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Tara Donovan in Cincinnati

Post by Minna Dubin At the enthused insistence of my new in-laws, I went to American sculptor Tara Donovan’s first major museum survey show, at Cincinnati’s Contemporary Arts Center. I am glad I did. Her work is both huge and small; each piece a form made up of tiny manufactured objects. The first one that really hit me was a white undulating cloud-like wall. As I walked from one end to the other,  the cloud gave the illusion of movement, with shadows increasing and decreasing as I moved.

Paul Coors on Publico part 2

Part One SO WHY STOP? Annette: Why are you shutting the doors? Paul: Some of my favorite times here have had to do with people coming in from out of town. Annette: The shows that have included people from out of town? Paul: Yes. For instance, there are no local artists in this current show, and that’s nothing I was trying to do, it just sort of happened that way. Ironically the show is called Local Color. A Steve Mumford watercolor from Publico’s current exhibition, Local Color. Annette: But it’s exciting? Having people from out of town? Paul: It’s exciting. ... More » »

Paul Coors Talks About Publico

Over Christmas I journeyed back to my hometown; Cincinnati, Ohio and caught up with an old classmate, Paul Coors, who also happens to be one of the founders of one of the best independent non-commercial, artist-run galleries in the country. Publico Gallery, located at 1308 Clay Street in the under-privileged neighborhood of Over-the Rhine and at publicoart.com via the internet, was opened five years ago, quickly becoming a beacon of culture in the vast desert of the mid-west. Paul plans to shut Publico’s doors this month, hosting a final hurrah that you can find out more about on the website, ... More » »