ArtSmart Roundtable: Why Abstract Expressionism Matters
Abstract Expressionism does matter. Whether you find the abstract forms engaging or feel like you’re looking a something a 5 year old could do, it is important to know what made Abstract Expressionism...
View ArticleAn Artsy Christmas
I love holiday decorations – and artsy ones are even better! Last year the Academy of Art University’s School of Fashion decorated San Francisco with holiday wreaths that students had to created by...
View ArticleWhat to get the Italian Futurist who has everything!
Holiday shopping can be tough, especially for that special someone who has everything…but what about the Italian Futurist who has everything?! Good thing I’m here to help. Gift #1: Help them destroy...
View ArticleArtSmart Roundtable: Saving a Metabolist Architectural Icon in Tokyo
After what turned into a 3 month hiatus – I AM BACK! It seems appropriate that I return with an ArtSmart post on Japan, where I spent most of January and a place I have yet to write anything about...
View ArticleArtSmart Roundtable: Rodin in San Francisco
August Rodin is not the first name that comes to mind when visiting San Francisco…more likely someone you would think of on a trip to Paris. BUT San Francisco is a fabulous place to visit if Rodin is...
View ArticleArtSmart Roundtable: What Happens When You Piss Off Whistler
James Abbott McNeill Whistler is undoubtedly best known for his painting Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1, more commonly known as “Whistler’s Mother.” While I was lucky to have the opportunity to...
View ArticleArtSmart Roundtable: Lee Miller
If the Italian Futurists are my art history crush, then the photographer Lee Miller is my art history idol. This woman's life is fascinating! Discovered on the streets of New York City by the founder...
View ArticleJumping at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California.
View ArticleOlympic Art Competitions!
Today the Olympics are all about elite athletes trying to win gold for their country, but there was a time when artists competed for Olympic medals too! For the first half of the twentieth century,...
View ArticleNaoshima and Tadao Ando: Reshaping the Future
Photo credit: ys* Naoshima is little island that has become well-known as Japan’s “Art Island.” Located in Kagawa Prefecture – the island is about halfway between Osaka and Hiroshima – Naoshima has...
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