An Exploration of Curiosities
The Hammer Musuem’s senior curator, Anne Ellegood chose Self Portrait with Fried Eggs to headline their exhibit, Sarah Lucas: Au Natural. This self-portrait of the artist is raw and hard, unlike the eggs over easy propped on each of Ms. Lucas’s breasts. The verbiage Ms. …
( Sen, Mithu, Banana Couple, 2006. Dental polymer, artificial teeth, glue, and thread, 10 x 3 x 6 in.) Artist Mithu Sen smiles recalling the story of when she was a little girl, dressed in a pretty pink frock she overheard a guest mention to another, …
(Krasner, Lee. Prophecy, 1956. Oil on Cotton Duck. 58 1/8 x 34 in. Private Collection.) Lee Krasner exhibit at the Schirn Kunsthalle in Frankfurt. Closes Jan. 2020. American Abstract Expressionist, Lee Krasner was born in 1908 into a Ukrainian Jewish family in New York. …
Sitting under the stars of Ghent was a woman far from home. She spoke fondly of traveling with her two children and husband across the ocean. Her black attire was both practical and highlighted her golden shoulder length hair. Her flawless porcelain complexion didn’t compete with color stained …
Cemeteries train the eye to glance downward. As if the thought of death weren’t somber enough, most are flat and gray. The only breath of life – occasional wilting flowers that rest beside headstones. If you have the opportunity to visit the cemetery, Père Lachaise in Paris, you’ll find it …
Nineteenth century French painter, Amélie Beaury-Saurel was a trailblazer. You’d be mistaken to give Dans le Bleu the once over. This painting is more than a pretty face. On first glance, Beaury-Saurel appears to have painted an idle lady of leisure, but in fact, the woman is …
“How much better is silence; the coffee cup, the table. How much better to sit by myself like the solitary sea-bird that opens its wings on the stake. Let me sit here for ever with bare things, this coffee cup, this knife, this fork, …
It’s been two years since I moved to the land of lederhosen and schnitzel from Austin, Texas. In no certain order, below are my observations…. – Germany has an equivalent to the Mason-Dixon Line, and dialects change accordingly – Germans have an aversion …
A dream vacation to the tiny Greek island of Santorini was booked. It was surreal to imagine what I’d admired in the glossy pages of a magazine becoming a reality. I found a chartered flight on Condor Airlines, booked a traditional white cave residence and had …
( “The Chocolate Girl” by Jean-Étienne Liotard ) Café Maldaner is often crowded and customer service is hit or miss. I still believe it’s worth a visit, or in my case, a dozen. Spinning through the turnstile doorway transports you to a bygone era of a …