New York Art Week Recap: Are We Ever NOT in “Uncertain Economic Times”?
Observations and Highlights from the Best Satellite Fairs
Springtime for discounts in Chelsea, winter for artists and galleries...
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From Baltimore to the Baltic: Zody Burke on “The House of Asterion”
Is a MICA Alumna in Cowboy Boots Emerging as the Unlikely Enfant Terrible of Estonia’s Art Scene?
On the heels of a successful solo show, we catch up with Zody Burke to talk about her upcoming show in New York, an experimental studio practice, and the pitfalls of getting lost in translation as an American artist in Europe.
ARCO Madrid and the Seductive Apocalypse
Western Civilization is in Crisis, but One of Europe's Top Art Fairs Makes Dystopia Seem Weirdly Sexy
Never have I felt more like a future anthropologist wandering an excavation of the present. Have we preemptively organized our visual culture around an acknowledgement of its own impending ruin?
Visionary: Rebecca Rosenberg’s Assistive Technology for the Low Vision Community
From the Smithsonian to Forbes "30 Under 30," Baltimore Company ReBokeh is Changing How Audiences See Art
Named for the Japanese art of defocusing light sources in photography, bokeh, the app enables each user to custom-tailor their smartphone’s existing camera in real time to accommodate their unique vision requirements.
Art School Confidential: UMBC Grad Studio Visits with Nia Hampton and Bao Nguyen
On the IMDA Program, City Life, and How UMBC Gives them Space to Get Messy (Plus Health Insurance!)
"I’m getting a living stipend, health insurance… it’s a support structure and resources for the parts of my practice that maybe aren’t even contained within the program."
At Untitled and NADA Miami, Hazy Painting and a Bright Market
Fairs Find Success with New takes on "Safe" Media Even as Institutions and Collections Celebrate Weirder Acquisitions
Soft Focus, Blurry Paintings Satisfy, Especially at Price Points Reflective of Younger and Emerging Artists
The No BS Guide to Miami Art Week
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.
Polymer Nirvana: Alex Ebstein
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.
Polystyrene Jesus and Roadkill Altars: Young Blood 2024
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.
Washington Post Cancels Regional Arts Column Effective Immediately
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.
Bruce Willen’s “Ghost Rivers” is a Public Monument to Baltimore’s Forgotten Waterways
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.
John Lennon’s “Lost Weekend” Found: May Pang on Love, a Recent Documentary, and Upcoming Exhibition
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.
Polymer Polyps, Catholic Cicadas, and Drag Dryads: the Metamorphic Work of Raúl de Nieves
Lumpy, Dazzling, Amorphous Forms: and imagine you are here at the BMA
The sophomore Robert E. Meyerhoff and Rheda Becker Biennial Commission
The In-Between Spaces: Elena Volkova on her Pride Portraits
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.
The Eurovision of the Artworld: the 60th Venice Biennale and the Crisis of Nationalism
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.
Foreigners Everywhere: A Triumphant, Anthemic Venice Biennale for the Stateless Queers in All of Us
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.
FOMOgraphy: Baltimore Jewelry Center’s Annual Ornamenta Benefit
Sapphire-Clad Guests Looked Divine at 2640
Photogenic Guests at the BJC's Annual Ornamenta Benefit
What to See in Madrid: Highlights, Trends, and Notes from the Art Fairs
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