Last week, the New York City government withdrew plans to move the iconic bronze statue “Charging Bull” out of its current location in Bowling Green Park, to a place near…
Native American Beadwork : Still Flourishing Through Its Application in High Fashion
September 17, 2019
September 17, 2019
Svetlana Tretiakova
By: Svetlana Tretiakova
Visual Art
High Fashion, Native American Beadwork
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Native American artists today carry on with traditional craft work, while adding elements that reflect their personal visions and interpretations. A number of Native American art works are mostly found…
More Artists Refuse to Exhibit Artwork in Tear-Gas-Tainted Whitney Biennial
July 20, 2019
July 20, 2019
Svetlana Tretiakova
By: Svetlana Tretiakova
Art News
Toxic Philanthropist Warren Kanders, Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum
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More artists refuse to have their name and their artworks linked to the museum tainted with what fellow artist Michael Rakowitz call as “toxic philanthropy.” The move by the artists…
A Glimpse at the Revival of Renaissance Monastery Quilling as Modern Visual Art
May 28, 2019
May 28, 2019
Svetlana Tretiakova
By: Svetlana Tretiakova
Visual Art
Contemporary Quilling, Renaissance Quilling
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Quilling, the paper craft art developed by French and Italian monastery nuns and monks during the Renaissance period, has been seeing modern-day revival for several years now. Some simply call…