On August: Osage County
Dear A.O. Scott: I just returned from a trip to Asia and was catching up on my missed reading. So, I've only now read your review of August: Osage County and was very surprised to find you materially...
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Magritte at MoMA: Mystery of the Ordinary
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, pays homage to the quintessentially Surrealist decade in the career of Belgian painter Rene Magritte with "Magritte: The Mystery of the Ordinary, 1926-38."...
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Oh, You're Tired Of People Being 'Outraged'?
More voices are coming at us from all directions, and, thanks to emerging media outlets and the social media platforms which amplify them, they're louder than ever. With these new voices come new...
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The Embarrassment of Riches: Bulgari at the De Young
Liz Taylor wearing the Bulgari "green set" In case you were wondering, the technological highlight of the De Young Museum's "Bulgari: La Dolce Vita and Beyond," is a clever interactive portfolio...
View ArticleA Real Housewife Gets Real Funny in Off-Broadway's "NEWSical the Musical"
It's very rare to see an Off-Broadway show in New York have special guest stars but on Monday night, I was one of the privileged few invited to the opening night of Real Housewives of Atlanta star and...
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London's Superpowered Russian Week: Cocktails, Controversy & a Communist Kiss
There was controversy wherever you looked during London Russian Week in late November. And I'm not just talking about the blink-and-you've-missed-it timespan allotted to Theodora Clarke's Boris...
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"She Who Tells A Story" Closes at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The MFA in Boston has just closed "She Who Tells a Story," a revelatory exhibition of photography by 12 women artists from the Middle East and Iran. These photographs, mostly of women, have largely...
View ArticleEtiquette Rules at Arts & Crafts Shows
Arts and crafts fairs tend to have fairly similar rules, and participants can get a bit fussy about them: Everything in the booth must have been designed and created by the artist whose name is on the...
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Marla Mase Releases New EP
At first listen, the EP is an odd mix of music styles. An eclectic funk, rock and experimental fusion. There is an almost spoken-word sound to parts of the tracks, in addition to an interesting use of...
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Elegba Folklore Society -- Race, Place & Identity Collaboration
Elegba Folklore Society is one of eight Richmond, Virginia art and cultural organizations taking part in a collaboration involving their respective exhibitions that address the themes of race, place...
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Parenting the World on Body Image
I recently watched an interview with the stunning Maria Kochetkova, principal dancer with the San Francisco Ballet. It left me feeling remarkably inspired, and I have been trying to figure out why ever...
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David LaChapelle's Art and Awareness Through LAND SCAPE
One of the most compelling features of David LaChapelle, as an artist and as a person, is the ability to navigate from the Hollywood celebrity scene to the New York contemporary art circuit with ease....
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Romantic Conspiracies
It's an old, old story that's been played out on stages since the early days of the commedia dell'arte. No matter where one travels, certain stock characters are easily recognizable: The young lovers....
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"A Picasso," Promenade Playhouse, Santa Monica
Photographs courtesy of Charles de Lartigue. Jeffrey Hatcher's "A Picasso" begins as Miss Fischer (Natalia Lazarus), a Nazi cultural attaché (how's that for an oxymoron?), interrogates Pablo Picasso...
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LA Art Show-Stoppers
Approaching the mighty Los Angeles Convention Center in the heart of the downtown business district can be a humbling experience, particularly from a pedestrian's perspective, looking up at this...
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Laggies
Lynn Shelton's LAGGIES premiered last night at Sundance and it felt like a Graduation, which is even more appropriate when you see the film. Photo © Liliana Greenfield-Sanders I've always loved and...
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Eyes as Big as Plates, the 'Sublime Elsewheres'
Eyes as Big as Plates is the collaborative venture between Karoline Hjorth (Norway) and Riitta Ikonen (Finland), produced in collaboration with senior models from Norway, Finland, New York, France and...
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The Monuments Men
Hitler presents Goering with a painting I am not pursuing the opportunity to have a date with George Clooney, as was the lead-in to the story on the evening news, but will eagerly look forward to the...
View ArticleTackling Torture Video Contest Finalists Announced -- Jury and Audience...
The Tackling Torture Video Contest has chosen eight finalists for its first competition. The five Serious video finalists and three Satirical finalists are posted for public viewing on this Tackling...
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Keep the Frames: A Few Tips for MOCA Director Philippe Vergne
Dear Philippe Vergne, Congratulations on your new position as the Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA). I was a MOCA staff member in the early years -- first as a member of...
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