June 30, 2020 by Artblog

Artists in the time of Coronavirus, an ongoing virtual exhibition, Part 46

…I am a self taught artist. I was born in Zimbabwe but currently residing in South Africa, Pretoria due to political and economical instabilities within my so called Mother country….

June 19, 2020 by Artblog

Artists in the time of Coronavirus, an ongoing virtual exhibition, Part 43

…In this particular time, artists need to think out of the box and present their art in new creative ways. Galleries are closing their doors so social media and video…

June 17, 2020 by Naveena Vijayan

How mosquitoes have shaped human history, time out for a different predator

…children below five years of age. Africa alone accounted for 94 percent of all malaria deaths. The mosquito has single-handedly killed 52 billion humans through the 200,000 year course of…

June 16, 2020 by Artblog

Artists in the time of Coronavirus, an ongoing virtual exhibition, Part 42

…because of the impact on millions of quarantined individuals. With nowhere to go socially, how wdo we as individuals still express our creative personalities through our styling? Does it still…

June 12, 2020 by Artblog

Artists in the time of Coronavirus, an ongoing virtual exhibition, Part 41

…Home Sketch Page 4-1” Courtesy Marilyn MacGregor. Marilyn MacGregor, “Stay Home Sketch Page 4-2” Courtesy Marilyn MacGregor. The heart of my work is drawing: drawing for me is a kind…

June 12, 2020 by Artblog

More strong testimony at City Council hearing, June 9, reinstate funding for arts and culture!

Mayor Kenney’s proposal for a 100% budget cut to the Office of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy. [ED. NOTE: Post updated on 6/18/20 with new testimony from Alvin Clay…

June 11, 2020 by Kinaya Hassane

The times are not unprecedented, thoughts on Lorna Simpson, the archive, double consciousness

…are a powerful intervention into the archive, which has imposed its own violent form of fragmentation on Black people and our bodies. Simpson’s quote brought to mind another online exhibit…

June 9, 2020 by Artblog

Artists in the time of Coronavirus, an ongoing virtual exhibition, Part 39

…call into question just how poor the supposed “poor digital image” is. With my meme page, Cory In The Abyss, I am authoring an art that is responsive to the…