I was invited by the editors at Philadelphia Citizen to write something about the meaning of the loss of University of the Arts to the city, and how it would impact us all. I wrote about how artists are optimists and that this blow tears at the spirit of can-do positivity we were just now beginning to get back after the pandemic and recession stole it from us.
Read MoreLauren Whearty, an adjunct faculty member at University of the Arts, write a thoughtful and questioning essay about the future for all who are touched directly or indirectly by the imminent closure of the school (scheduled for June 7, 2024).
Read MoreSome subjects touch a nerve. The idea of “too much art” propelled our friend and former Paris correspondent, Matthew Rose, to write about his own art, of which thousands of pieces have been shown and stored and sold and traded and given away.
Read MoreOur contributor, Beth Heinly visits the Philadelphia Museum of Art to see Van Gogh’s sketch of “Potato Eaters,” on view from a private collection, and asks, Why is this work important?
Read MoreContributor Dereck Mangus guides us through the profound influence of technological advancements, drawing connecting threads from Degas to Duchamp and extending to the latest MoMA exhibition.
Read MoreOur new contributor, Ruth Wolf, has been thinking about and looking at AI art, and reading the book, “Your Brain on Art.” She brings her thoughts together on both topics in this post. Enjoy!
Read MoreLane Timothy Speidel is an artist and writer, currently showing work at Data Nation at the National Liberty Museum. They uncover the promising uses of AI, for accessibility and representation, for underrepresented peoples. They also give warning about AI being used in exploitative ways, ultimately saying that in the art sphere it could never “replace” the artist.
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