Located on the third floor of the Boston Public Library, John Singer Sargent’s Triumph of Religion murals are a great Boston experience. Sargent spent over twenty years melding his painting prowess with, well something really weird.
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A Visit to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
It was my first visit to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in a long, long time. While the profile of the museum has increased among the non-art crowd over the past few years because of the recent documentary about the art theft, it remains one of the true treasures for anybody who loves art.
Goya/Chagoya at the Nelson-Atkins Museum
Goya/Chagoya is currently on view at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Goya, the 18th century Spanish painter, is paired with the contemporary Mexican-American painter Enrique Chagoya. This makes for an interesting show spotlighting politics, satire and similar artistic outputs.
Robert Colescott at the New Museum
It’s become so easy to become one of the spineless pieces of online shitposter. Making online comments without ramifications or actually believing it has become an American pastime. This has been parlayed into entire careers for politicians and the quiet neighbors alike. Anonymous ‘alpha males’ defend their mindless rhetoric with a simple ‘it’s just a…
Hughie Lee-Smith at Karma Gallery- NYC 9/22
The Karma Gallery has a display of paintings from Hughie Lee-Smith on display from August 3 – September 17, 2022. I was lucky enough to be able to pop in and see this quiet and lonely show. Fittingly, I was the only person in the gallery during the mid morning hours. The solitary viewing added…
TJ Templeton at Smalter Gallery, KCMO 9/22
‘Abundance’ is the new show of mixed media works by Tj Templeton at Kansas City’s Smalter Gallery. The show opened on September 2, 2022. The show is filled with some wonderful mixed media paintings contrasting the haves and have-nots.
A Revealing Look at Thomas Hart Benton
Continuing its lineup of jaw dropping shows, the Kansas City Central Library is now exhibiting ‘An Artist At Home in America: Michael Mardikes’ Photographs of Thomas Hart Benton. Lara Kuykendall writings accompany the exhibition. The show is up until May 15, 2022, so find some time to pay a visit! Continuing its lineup of jaw…
Ralph Steadman at KC Library
There’s a wonderful art show at the Kansas City Public Library right now. Ralph Steadman: A Retrospective is a beautiful and compelling show! Best know as the gonzo artist depicting Hunter S Thompson’s exploits, this comprehensive show proves his art goes much farther than that.
Norman Rockwell’s Technique – Peak Whites
It seems like over the past ten years or so Norman Rockwell’s reputation in the art world has been rehabbed. Instead of being tossed aside as a sappy illustrator popular among People Who Don’t Know Anything About Art, the art world has slowly embraced America’s favorite son. I’ve seen his work reappear in plenty of…