Jane Alden Stevens Photography in Motion
“Creativity is a lifelong process which requires courage, perseverance and hard work,” said Jane Alden Stevens. Winner of the university-wide Dolly B. Cohen Award for
The Loss of Leisure and Its Social Cost
Everyone in the working world is busy, overwhelmed. Even students’ days are filled to the brim. Yet if many are living comfortable, engaging lives, is
ART FOR A BETTER WORLD
I. Images For A Better World: Kelly and Kyle PHELPS, Visual Artists Identical twin brothers Kelly and Kyle Phelps are Associate Professors at private Catholic
Cincinnati Preservation Association Celebrates 50 Years and Makes 2014 Awards
Cincinnati Preservation Association was founded in 1964 as the Miami Purchase Association. An attractive exhibition about CPA and its work, “Celebrating 50 Years of Working
Book Review: Some Luck by Jane Smiley
Jane Smiley’s novel One Thousand Acres, which won the Pulitzer Prize, is compelling and gripping not only because the book builds to a surprise and
Book Review: Mr. Bones: Twenty Stories by Paul Theroux
Books of short stories are often difficult to review, particularly when the stories do not overlap, one to another, almost like a novel in short
Murals, Public Art and the Lure of the Creative Place
Covington is an ‘unapologetically authentic’ place. It’s an island unto itself. No label, declarative statement, or stereotype quite fits the business owners and residents who
Systems of Watching: “Eyes on the Street” at the Cincinnati Art Museum, October 11, 2014-January 4, 2015
Street photography was a movement initially made possible by cameras that were small, film that was fast, and hands that were steady. It refreshed photography
David Benjamin Sherry’s Western Romance
Western Romance aims to create a dialogue between David Benjamin Sherry’s photographs of vast landscapes saturated with synthetic color and the tradition of Western landscape
Letter From Brooklyn
There is an old yiddish saying that goes something like “No-one knows whose shoe pinches except the person who is walking in them”. As a
Public Art: Mural Month and FotoFocus
October has been a month full of activities in the visual arts. FotoFocus, the biennial celebration of photography and lens-based art, is still in swing,
STILLS at Michael Lowe Gallery
STILLS captivates with sophisticated themes and representative young artists Michael Lowe Gallery. 905 Vine Street, Cincinnati OH 45202 Stills is one of six “featured” exhibitions
Cincinnati: Shadow and Light
All of us who have read the Cincinnati Enquirer down the years know Michael Keating’s photographs. They are both smart and subjective, they are on
“Building Pictures: Architectural Photographs by Édouard Baldus,” Cincinnati Art Museum
In 1838 the Prussian-born Édouard Baldus (1813-1889) arrived in Paris with an eye to becoming a painter but met with little success. Instead his “eye”
The Sochi Project: An Atlas of War and Tourism in the Caucasus at the Reed Gallery, DAAP.
FotoFocus gifts our region a chance to view 50+ exhibitions of photographic and lens-based art every two years. Some have been curated by FotoFocus (2014’s
Tradition: The Oil Painters of America, Eastern Regional at Eisele Gallery of Fine Art Sept. 12 – Oct. 9, 2014
The only truly important qualification in realism is the attempt to reach perfection. Traditional art includes rendering, color perspective and the classic application of oil
Constance McClure
Walnut Hills artist Constance McClure sometimes subconsciously sketches in the air when she’s deep in conversation. Drawing always came naturally, but by now it’s automatic.
CAL KOWAL: A Profile of the Artist and Educator
The day after I called Cal to set up a time to visit his studio and home, I ran into him at the opening of
Across the Ocean and Down the Street: “Envelope” at Visionaries + Voices
“Envelope,” the show currently up at the Visionaries + Voices (V+V) Gallery in Northside (through November 14, 2014), is a beautiful display of twittering, delicate
FOTOFOCUS 2014 “Shedding Light”
FOTOFOCUS 2014 “Shedding Light” Clifton Cultural Art Center Oct 4th through Nov 5th The mushrooming phenomenon of phone and pad picture making has been undeniably
The Peoples' Art
An unexpected and rewarding photography exhibition in this photo-saturated fall, mounted by Dan Wheeler, the son of the artist (himself a serious photographer), is in
Photos of Coney Island By Raymond Adams
AEQAI has been looking for over a year for a group of photographs that we offer as our own contribution to FotoFocus. Both the amount
Columbus Mural Projects
In Columbus Ohio we have an area of the city called the Short North, just north of downtown. Thirty years ago this area was filled
Letter from the Midwest
Letter from the Midwest differs from my previous “Letters.” It is a quick romp through parts of the Midwest where there have been interesting exhibitions.
ART FOR A BETTER WORLD
ART FOR A BETTER WORLD by Saad Ghosn I. Images For A Better World: Scott DONALDSON, Visual Artist Scott Donaldson graduated in 1982 with an
Photos By Emily Kamholtz
Since FotoFocus continues to have a very strong educational component to everything it presents, and since we are all curious at how younger Americans view
Book Review: Lila by Marilynne Robinson
If you haven’t read or encountered the great mind of writer /theologian/philosopher Marilynne Robinson, I urge you to read her new novel, Lila, which is
October Issue of AEQAI Online
The month of October has offered Greater Cincinnatians a plethora of superior art exhibitions, as well as lectures, discussions and other adjunct programming as part
One-Eyed Thief
Intellect and wit are a potent pair, and Taiyo Onorato and Nico Krebs have both. An exquisite composite of their work, The One-Eyed Thief, showcases
MK Guth – Making Memories into More
Museums tend to be places where the public congregates to ruminate over the reminders of past people, places, and objects. Somewhere between holy awe at
“BINDU – THE FIRST CIRLE: RADHA LAKSHMI,” gallery One One, Brazee Street Studios, through Oct. 9, 2014
Born in India and now living and working in Cincinnati, Radha Lakshmi is the first artist-in-residence at gallery One One and Brazee Street Studios. Founder
BURNHAM REDUX
The spirit of Daniel Burnham hovers over Fourth Street in Downtown Cincinnati. The famous Chicago architect and his associates created four commercial office buildings in
The Messy Democracy of Photography: An Interview with FotoFocus’s Kevin Moore and Mary Ellen Goeke
1989 was a watershed year for the art of photography in Cincinnati. Kristin Spangenberg published her catalogue Photographic Treasures from the Cincinnati Art Museum, which
Review of Cody Gunningham at Richard Butz Gallery
Cody Gunningham has had a show of new paintings up at the Richard Butz Gallery on Main Street in Over the Rhine for the last
Hybridity: The New Frontier
A new frontier has been created at Cincinnati’s 21c Museum Hotel. In both the lobby level and second floor galleries, contemporary artists have represented a
Look Who’s Talking: “Conversations around American Gothic” at Cincinnati Art Museum
The painting at the center of “Conversations around American Gothic,” the new exhibit at Cincinnati Art Museum (up through November 16, 2014), is a classic,
This is the Worst Prints, Drawings, Collage and Installations by Jack Arthur Wood, Jr. August 22 – September 13, 2014
Far from warm fuzzy art, (no sunset fields here), Jack Arthur Wood, Jr. has hung a scary, shocking, and ferocious show called “This is the
OFF THE BEATEN TRACK IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
Having gotten lost finding Ash Street to see a six person private exhibition curated by Mary Heider, I finally arrived at 506 Ash Street on
Seeking to Make “Everyday Objects Shriek Aloud”
Why a new exhibition on Magritte? “René Magritte: The Mystery of the Ordinary, 1926-1938,” is the Art Institute of Chicago’s season blockbuster. This stunning exhibition
Christopher Le Brun’s New Paintings at Friedman Benda
Le Brun’s paintings have always treaded diverse stylistic ground. They’ve explored classical literature, Wagnerian music, poetry and history through quintessentially romantic “subjects” like, forests, knights,
LACMA
When I found out I would be traveling back to Los Angeles for the first time in 2 years I knew exactly where I wanted
Letter from Mantua
I am in Mantua (well, Mantova to the home folks), having dinner under a groined and painted ceiling in a square room with remnants of
DOWN RIVER
DOWN RIVER Early morning commute down river. Golden clouds floating low over my head. Marshland smells in my nose. G.M. Stewart Savannah, GA September 4,
ART FOR A BETTER WORLD
I. Images For A Better World: Suzanne CHOUTEAU, Visual Artist Suzanne Michele Chouteau is Professor of Art at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. She teaches
Soul to the Canvas: Cedric Michael Cox
“I think probably every student in art school has these fantasies of ‘making it’ as an artist in the art world—the next Picasso, the next
Donna Talerico, Regional Painter of Note
It is ironic that painter Donna Talerico’s maiden name is Artis. Although she doesn’t use it professionally, she ended up pursuing a successful career as
September Issue of ÆQAI Online
The September ÆQAI has just posted. We apologize that it’s a couple of days late, but we had a lot of writers out of town,
Book Review: The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan
Tasmanian writer Richard Flanagan’s new novel The Narrow Road to the Deep North is highly likely to win this year’s Man Booker Prize in literature.
Book Review: “The Children Act” by Ian McEwan
We have learned to expect both excellence and brilliance from English writer Ian McEwan. His new novel, The Children Act, may possibly be his finest