Eugene Vitalis Biel-Bienne’s
Self Portrait
by John Guider
When I first saw this painting, I was drawn to it immediately. I knew that in most self-portraits, the artist usually tries to make a forceful, singular statement that says, “This…
Happy New Year to all. I will backtrack and share with you last month’s holiday social happenings. We shall start with the ever-so-wonderful women of the Horticultural Society at Cheekwood. Sarah Keith Maxcy oversaw a festive weekend starting with…
by Sebastian Jones
As I look outside my window
Towards the ceiling of the universe,
Away from Bones and Satchel
Who drag their oversized trash bags around town
like their past,
I stare southward at the Northern Star.
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What characteristic do you most like about yourself?
I have a lot of energy and enthusiasm. I make things happen.
And what do you like least?
I just can’t say no. I over commit.
I first met Andy Warhol with my Parsons art schoolmate Tom Ford at Trader Vic’s in the Plaza’s basement bar. That was 1984. Andy loved hanging out there because that’s where the “preppies” and mid-America tourists hung…
For Lydia Peelle, the South is a place where the past crowds the present. She is curious about the lives that came before. Who were the people that once lived in her house? What are the histories of people…
Event listings supplied by JANUARY Oliver Herring: Sculpture and Video Through Jan. 31 Frist Center for the Visual Arts New York-based artist Oliver Herring collaborates with friends and strangers in the creation of his sculptures, performances, and video art. This exhibition includes figurative works in which the artist first makes photographic close-ups of his subjects’ entire bodies, sculpts the [...]
