The World's Most Inspiring Vacation Spots
Find a little inspiration on your next vacation by visiting the places where Georgia O'Keeffe, Robert Frost, Pablo Picasso, and other famous artists did their best work. By Lianna Trubowitz,...
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How Mobile Technology is Accelerating Online Art Growth
Smartphones and tablets are fueling the online art explosion. Still from UGallery. As seen in the debut of Amazon Art and the recent launch of Google's bold Open Gallery initiative, 2013 was the year...
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Ghost of a Chance: A New Paradigm for Pop Music Success?
I've been in Europe since early August as a Fulbright Scholar. Most of that time has been in the beautiful city of Graz, which is in southeast Austria. I am teaching a course at the Jazz Institute at...
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William Kentridge: How to Leave a Concrete Trace in the World
The first creatures to become aware of time on earth were also the first creatures to smile. -Vladimir Nabokov, Speak Memory Every artistic endeavor, just like every life, carries within its DNA a...
View ArticleLost Boy Home and the South Sudan Conflict
This short video relates the story of a "lost boy," Zachariah Char, who returned to South Sudan in December to build a medical clinic honoring his father and mother. Two days before he was to travel to...
View ArticleThat Other Musical Minority
As I was writing a chapter for a forthcoming book about the music profession, I thought about all the barriers that have been broken and those yet to be breached. My focus was on females, African...
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Contradictions in Art, Architecture
An upcoming exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in Manhattan is a sad metaphor for the perennial contradictions between art, architecture and the people who love them both. Yesterday, MoMA...
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New Co-Director Meiyin Wang on the 2014 Under the Radar Festival
Meiyin Wang Co-Director of the Public Theater's Under the Radar Festival. Photo by Eric Ting Congratulations on becoming the Co-Director of the Under the Radar Festival. What are some of the...
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On the "A" w/Souleo: Gritty Photo Essay Captures Crack Addiction
Nearly 12 years ago, Sage Gallon was just getting clean after a decade of smoking crack. He's now reliving those days of substance abuse but this time as a photographer. In his photographic essay,...
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'The Shawati' Interviews': The Brain That Sings Filmmaker Amal Al-Agroobi
Amal Al-Agroobi, image courtesy of the filmmaker Filmmaker Amal Al-Agroobi is one of those women who never cease to amaze. Born in the UAE, she studied biomedical sciences and neuroscience in the UK...
View ArticleGhost the Musical National Tour: Nothing But Smoke and Mirrors
I'm a fan of Ghost the Musical. Or, well, I was. At some point early into the first act of this first national tour, I turned to my friend and said, "I'm so sorry." Something happened between when I...
View ArticleA Look at High Art in the 21st Century: Pictures at a Museum's Shop.
On a well planned culture trip we seek a world class museum in New York or Paris or Berlin. We take days to visit the numerous rooms, halls and floors of the majestic and luxurious palace as we walk on...
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Artists Respond: Can a Nazi Painting Be Seen With Fresh Eyes?
Adolf Ziegler (1892-1959) The Four Elements: Fire (left wing), Earth and Water (center panel), Air (right wing), 1937, Oil on canvas Pinakothek der Moderne, Bayerische Staatsgemaeldesammlungen, Munich...
View ArticleHassan Hajjaj: My Rock Stars: Volume 2, Gusford Gallery, Los Angeles
If art were only about the marketing of a commodity, then Hassan Hajjaj's My Rock Stars: Volume 2 at Gusford Gallery, his first American one-man show, would be a product placement consultant's dream....
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Steal This Graphic!
It's been an amazing week for my work going viral! Unfortunately, I'm not getting all the credit. On Thursday, January 3 I posted this comical weather map to my Tumblr. Within 24 hours, it already had...
View ArticleDivorce Corp.: Documentary Paints Horrific Picture of Intimidation,...
A man is jailed for criticizing a judge on his blog. Another is found in contempt of court for expressing frustration in private Facebook comments. An evaluator charges $7,500 for a single interview....
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'The Shawati' Interviews': Filmmaker and Mentor Scandar Copti
Education is key to an artist, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the art of filmmaking. One man who has been working extensively in both Doha and Abu Dhabi is Palestinian filmmaker Scandar...
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Why Does Amelia Earhart Still Resonate in the 21st Century?
Editor's Note: This post is part of a series produced by HuffPost's Girls In STEM Mentorship Program. Join the community as we discuss issues affecting women in science, technology, engineering and...
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Curses! Foiled Again!
From The Mummy's Curse to The Curse of the Werewolf, from the tale of King Midas to the legend of Sleeping Beauty, literature is filled with curses. Whether one thinks of Sisyphus (doomed to an endless...
View ArticleThere's No Downton It -- Americans Love Brit Culture
A new season of Downton Abbey is a cause for celebration for millions of Brits and Americans alike. Just before Christmas, I spoke at a packed advance screening of Downton Abbey season four, hosted by...
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