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Religion and Idolatry in Serge Strosberg’s ‘Agalmatophilia’
Edvard Munch had his scream. Van Gogh had his starry night. Now, Serge Strosberg has his mannequins, joining the ranks of these Expressionist greats with the help of his inanimate models.
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Reading the Tarot: The Legacy of Salvador Dalí
“I am surrealism!” Salvador Dalí once declared. The idiosyncratic, often bombastic, lifestyle of the Spanish artist who could recall in boundless detail his experiences as a fetus has exasperated and fascinated...
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Into the Void and Beyond: ‘Inventing Abstraction, 1910-1925’
A placard over the entryway to The Museum of Modern Art’s arresting exhibit, Inventing Abstraction, 1910-1925, contains a statement from Wassily Kandinsky, one of the key figures in the art world to change the way we... -
Allure and Advocacy
TV Star Lauren Bedford Russell’s Jewelry More Than Just Pretty Little ThingsLauren Bedford Russell is many things: icon, advocate, star of season 3 of The Real L Word, and multiple sclerosis (MS)...
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Global Connections in Time: CPW25 Gallery’s New Exhibition, ‘A Flavor of Italy’
Artistic representations of Italy’s idyllic landscapes are as ubiquitous as motor scooters weaving through the streets of modern Rome. A Flavor of Italy, a new exhibition at New York City’s CPW25 Gallery, is an...
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Silly, Silly, Silly Chekhov
Most theatergoers have a passing acquaintance with Anton Chekhov’s characters — that interminably suffering lot of 19th century Russian aristocrats and the even quirkier peasant folk that attend to their angst....
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In ‘Ann,’ a One-Woman Tribute to Texas’ Brightest Star
It’s not much of a secret — Holland Taylor loves Ann Richards.
And it’s little wonder why: the former governor of Texas who died in 2006 was a larger-than-life personality, a political...
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Artist of the Week 3/6-3/12: Bill Gekas Captures Emotion within Storytelling Scenes of Children’s Portraiture
A camera lens sheds light on a story, anchored on a character’s emotion, notes acclaimed photographer Bill Gekas. Portraying one’s expressions can be a “reflection of moments in everyday life,” the...
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Artist of the Week 3/6-3/12: Artist Léo Caillard Explores Cultural and Social Change in the Digital Era
Modern society has and continues to witness the rapid evolution of technology and information systems, creating realities that would defy even the most active imaginations of eras past. How has the digital era...
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David “Chim” Seymour – The Invisible Man
David “Chim” (pronounced shim, from his surname Szymin) Seymour was born on November 20, 1911 in Warsaw, Poland to parents of Polish-Jewish descent. Forty-five years later, killed while covering the Suez Canal...
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