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Michael Anthony Farley is an artist, critic, curator, and drag performer who splits their time between Barcelona, Baltimore, and Mexico City. They are a graduate of MICA and UMBC and formerly an art critic at Art F City. Michael writes about contemporary art, the global art market, art fairs, and urban planning. Message them with pitches and ideas for us! Email: Michael Farley IG: @juvederm_delinquent
Pro Tips: From Art Basel Booths to Local Galleries and, of Course, Parties
We’re happy to share our picks for what’s worthwhile (and hacks for making it all a little more manageable) as the adult children of Miami Beach residents. We’ve already been in town for a week, checking out the local galleries and museum shows while plotting our fair itineraries.
A Baltimore-based Artist Exploring Ideas of Wellness Using It's Quintissential Material–The Yoga Mat
Alex Ebstein has exhibited her work in New York, Paris, Stockholm, and Rome–but is better known in Baltimore for her many roles as a curator and arts administrator.
MAP's Annual Survey of Recent MFA Grads Places Artists from UMD, UMBC, and MICA in Discourse
This iteration of MAP's annual showcase of new regional talent reminds us why seeing artworks and artists in-person is vital, sprawl be damned. The exhibition closes Saturday, September 7.
Yet Again, Short-Sighted Newspaper Leadership Fails to Understand the Difference Between Quantity and Quality of Readership
The Washington Post is cutting their ongoing Galleries column, a loss to local readers, artists, and audiences.
Four Years in the Making, Celebrate the Completion of One of Baltimore's Geographically-Longest Artworks with Film Screenings in Wyman Park this Thursday, Aug 1
As we walk through Remington, the blue squiggles of “Ghost River” zig and zag through traffic, bike lanes, and—somewhat disconcertingly—dead end in front of an awful lot of housing, implying that the ground beneath highrises and heavy brick rowhomes might not be as solid as we would like to think.
May Pang's 1970s Photos Capture an Intimate Side of Celebrity, Opening July 26th at Winkel Gallery
In October of 1973, Pang accompanied Lennon to Los Angeles to promote his album "Mind Games." What followed was an incredible 18 month adventure of star-studded parties, road trips, and unparalleled (if not uneven) creative output leading to Lennon’s comeback success. All the while, she took photos.
Lumpy, Dazzling, Amorphous Forms: and imagine you are here at the BMA
The sophomore Robert E. Meyerhoff and Rheda Becker Biennial Commission
Over the Course of Two Days this June, Volkova Created Collaborative Tintype Portraits with the City's LGBTQ Community
Shot over the course of two days at Current Space earlier this month, Volkova’s black and white tintype portraits of the LGBTQ community offer a dignified, complex document of the city’s queer scene.
National Pavilions Question their own Identities in a Globalized World
At the national pavilions there’s an appropriately diverse set of strategies for addressing the legacies of colonialism and immigration from both traumatic or optimistic perspectives.
Curator Adriano Pedrosa Celebrates Acts of Resistance, Independence, Vulnerability, and Joy in Spite of a Sick, Sad World
The 60th Venice Biennale takes on themes of displacement, environmental injustice, racism, colonialism, but also manages to avoid easy cliches by treating artists from marginalized backgrounds as individuals with agency.
Sapphire-Clad Guests Looked Divine at 2640
Photogenic Guests at the BJC's Annual Ornamenta Benefit
Confusing Institutional Acquisitions, Big Paintings of Butts, and Heaps (Literally) of Ceramics
A Roundup of Madrid Art Fairs, including ARCO and its numerous satellite fairs, which close on Sunday, March 10
