He is queer. A quirky anomaly, wrapped in a skin-tight plastic bag, his “foreignness” confuses us. Who is this weird figure, and why is he suspended in nothingness? He is the Restless Man. A Him enveloped in a bubble of…
News from around Art Basel Miami Beach that fought my eye
Long anticipated Art Basel has finally returned to Miami Beach after two years brake due to global Covid-19 pandemic outbreak. I’ve been very enthusiastic about being able to see all the artworks on view at the main fair as well as…
The Enemy of the State
During the Cuban Renaissance, a period when kitsch, pop art and fanciful imagery revolutionized the island’s art scene, members of the Puro were hailed as bold, fearless innovators. They emphatically painted Cuban life with a whimsical, theatrical brush in the mid…
Celebrating Freedom’s Song
“Reggae Star Shot: Motive probably political.” The diplomatic cable announcing the December 3, 1976 attempt to assassinate Bob Marley, and to silence his calls for peace, along with social equality, saddened and shocked the world.Marley was fomenting opposition to the…
WINDOWS OF WONDER by Rose Hartman
For as long as we have been able to communicate, we have been making sense of the world by telling stories. As consumers, we can engage with a story, creating a “story” with displays does not really mean making a visual that…
The American Dream by Leonor Anthony
The American Dream Oh, to be a long-haired sexy goddess, my waist so small , my legs supernaturally long and skinny. What a life would await me if I possessed all the necessary curves, the bounteous gifts that stir men’s…
My Secret Eden by Dubravka Lisak
An Art Residency in Greece An amazing art story unfolds in sun-bathed Rhodes, deep in the shade of a centuries-old pine forest. Plunging deep into these woods, birds were singing, seemingly urging me to keep walking, to discover a gem…
Breathing is Becoming Impossible
All the warning signs are starkly apparent. Buildings are teetering, on the verge of collapse.Smoke from California forest fires is spreading across the heartland. The toxins make it difficult to breathe, let alone to dream. The homeless are helter-skelter waves…
Ascending Staircases to Heaven
Stripping away all clutter and the superfluous, the Roaming Photographer ignores all grayness around him, and follows Frank Stella’s dictum. “What You See is What You See.”Such simple purity, removing all emotion and only being engaged with geometric shapes, could…
A New York State of Mind
Our turbulent present has brought dissolution and collapse. Traditions are fading. The workplace has dramatically changed. Privacy issues are manifest. Sexual orientations are smashing old taboos. But where do we find security? We need some measure of stability, structures that…