. Weston Art Gallery, April 28-June 18, 2017
Sometime in the 1980s, Michael Scheurer came across an Italian toy called a Puncherino. A Puncherino is a little like what in my neighborhood we
The Way of Everyday Life: Clint Woods at the KHAC
“The work of art employs a triggering device – a call to seek and reflect – that makes conscious what has been buried in the
“Wordly: John M. Bennett/Fred Ellenberger/Avril Thurman,” The Carnegie, closed
Curated by Peter Huttinger, “Wordly” is the perfect title for this exhibition featuring John M. Bennett, Fred Ellenberger, and Avril Thurman and focusing on words
Would you like a Lozenge? A Studio Visit with Angela Heisch
As this past semester of graduate school ended, I was not sure if I would make the trip to New York or not. My anxiety
Profile of Sara Pearce
Sara Caswell Pearce makes art with verve, gusto and infinite care. She delights in doing it. This artist is most regularly a print maker and
The Power of Us
Nestled in the bustling business district of Oakley Square, C-LINK Gallery is host to The Power of Us and all its fem glory. On display
Rebranding Communism, Deconstructing Dreams, Shooting to Thrill: The Propeller Group at Blaffer
Listening to a college radio station on my way to Blaffer Art Museum, I heard the song “The American Dream” from the musical “Miss Saigon.”
“Resplendent Tendencies” Is an Opportunity to Observe an Emerging Artist’s Evolution in Real Time
Makan Negahban is a self-taught, first generation Iranian-American artist who initially gained attention for his portraits in oil. Only until recently did he start experimenting
Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft // The Drawing Center: “Thread Lines”
This group exhibition features fifteen artists who utilize sewing, knitting, and weaving to create a wide-range of works that activate the expressive and conceptual potential
Maxime Van Melkebeke
This article is reproduced courtesy of Five-Dots and all images are courtesy of Maxime Van Melkeke. For this edition of Five-Dots, Megan got to chat
Fotofolio – Ellen Cantor
“Prior Pleasures” Ellen’s statement: In an age
Orca Endgame: SeaWorld's Survival Mission
Truly, SeaWorld seems like a world in itself. That the aquarium-amusement park hybrid offers an experience unlike any other explains its success since 1964. Surrounded
Area Presses Offer Services to Artists
Take a trip to OTR to discover the Clay St. Press, Inc. Located at 1312 Clay St., a back street. The Press door opens into
The need for graffiti but dont risk your life for it
Well to my surprise I found a gem in the original slums of London, Whitechapel, which is a neighborhood known for the atrocious acts of
The need for graffiti but dont risk your life for it
Well to my surprise I found a gem in the original slums of London, Whitechapel, which is a neighborhood known for the atrocious acts of
Mary DeVincentis’ “Fables of the Reconstruction”
While I was in New York, during my second day in the city, I finished a studio visit with Angela Heisch, and headed to David
A Gross Mishandling of the Female Nude, From Cool to Warm, Anselm Kiefer at Gagosian New York
During my last Saturday in New York I was fortunate to spend the day with perhaps my oldest friend Tania whom I have known for
We Wear Culture
As the world’s top designers showcase their Resort 2018 collections to a waiting-with-baited-breath audience, here’s where we are, as of this writing, as not all
Maxwell’s Poetry Corner
Would’ve Been Could’ve Been But only one was an astute enough navigator through the precarious tunnels, and strong enough to break through the egg’s rigid
Kayla Rae Whitaker’s “The Animators”
Zoom to your nearest bookstore or library and get ahold of The Animators, by Kayla Rae Whitaker, as it’s by far the best debut novel
Pajtim Statovici’s “My Cat Yugoslavia”
Another intriguing and often brilliant debut novel, Pajtim Statovci’s My Cat Yugoslavia is particularly timely and topical as it deals with the dislocations of immigration. The
April Issue of Aeqai Online
Aeqai’s back with its April issue, and we apologize that we’re about l0 days late. My computer broke for awhile–a few of this month’s columns
Subject Matters: Harvey Osterhoudt and William Renschler at the Iris BookCafé
When Harvey Osterhoudt and William Renschler worked together at the Indiana University Art Museum in the 1970s, they began a dialogue about photography that would
Transcending Reality: The Woodcuts of Kōsaka Gajin through May 7, 2017 at the Cincinnati Art Museum
Cincinnati continues to harness the landscape lion: the Taft Museum exhibition of 2016, Daubigny, Monet, Van Gogh: Impressions of Landscape and two more stunners, the
Got to Draw: “Drawn: 4th Annual International Exhibition of Contemporary Drawing” at Manifest Gallery, April 21-May 19, 2017
As you work your way through the drawings on view in the pleasant warren of rooms at Manifest Gallery, something wonderful happens when you reach
COLOR & RHYTHM at the Taft Museum of Art
Cincinnati Artist Cedric Michael Cox is exploring selected pieces from the collection of the Taft Museum of Art in his a new series of
Profile of Leslie Shiels
Leslie Shiels makes paintings and prints as her own response to life, to what she sees around her in solid fact and in underlying meaning.
2nd Letter from Lebanon: Voices from the 32nd Salon d’Automne
Upon my recent return from Lebanon, I wrote a letter in the March aeqai in which I spoke of the prevailing creative energy I
Nishiki Sugawara-Beda: Words Walking
Nishiki Sugawara-Beda uses painting to cultivate the visual power of written language as she examines the linguistic complexities of meaning. An avid traveler whose curiosity
Sara Willadsen LESS GLOOM
Sara Willadsen’s Less Gloom opened at the Rockford University Art Gallery on March twentieth and closed on April twenty-second. I have admired Sara’s work from