We’re pleased to let our readers know that our March issue of Aeqai has just posted, and equally pleased that so many arts venues, nonprofits and commercial spaces both, have reopened and are offering a wide range of engaging exhibitions. 2021 would have been the national meeting place, in Cincinnati, of the National Council on […]
Archive for March, 2021
Two Of A Kind: Future Retrieval’s “Close Parallel” at the Cincinnati Art Museum
March 27th, 2021 | by Susan Byrnes | published in *, March 2021
In mid-March, the 2021 National Council on Education of the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) annual conference was to be held in Cincinnati. Due to the pandemic, this highly anticipated event was changed to a virtual conference. However, in preparation for the conference, many exhibitions of ceramics were planned well in advance. The Cincinnati Art Museum, the […]
Ceramics Shows at Weston Gallery, DAAP Meyers Gallery, Manifest Gallery, and the Contemporary Arts Center
March 27th, 2021 | by Jonathan Kamholtz | published in *, March 2021
Clay and the Human Imprint: “Social Recession” at the Weston Gallery March 13-April 24, 2021; “Multi-Cultural Fellowship Exhibition” at DAAP Meyers Gallery, February 22-March 21, 2021; “Artifact: Ceramic-based Works,” “There is a Fly on a Plate” and “Firstlings,” “Sublimation,” all at Manifest Gallery, March 5-April 2, 2021; and “Sanctuary” at the Contemporary Arts Center, March […]
Once Again, Painting’s Invincibility: American Painting: The Eighties Revisited Cincinnati Art Museum, March 12–July 11, 2021 Cynthia M. Kukla
March 27th, 2021 | by Cynthia Kukla | published in *, March 2021
Every past era offers us a view of the cultural riches deemed significant in its time. Looking back on an era gives us a glimpse into the thinking of the era’s makers and those who evaluate the makers, and gives us a chance to brush off our knowledge and our recollections of the times. American […]
Space to Dream: “Reflections of the Harlem Renaissance” at Kennedy Heights
March 27th, 2021 | by Christopher Carter | published in *, March 2021
Featuring one or two works by twelve artists, Reflections of the Harlem Renaissance might at first seem a small show. But stopping to dwell with any piece reveals a vast and at times overwhelming attention to the history of art and politics in the U.S. Subtitled The Legacy Continues, the exhibit finds contemporary painters, photographers, […]
“Walk This Way: Footwear from the Stuart Weitzman Collection of Historic Shoes,” Taft Art Museum through June 6, 2021
March 27th, 2021 | by Karen Chambers | published in *, March 2021
Organized by the New-York Historical Society, “Walk This Way: Footwear from the Stuart Weitzman Collection of Historic Shoes” is a delight, sure to tantalize everyone with a foot fetish, or, at least, an awareness of how shoes make the man, or in this case, the woman. The 100 or so pairs shown span a couple of centuries […]
An NFT Sold for $69.3 Million in the Name of Art. Who’s Paying for It?
March 27th, 2021 | by Annabel Osberg | published in March 2021
Few had heard of Mike Winkelmann until reports of the $69.3 million sale of his digital collage, Everydays: The First 5000 Days, catapulted him to star level overnight, landing his name just behind those of Jeff Koons and David Hockney as the world’s third highest-priced living artist. A self-taught graphic designer with a degree in […]
Cincinnati Art Galleries: “Provenance”
March 27th, 2021 | by Marlene Steele | published in March 2021
Cincinnati Art Galleries, at 225 East 6th Street, is presenting new acquisitions including small and medium sized paintings including sixty pieces from the collection of Charles and Patricia Weiner and additional estates of knowledgeable collectors. Entitled “Provenance”, it is an excellent acquisition opportunity for starting or augmenting personal collections. Paul Ashbrook studied with William Merritt […]
“Cocoon: Fibers of Home 1 1An Exhibition of Female Fiber Artists,” 1628 Ltd., through May 21, 2021
March 27th, 2021 | by Karen Chambers | published in March 2021
“Cocoon: Fibers of Home” at 1628 Ltd. suits the time. The exhibition’s title perfectly describes the concept behind the show that features the work of Annabel Biernat, R. Darden Bradshaw, Denise Burge, Casey Dressell, Katherine Gibson, Heather Jones, Genevieve Lavalle, Maggie Myers, Eden Quispe, Ann Rebele, Kate Spencer, and Emily Van Walleghen. Co-curators Missy D’Angelo […]
Confronting Greatness: A Celebration of Women Artists
March 27th, 2021 | by Deborah Johnson | published in March 2021
January 25 through June 11, 2021 Miami University Art Museum (MUMA), Oxford, Ohio Monday – Friday, 10 am – 5 pm (Check for current hours) I would like to celebrate the exhibit Confronting Greatness – A Celebration of Women Artists in this review. There are three areas to consider including the question “Why Have There […]
Exploring the Figure, Inside and Out
March 27th, 2021 | by Kevin Nance | published in March 2021
The development of an artist is a mysterious thing. The yoking of hand and mind, style and subject matter, conscious and subconscious — all can happen in any way, at any speed, with an infinite number of potential outcomes. But we can begin to discern and track these evolutions, in a way that was mostly […]
New Gallery Update
March 27th, 2021 | by Laura Hobson | published in March 2021
Aeqai visited several galleries as they have changed, including names, locations, staff, space, interiors, art, artists, buyers, technology, services, COVID issues and focus. Learn more about new updates. I started with Indian Hill Gallery, 9475 Loveland-Madeira Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242. Russ Adams, an accountant who lives in a farmhouse in Morrow, was a regular customer […]
“The Smash-Up” by Ali Benjamin
March 27th, 2021 | by Daniel Brown | published in March 2021
Of the many novels published so far in 2021, few stand out for overall excellence; many are overpraised and veer into the whiny. Ali Benjamin’s first novel for adults, “The Smash-Up”, is a fine exception. Based upon Edith Wharton’s “Ethan Frome”, which I happened to have reread just last year, which is a very clever […]
“Fake Accounts” by Lauren Oyler
March 27th, 2021 | by Daniel Brown | published in March 2021
Although I am leery of, and usually bored by, novels about the internet, a world in which I have little to zero interest, Lauren Oyler’s debut novel “Fake Accounts” is a real exception. Oyler, for starts, is a brilliant writer, and the worlds she describes–of fake identities and obsessive reading of a variety of social […]
