Intimate (and Inspiring) Relations
Walking into Brazee studios Friday night the last thing I expected was to find inspiration outside of the art world, but that’s exactly what was
REMNANTS and RESONATE
The Dayton Visual Arts Center presents four artists in a themed exhibit entitled “Remnants” that seeks to message re-actualization, memories and dream-visioning with the detritus
Engaging, Eerie, Odd and Also Beautiful, Erica Rawlings’ New Series Bares Raw Emotion
“Art begins with resistance–at the point where resistance is overcome. No human masterpiece has ever been created without great labor.” – Andre Gide The
Lisette Chavez’s “Three Hail Marys, Two Our Fathers”
Lisette Chavez’s Three Hail Marys, Two Our Fathers opened on San Antonio’s Second Saturday, July 9th at Provenance Gallery located at 1906 South Flores St.
Man Cave as Museum Piece
“Man cave” is a term used by both Guillermo del Toro[1] and press materials for his exhibition, “Guillermo del Toro: At Home With Monsters” to
Judge for a day: The “Big Show” and its “Refusés”
To be an artist is to be a perpetual reject. That is why we are constantly trying to find ways to “hack” submissions, to catch
Make or Break: Oscar Guerra
Make or Break: Recent Work by Oscar Guerra opened at Silkwörm on July 9th on San Antonio’s Second Saturday and featured a healthy selection of
Fotofolio – Carol Isaak
“Optical Images” Carol’s statement: The human eye
A Conversation with Mandy Kordal
Mandy is an incredibly amicable person, with design talent and know-how that far surpasses her peers. Her feel-good fashion is not only an ode to
Profile of Kim Krause
Kim Krause’s paintings are teasingly near to representational, until you realize they are all about the interaction of shapes and colors to the exclusion of
Civic Garden Center: An Oasis in the City
Need a respite from a busy office, deadlines and a hectic work schedule? Look no further than the Civic Garden Center located at the intersection
A Simple Gift
This is our fourth installment of the Louis Zoellar Bickett Series produced by UnderMain in collaboration with AEQAI and so many others. For the first
Poems by Louis Zoeller Bickett
THE HANDSHAKE OF A LITTLE GIRL Shaking hands with the left hand is awkward and upside down. I lift my right hand with the
Mischa Berlinski’s “Peacekeeping”
Spring and summer of 2016 have brought us some of the best new fiction in ages, particularly and unusually during the summer season best known
Jo Baker’s “A Country Road, A Tree”
With the loss of the great English novelist Anita Brookner, we are most fortunate to find a near equivalent in the quality of her writing
Stephanie Danler’s “Sweetbitter”
Stephanie Danler’s debut novel, Sweetbitter, is one of the summer season’s great hits, and it richly deserves all the praise it’s been garnering. Danler’s narrator/protagonist,
Adam Haslett’s “Imagine Me Gone”
Mental illness is one of the most difficult topics to make into fiction, I think, so that Adam Haslett’s new novel, Imagine Me Gone, is
Lauren Belfer’s “And After The Fire”
Lauren Belfer’s new novel, “And After The Fire”, joins Sunjeev Sahota’s “The Year of the Runaways”, Jo Baker’s “A Country Road, A Tree”, and Kelly
June Issue of Aeqai Online
The June issue of aeqai has just posted, and we think it’s another outstanding issue. We begin with Zack Hatfield’s brilliant analysis of the work
Twin Utopias at the CAC Lobby: On Tomás Saraceno and Zaha Hadid
Last year, when the Contemporary Art Center refurbished its lobby, it seemed to also be changing its identity. Vanished was the vision the center’s architect,
Little Bang Theory: Christian Schmit’s Universe
“In the middle of the night, peering intensely at some small thing, I do become lost, consumed by the intensity of this condensed universe” –
TODT’s Hopeful Monster at Hudson Jones Gallery
TODT’s Hopeful Monster opened at Hudson Jones Gallery at 1110 Alfred St. in Cincinnati’s industrial pocket, Camp Washington, on the 21st of May, beginning what
“Drawing on Second Sight,” Lindner Gallery, Kennedy Heights Art Center through July 30, 2016
“Drawing has always been a way to interact with what I see and feel – that could be the material world or the world of
Aaron Skolnick’s Running Where We Stand
Aaron Skolnick’s Running Where We Stand opened Friday June 3rd at Glacier Gallery at 1107 Harrison Gallery in Cincinnati’s Brighton district. To put it lightly
30 Americans…. Plus The Region Phillip M. Meyers Jr. Gallery, U.C. Campus June 5 – July 10
Good can always be better. That’s what happened to the touring “30 Americans” Exhibit now showing at the Cincinnati Art Museum. It’s grown to include
Dennison W. Griffith: Another World
The exhibition of paintings by Dennison W. Griffith at the Weston Art Gallery in the Aronoff Center reminds us of some fundamental truths about life
Manifest Artist Residency Exhibit: Samantha Haring Marina Fridman
The Manifest Artist in Residency Program awarded a double position this season. Exhibited at the Woodburn Avenue venue are the works of Samantha Haring and
Profile of Ellie Fabe
This is a profile in every sense. Multi-talented Ellie Fabe is a singer/songwriter as well as a maker of visual art, our focus here. So
Carl Solway: art proprietor, counsel, and guru
While I do not remember when I first stepped into the Carl Solway Gallery nor my first encounter with Carl, I do know that it
Pride and Prejudice
Multi-talented and sophisticated, Cincinnati artist Ellie Fabe (a singer-songwriter, too, who most recently sang both at The Taft Museum of Art and at Southgate House),
Cincinnati Athletic Club: From 1853 to the Present
“It adds years to your life and life to your years,” is one of the mottos of the Cincinnati Athletic Club, according to Mike Gehrig,
Letter from New York: TURNER’S WHALING PICTURES AT THE MET
If you are in New York before August 7, see Turner’s Whaling Pictures at the Metropolitan Museum. Turner exhibited Whalers and The Whale Ship at
Target: Texas – The Meaning of Mixed
Target: Texas—The Meanings of Mixed is exhibiting at the South Texas Museum of Art in Corpus Christi from the twelfth of May until the twenty-first
Fotofolio: Max Kellenberger
“Feld und Flur” “Feld und Flur” can freely be translated into English as “Fields and Meadows” which was
Cruisin’ Around the World
It’s that time of year again when luxury brands showcase their Resort 2017 collections. In what is now a tradition for these lines, many luxury
Movie Review: Ali
In light of the recent death of Muhammed Ali, I wanted to revisit his biographical career via Michael Mann’s 2001 film Ali.
Poems by Louis Zoeller Bickett
REFLECTIONS ON THE PURCHASE OF A 37 CENT JAMES BALDWIN STAMP for Raymond Paul Adams Little Jimmy, the boy preacher, eyes bugging
Maxwell’s Poetry Corner
Be No More When my wife incinerates me and I journey through the flue befriending, no, becoming air, free of touch and possession, I
Karan Mahajan’s The Association of Small Bombs
A spate of new novels examining various aspects of the human face behind terrorist bombings have hit the bookstores, and they are not only timely
Jonathan Lee’s High Dive
The beautifully crafted and oddly sympathetic High Dive, by Jonathan Lee, is another novel dealing with the lives of terrorists, and of those about to
May Issue of Aeqai Online
The May issue of Aeqai has just posted, and it’s another very large issue, filled with reviews, profiles/interviews, tributes to arts leaders, and our small
“UNRAVELED: Textiles Reconsidered,” Contemporary Arts Center, through August 14, 2016
When you walk into “UNRAVELED: Textiles Reconsidered” at the Contemporary Arts Center, the first piece you encounter is Legacies, 2006, by Kari Steihaug (b. 1962,
Tom Marioni’s Dry Fresco, Drawings and Bronze at Carl Solway Gallery
How are we to understand the intentions of a conceptual artist like Tom Marioni when he mounts an exhibition of objects using traditional mediums like
Domestic Departures
Kennedy Heights Arts Center (KHAC) is host to artist in residence Susan Byrnes and her nostalgic narrative: Domestic Departures. Conjuring the ever personal yet universal
Formal Function: Strategies of Abstraction Through June 11, 2016 at The Carnegie
Don’t let the title frighten you. This is quite simply one of the best abstract shows I’ve seen in years. A wide variety of what
Maps and Stars: “Not in New York: Carl Solway and Cincinnati” at the Cincinnati Art Museum, April 30-October 30, 2016
Carl Solway (and family) have been so deeply entwined with the art gallery scene in Cincinnati that it takes a timeline on the wall to
“Kirk Mangus: Ceramic Sculpture and Drawing,” Carl Solway Gallery, through July 9, 2016
Being unfamiliar with Kirk Mangus’s (1952-2013) work, seeing his exhibition at Carl Solway Gallery of ceramic sculpture and drawings, spanning four decades, was overwhelming. I
“Uncovering: Our Beauty, Strength, and Fragility” at Wash Park Art Gallery
The exhibit, “Uncovering: Our Beauty, Strength, and Fragility” opened at Wash Park Art Gallery on May 20, and continues through June 12. The show features
Edward Wolfley: Reflections on a Journey
A sustained career in the arts—creating new work decade after decade—is always a remarkable achievement. When such a body of work is brought together, we