VERGE: Printing from the Periphery April 19 – July 24
VERGE: Printing from the Periphery April 19 – July 24 Opening reception: Final Friday June, 26, 2015 Venue222, 222 14th Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Labeling this
Artist Andy Fausz’s Strong Voice Is Alive
On June 11, I went to the opening reception of the retrospective art show of one of my dearest friends, Andy Fausz. Andy passed away
Deborah Martin’s Newest Series Continues to Illuminate the Uncanny in America’s Outback
Walt Whitman wrote in the preface to the 1855 edition of Leaves of Grass, “The proof of a poet is that his country absorbs him
Sister Cities Exhibition Focuses on Cincinnati and Munich
Architecture defines the visual identity of a city. It is the principal ingredient in the mix of things that gives us a sense of a
Relax—It’s a Duck Tape® World
On a summery Cincinnati Saturday afternoon, anyone doing a driveby at the Clifton and MLK corner of the University of Cincinnati campus might do a
Medicine Illuminated
A cross-disciplinary collection at it’s finest, Medicine Illuminated is a visual narrative of social, moral, and spiritual movements as they pertain to the medical field.
Strait-Laced
While the vast majority of fashion that comes down international runways is created for women, men’s fashion does have a unique presence within the fashion
Carol Ann’s Carousel: Ready for a Spin
Any one who enjoys the Cincinnati Park system has monitored over the recent snowy winter with great anticipation the newest addition to the Riverfront: the
Carol Ann’s Carousel: Ready for a Spin
Any one who enjoys the Cincinnati Park system has monitored over the recent snowy winter with great anticipation the newest addition to the Riverfront: the
Art As Good Medicine: An interview with Mary Heider
If you frequent art exhibits in Cincinnati, you are likely to have crossed paths with Mary Heider. Currently an independent curator, with recent exhibits “A
Poems by Louis Zoellar Bickett
INSURING THE ZONG In 1781 during a trip over, the captain ordered 132 sick Africans (a part of the Zong’s cargo) thrown overboard, knowing well
ART FOR A BETTER WORLD
I. Images For A Better World: Julie LONNEMAN, Visual Artist Julie Lonneman would not describe herself as an activist. Her social concerns are manifested in
Designing Cincinnati: How Does it Work?
We have heard a lot of talk (positive and negative) about local architecture in recent months. And I, for one, am glad that architecture has
Maxwell’s Poetry Corner
Balloons To pose for pictures, we hid our faces in balloons bouncing off one another from the breeze. Their colors were a box of
Book Review: Odysseus Abroad, by Amit Chaudhuri
Odysseus Abroad, by Amit Chaudhuri, is an exceptionally intelligent novel, often funny, sometimes sad, about a young man from India who’s gone to London to
Book Review: A Little Life, by Hanya Yanagihara
A Little Life, by Hanya Yanagihara, may be the finest novel you’ll read this year. Long, at 720 pages in hardback, it’s the most page-turning,
June Issue of Aeqai Online
The June issue of aeqai has just been posted, again reflecting the wide variety of visual experiences available in this region, and across the nation.
LLOYD LIBRARY AND MUSEUM ANNOUNCES FELLOWSHIP WINNERS
Lloyd Library and Museum – www.lloydlibrary.org Media Contact: Anna Heran, Outreach Coordinator 513-721-3707, [email protected] 917 Plum St. | Cincinnati, OH 45202 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LLOYD
THE SUB-MISSION: CALL FOR PROPOSALS
THE SUB-MISSION is now accepting proposals for the 2016 exhibition year. Located below THE MISSION, THE SUB-MISSION is an alternative installation project space dedicated to
May Issue of Aeqai Online
The May issue of Aeqai has just posted, and it again reflects wide swaths of the visual arts communities here and in other areas/regions/cities. Our
Visions of Mexico: Bernard Plossu’s Photographic Road Trip
Perhaps the first stanza of the 113th chorus in Jack Kerouac’s Mexico City Blues (1959)—his both critically praised and abhorred epic poem of scat-sung, jazz-imbued
Paul Muller, the CPA, and the Rauh House
Paul Muller, AIA, the Executive Director of the Cincinnati Preservation Association (CPA), was trained as an architect. His profession, along with his experience with, and
“Journey of the Spirit: Landscapes by Kevin T. Kelly,” Cincinnati Art Galleries.
Hometown boy Kevin T. Kelly’s earlier work has been called as “Neo Pop” or “Post-Pop,” and described as “Roy Lichtenstein meets Dennis Hopper on Steroids.”
Run-On, Rambling Letter from New York
From LGA, cab to the Bowery via the Williamsburg bridge (that much I’ve learned), the 6 train to 51st, walk to D. Wigmore Gallery in
A River Runs Between: “American Impressionism: The Lure of the Artists’ Colony” at the Dayton Art Institute, March 7, 2015-May 31, 2015
Frank Benson, an artist probably best known today for an oeuvre of duck hunting etchings that are, oddly, both academic and commercial, self-identified enthusiastically as
The Clean Edge May 8 – June 4 C-Link Gallery, Brazee Street Gallery
Varieties of abstract art work are too wild and woolly to begin to try to categorize them, yet the one constant is its unmistakable opposition
Review of Kim Flora, Mike Hancock, and Bill Renschler at Aisle Gallery
Aisle Gallery on the third floor at 424 Findlay has a reputation for presenting high quality exhibits of local artists’ work. Spaces such as Aisle
Not Your Everyday Sightseeing Tour of Cincinnati Review of Peter Waite’s The Cincinnati Series
Artist Peter Waite approaches architectural panel painting as an experienced tourist explores a new city. He takes in the recommended key sights and then discovers
Returning To Our Beginnings
In the 1980s the support staff at the Cincinnati Art Museum, like others before them and after them,was engaged with the collection, with the Museum,
Returning To Our Beginnings
In the 1980s the support staff at the Cincinnati Art Museum, like others before them and after them,was engaged with the collection, with the Museum,
Velma J. Morris Artist Still Working at 77
“I love what I do,” said Velma J. Morris, an artist who paints with acrylics, and who continues to paint and exhibit her work at
Echo Lew’s New Works Reflect a Life Based in Aesthetics as Much as Utility
After working with traditional mediums for nearly twenty-eight years, Los Angeles based artist Echo Lew grew curious about the effects of light in motion and began experimenting
Le Palais Bulles
Over the past several weeks, luxury brands have traveled from one end of the world to another, showcasing the new batch of cruise collections. Cruise
Sonja Schenk Reinterprets Landscape in “Hovenweep”
It makes sense that Sonja Schenk’s latest body of work provides a perspective that only a few would even consider. Absent of a horizon line,
ART FOR A BETTER WORLD
I. Images For A Better World: Ellen Jean PRICE, Visual Artist Ellen Jean Price was born in New York City and grew up in Queens.
Director Sees Upside to (Relatively) Young Springfield Museum of Art
While many large American arts institutions, such as Cincinnati Music Hall and the Cincinnati Art Museum, were founded in the 19th century, it wasn’t until
Poems by Huck Fairman
City Of Brotherly Love Blocks of reddish brownstones and brownish red blocks measure flat black streets and white walks where sooted particles, urban eddies
Maxwell’s Poetry Corner
Framing on Liberty [the Journey of Dust] Beginning from the saw teeth, the wily bits skip pass the vents. Fine particulates floating like
Book Review: After Birth by Elisa Albert
I am ongoingly impressed and reassured by the very high quality of fiction written by younger generations of writers, both American and internationally, from countries
Book Review: Migrating Animals by Mary Helen Specht
Another splendid novel by a virtually unknown young American woman, Migratory Animals is a fine look at a group of friends who met in college,
Book Review: Early Warning by Jane Smiley
The admirable Jane Smiley has returned with the second of three novels of a trilogy, about a family from Iowa; the triology follows three generations
Profile of Katie Parker and Guy Michael Davis
Katie Parker and Guy Michael Davis live a life that’s an intriguing combination of postmodern and ancient. Even as they work daily to innovate with
Switch Hitter: “Up at Bat” at the Cincinnati Art Museum
Andy Warhol didn’t know who Pete Rose was, and Rose didn’t know who Warhol was. They never met. Warhol chose the photo on which he
Post Fabrication at Wave Pool Gallery
Entering a new space is always an interesting experience. Whether it is a friend’s home or public building, you are faced with the task of
On Human-Altered Beauty: New and Newer Topographics at the Cincinnati Art Museum
The art of photography changed forever in 1975, the year that William Jenkins curated “New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape” at the International Museum
Encompass: encircle: embrace: A Fusing of the Imaginary with the Real
One feels the unlocking of something amidst Barbara Ahlbrand’s paintings. Energy, chaos, tranquility. The atmosphere in the gallery at the Clifton Cultural Arts Center, where
Barb Ahlbrand Still Painting at 74
At 74, Barb Ahlbrand is still painting and exhibiting. She won Best of Show with the painting “Shirt 2” at the Golden Ticket Artists Exhibition
Interview with Christopher Hoeting, co-curator of “The Weight of Water: too shallow for diving” at the Weston Gallery
Christopher Hoeting is an artist and Cincinnati native who has curated several exhibitions here, including two shipping container-based shows in public spaces. He recently co-curated
Anthony Caro: Works from the 1960s Stimulates the Senses and Invigorates the Intellect
Now on view at Gagosian Beverly Hills is a select collection of fourteen early works by one of Britain’s most influential practitioners of modern sculpture,