October 22nd, 2013 | by Matthew Metzger | published in *, October 2013
Evolution, Jeremy Johnson and Aaron Kent At Prairie Gallery By Matthew Metzger Science is fertile ground for mystery. Neo-Platonic notions of the fertility of the soil; animal magic; the cooperation of the tribe; the numinous atmosphere; the ungraspable vastness of the universe; infinity; the void. Our best scientists are by necessity also poets and […]
October 22nd, 2013 | by Keith Banner | published in *, October 2013
Radical without a Cause: “Matisse: A Life in Color” at the Indianapolis Museum of Art By Keith Banner A docent was giving a tour of “Matisse: A Life in Color” at the Indianapolis Museum of Art when I was strolling through. I overheard her say, “Matisse didn’t have any social causes in his work. He […]
October 22nd, 2013 | by Kevin Ott | published in *, October 2013
GEORGE WESLEY BELLOWS at the Columbus Museum of Art By Kevin Ott Columbus Ohio’s favorite son of the art world, George Wesley Bellows (1881-1925), has returned to his hometown museum, the Columbus Museum of Art, for a compact but enjoyable and educational show. Bellows was, and is, a titan of American early 20th […]
October 22nd, 2013 | by Fran Watson | published in October 2013
PRESSING MATTERS by Fran Watson Tiger Lily Press at Fifth Street Gallery October 11 – November 2 Cincinnati Portfolio IV at Clay Street Press September 27 – November 16 Printmaking is an indoor sport, which may explain the appearance of two (count ‘em 2) fine Cincinnati Print exhibits as the weather cools. […]
October 22nd, 2013 | by Kevin Muente | published in October 2013
Michael Nichols at the Carnegie by Kevin Muente Michael Nichols’s silently disturbing silverpoint drawings are tucked away in the small hallway gallery at the Carnegie. If you aren’t familiar with the medium of silverpoint, the end result resembles graphite drawings to an extent and to an untrained eye could perhaps pass as such. The medium […]
October 22nd, 2013 | by Marta Hewett | published in October 2013
ANGELS at the Carnegie Art Center By Marta Hewett I have spoke with the tongues of angels I have held the hand of the devil It was warm in the night I was cold as a stone But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for But I still haven’t found what I’m looking […]
October 22nd, 2013 | by Robert Wallace | published in October 2013
Letter from Bellevue: Red-Line Elegy By Robert K. Wallace It was a typical Friday night. Immediately after dinner I was going to drive into Cincinnati over the Big Mac Bridge, check out the show at the Weston Gallery near the Aronoff, drop in at Hewett Gallery near the Pendleton, and then head up to the […]
October 22nd, 2013 | by Kelly Moffett | published in October 2013
Ana England and Steven Finke’s Imminence By Kelly Moffett I was able to visit Ana England and Steven Finke’s Imminence with my colleague, Bob Wallace, and I returned a week later with my husband and son. I felt particularly drawn to Steven’s side of the exhibit, since it relates to much of my recent work […]
October 22nd, 2013 | by Christine Huskisson | published in October 2013
A Limited Engagement: Works by Tatjana Krizmanic B Deemer Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky By Christine Huskisson What I dream of is an art of balance, or purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter – a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue. – […]
October 22nd, 2013 | by Marlene Steele | published in October 2013
“1963 Remembered” By Marlene Steele Trotted down to see the YWCA exhibit on the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement 1963-2013, downtown CIncinnati. Being a significant subject for a multiple artist extravaganza, one would think that this exhibit would be worth the while. I am selecting some pieces to highlight. Artist insight and issue […]
October 22nd, 2013 | by Christopher Hoeting | published in October 2013
An Interview with Steven Matijcio, curator at the Cincinnati Contemporary Art Center by Christopher Hoeting Steven Matijcio is heading into his fifth month as new curator at the The Contemporary Arts Center (CAC)-one of the nation’s oldest and most celebrated contemporary art institutions. According to Raphaela Platow, the CAC’s Alice & Harris Weston Director and […]
October 22nd, 2013 | by Steven Matijcio | published in October 2013
What is ________________ Art? By Steven Matijcio In a field full of impossible queries and infinite philosophical musings, there is no doubt that the question of what is contemporary art? has, and will continue to take up countless hours of discussion in classrooms, lecture halls, panel bureaus and book pages. Of course there is no […]
October 22nd, 2013 | by Gary Gaffney | published in October 2013
Three x Ten By Gary Gaffney Take science, for example. Great scientists and science writers know that the average person sees the impact of scientific ideas and innovations on their lives, yet has little understanding of science or scientific thinking. Go to the science section of any large bookstore, and you will find numerous books […]
October 22nd, 2013 | by administrator | published in October 2013
Querulous at Large By Querulous Sometimes, not often but sometimes, for someone headed to a six o’clock event at the Contemporary Arts Center, a parking slot will be open on East Sixth Street in that tiny interval of time between Forbidden (4-6 p.m.) and Free (post 6 p.m.). When one turned up as Querulous headed […]
October 22nd, 2013 | by Sara Pearce | published in October 2013
“What’s New: Fashion and Contemporary Craft,” Cincinnati Art Museum By Sara Caswell-Pearce Some exhibitions are big, but lackluster. Others are small, but juicy. Happily, the latter is the case with the Cincinnati Art Museum’s What’s New: Fashion and Contemporary Craft. The basic idea – comparing works to one another – is hardly new. Yet, […]
October 22nd, 2013 | by Dustin Pike | published in October 2013
Realm of the Immortals By: Dustin Pike “Those who know do not speak. Those who speak do not know.” -Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching It was a rainy weekday afternoon when I had visited the Cincinnati Art Museum to view their new “Realm of the Immortals” exhibition, and upon entering was greeted with warmth. However, […]
October 22nd, 2013 | by Cynthia Kukla | published in October 2013
Letter from Chicago By Cynthia Kukla • Chicago, City of Big Shoulders, is home to numerous gems of specialized art museums beyond the Art Institute of Chicago and the Museum of Contemporary Art. The Polish Museum of Art, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, National Museum of Mexican Art, The Arts Club of Chicago, DePaul Art […]
October 22nd, 2013 | by Shawn Daniell | published in October 2013
Traveling Down the Rabbit Hole with MozArt By Shawn Daniell As I strolled through Rondle West’s solo show, MozArt, at the gallery One One at Brazee Street Studios I couldn’t help feeling as if I was strolling through a candy coated wonderland. While pursuing my undergraduate degree in Media Informatics at Northern Kentucky University I […]
October 22nd, 2013 | by Danelle Cheney | published in October 2013
Revolutionary Typography By Danelle Cheney Graphic Design, like any creative discipline, does not proceed neatly through time from one school of thought to the next. Art history buffs know artists and their work can be categorized differently depending on where one draws the fine line of definition. Art history students might be less frustrated if […]
October 22nd, 2013 | by Robert Flischel | published in October 2013
Photo Essay By Robert Flischel
October 22nd, 2013 | by Cate Yellig | published in October 2013
United We Stand: A review of Artists as Activists curated by Saad Ghosn. By Cate Yellig It was a rainy April afternoon in 2006 when for the first time, I was challenged with the question does activist art really effect change. Sitting in a Contemporary Art and Theory class, a battle of wits ensued […]
October 22nd, 2013 | by Saad Ghosn | published in October 2013
ART FOR A BETTER WORLD by Saad Ghosn Images For A Better World: Jimi JONES, Visual Artist Jimi Jones, a Cincinnati artist and graphic designer, was born in Asheville, North Carolina; he lived, however, most of his life in Ohio. A graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning, […]
October 22nd, 2013 | by Laura Hobson | published in October 2013
Alissa Sammarco Magenheim – Lawyer and Arts Curator – An Innovative Combination By Laura A. Hobson From law school to the arts may seem like a long stretch, but for Alissa Sammarco Magenheim, it was a natural transition. Born in New Orleans and raised in Cincinnati, Alissa knew at age 13 she wanted to be a […]
October 22nd, 2013 | by Daniel Brown | published in October 2013
Book Reviews By Daniel Brown I suspect that one could take Jenni Fagan‘s prose, or chunks of it, from her debut novel The Panopticon, and make it into poetry and/or song lyrics with ease. Not only has Fagan written a compelling novel about lost youth in London–those children born to parents who are drug addicts, […]
October 22nd, 2013 | by Daniel Brown | published in Announcements, October 2013
Letter from the Editor The October issue of aeqai has just been posted, and we think that you will find this issue our very strongest yet, indicative of both the artistic and literary talent in this region. As we have noted more frequently, the variety and complexity of the exhibitions offered has gotten more sophisticated and […]
