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St AndrewsCastle Exhibition.
This exhibition features some of the events and the people involved during the castle's long history.
St Andrews Castle was the home of the bishops of St Andrews. The site has been fortified since at least the 1190s. However, most of what we see today was built between 1380 and 1560.
The Castle was the scene of major events in Scottish history. In 1452 the future King James III was born here. Nearly a century later, in 1546, one of the most powerful men in Scotland,
George Wishart was burnt at the stake for his protestant views, outside the castle, then Cardinal David Beaton, was murdered in in retaliation by a group of Protestant noblemen.
The Cardinal's assassins then occupied St Andrews Castle for over a year. They eventually surrendered when bombarded by ships sent from France. During the 1546-47 siege, attacking forces tried to capture the Castle by mining under the walls. The resulting mine still survives, and is the best preserved sixteenth-century siege mine in Europe. Unfortunately they are currently closed after a part of thetunnels collapsed a few weeks ago.
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Photography Exhibit Pinelands Juried Photographic Exhibition – over $2000 in cash prizes
Photography Exhibit Pinelands Juried Photographic Exhibition – over $2000 in cash prizes
Photography Exhibit Pinelands Juried Photographic Exhibition – over $2000 in cash prizes https://pinelandsalliance.org/explore-the-pinelands/pinelands-events-and-programs/photography-exhibit The Pinelands Preservation Alliance (PPA) is pleased to announce “Pinelands” 2023 Juried Photographic Exhibition. The goal of this exhibit is to celebrate the New Jersey Pinelands, our Nation’s first National…
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He changed the thumbnail to have more people in it??? And we all thought Sausage was the exhibitio—
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NYC friends, go see this show - it's astonishingly good!
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My next post in support of Ukraine is:
Next site, the Picture Gallery of Natalia Yuzefovych in Kremenchuk, Poltava Oblast. Natalia Yuzefovych was a Ukrainian painter who was born in Kyiv in 1932. She moved to Kremenchuk in 1971, where she continued creating her artworks. She passed away in 2009. Here's a link to the Museum portal with a virtual tour of the museum.
#StandWithUkraine
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I realized I keep forgetting to post my newsletter here, and some of you may enjoy it.
This month I talk about a sociolinguistic study of high school nerd girls in the 90s and that painting of a dog with sausages on his nose in the preview image.
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Watch a video about the construction of a new tutu for The Met's cast of Degas's famous sculpture, The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer. The Met's costume conservator Glenn Peterson discusses the history of the sculpture and the decisions made in the conservation of its tutu. The sculpture, usually on view at The Met Fifth Avenue, is currently featured in the exhibition Like Life: Sculpture, Color, and the Body (1300–Now), on view at The Met Breuer through July 22, 2018.
Featured Artwork:
Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917). The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer, model executed ca. 1880, cast 1922. French, Paris. Cast by A. A. Hébrard. Bronze, partially tinted, with cotton skirt and satin hair ribbon; wood base; 38 1/2 x 17 1/4 x 14 3/8 in. (97.8 x 43.8 x 36.5 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929 (29.100.370)
Like Life: Sculpture, Color, and the Body (1300–Now) is on view at The Met Breuer from March 21 through July 22, 2018.
Credits
This conservation project was made possible by Monika A. McLennan and children.
Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies
Director: Kate Farrell
Producer: Melissa Bell
Editor: Sarah Cowan
Camera: Wayne De La Roche, Dia Felix, Sarah Cowan, and Stephanie Wuertz
Production Coordinator: Kaelan Burkett
Production Assistant: Bryan Martin
Original Music: Austin Fisher
© 2018 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Evelyne Axell
Evelyne Axell was a Belgian pop artist known for her politically charged erotic paintings that transcended the boundaries of what was her socio-political reality.
Born in the 30s and lived through the 60s
She studied pottery after high school then switched to drama, initially beginning a career as an actress. She married Jean Antoine, a film director who specialized in art documentaries for Belgian television…. Now, Axell was not her given name… her given name was Devaux. (father Andre Devaux)... She changed her name to Axell for acting career purposes. She worked as an interviewer in a documentary about avant garde artists, a television announcer, performed in a variety of theatrical and televised plays, and starred in several movies, one being the provocative Le Crocidile en peluche that she wrote herself.
Side note: she had a baby somewhere in between all of this. I have to make note of that because it’s a reminder of how magnificent women are…
carrying on…
After some time she then quit her career as an actress and went on to pursue painting.
Not trying to be an encourage-er of quiters… but lets normalize this. Lets normalize changing directions when you are no longer fulfilled or satisfied with what you’re doing.
I’m assuming Evelyne had a strong desire to create, whatever it was she was supposed to be creating was a journey within itself she was trying to figure out… or maybe it was just about exploring… leaving no stone unturned.
So, apparently surrealist painter Rene Magritte, was a friend of her husband’s, and she was able to gain him as a mentor. They visited with each other 2 times a month over the course of a year and worked on developing and improving her oil painting technique.
Evelyne and her husband travelled a lot for work. On one of these trips she went to London with Antoine while he was putting together a production to spotlight pop artists. She met a few of these artists in their studios and became so influenced and enamored that she started to form her own style of Pop art, being one of the first Belgian artists to explore this style of painting.
She faced difficulties getting her paintings shown in galleries and in hopes of being taken more seriously as a female artist, she began using the androgenous name Axell professionally.
Like just Axell.. Period. And signing her paintings as Axell.
Her work is an intoxicating mix of art historical- and self-reference, formal originality, and a playful sense of political awareness. She was a protofeminist who was aware of the discrimination of women at that time and was mocking about certain things.
Her signature was the spherical blue glasses that she wore and often showed up in her artworks. She merged herself with a number of figures she depicted.
Her artwork speaks about the body and sensuality, about social limitations, taboos and their transgression in ways that invite the viewer to think outside the traditional borders of their social, political, or religious context. Axell's work is not just pioneering feminist art; it's the "outstanding quality" of it: her striking use of fresh, contemporary colors; her notable application of unusual materials, her surprising use of jutting layers to build highly original works that evade clear definition; and lastly, her refusal to be pinned in by art movements, be it pop or nouveau réalism, or even the surrealism of her one-time teacher Magritte, whose influence is apparent in her early work.
Axell's life was tragically cut short in a fatal accident outside of Ghent, Belgium, in September 1972. However, her legacy lives on, and her final piece, "L’herbe folle," is a testament to her creative brilliance. Axell's art continues to inspire and provoke conversation about social and political issues today.
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Must Visit Places in Adelaide, SA
I. Introduction
Adelaide is a charming city located in the southern region of Australia. Known for its picturesque beaches, beautiful parks, and rich culture, Adelaide is a popular tourist destination for both locals and visitors alike. In this article, we will highlight some of the must-visit places in Adelaide that will make your visit unforgettable.
II. Historical Places
A. Adelaide Oval
Since 1871, Adelaide Oval has been a recognisable landmark on the city's skyline. The stadium has played host to numerous international sporting events and served as the home of cricket and Australian rules football in South Australia. Adelaide Oval not only hosts sporting events but also offers guided tours that give guests an inside look at the stadium's background and amenities.
B. Port Adelaide Historic District
Port Adelaide is a historic district located approximately 14 km north-west of Adelaide’s city center. The district has been beautifully preserved and offers visitors a glimpse into Adelaide’s maritime history. Visitors can explore the district’s many museums, galleries, and historic buildings, including the National Railway Museum and the South Australian Maritime Museum.
C. Adelaide Gaol
Adelaide Gaol is a former prison that was in operation from 1841 to 1988. The gaol has been beautifully restored and is now a museum that offers visitors a look at what life was like for prisoners in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Visitors can take a guided tour of the gaol and explore the cells, exercise yards, and execution chamber.
III. Nature and Parks
A. Adelaide Botanic Garden
The Adelaide Botanic Garden is a beautiful park located in the heart of the city. The garden features a range of themed gardens, including a medicinal plant garden, a rose garden, and a palm house. The garden also hosts a range of events and exhibitions throughout the year, making it a great destination for visitors of all ages.
B. Cleland Conservation Park
Cleland Conservation Park is a beautiful natural reserve located approximately 20 km south-east of Adelaide’s city center. The park is home to a range of wildlife, including kangaroos, koalas, and emus. Visitors can explore the park’s walking trails, which offer stunning views of the surrounding landscape.
C. Morialta Conservation Park
Morialta Conservation Park is a beautiful natural reserve located approximately 10 km north-east of Adelaide’s city center. The park is home to a range of walking trails, including the popular Three Falls Trail, which takes visitors past three stunning waterfalls. The park is also a popular destination for rock climbing and abseiling.
IV. Food and Drink
A. Central Market
The Central Market is a historic market located in the heart of Adelaide’s city center. The market features over 80 stalls, selling everything from fresh produce to gourmet cheeses and artisanal bread. The market also has a range of cafes and restaurants, making it a great destination for foodies.
B. Adelaide Hills Wineries
There are some of Australia's top wineries in the Adelaide Hills. Visitors can take a wine tour of the area and stop by several cellar doors, such as Shaw and Smith Winery and Hahndorf Hill Winery. The area is also home to a variety of eateries and cafes, giving visitors the chance to eat and drink while admiring the breathtaking views.
C. Peel Street
Peel Street is a popular dining precinct located in Adelaide’s city center. The precinct is home to a range of restaurants and bars, offering everything from modern Australian cuisine to Asian fusion dishes. Peel Street is a great destination for foodies looking to explore Adelaide’s vibrant dining scene.
V. Art and Culture
A. Art Gallery of South Australia
The Art Gallery of South Australia is a must-visit destination for art lovers. The gallery features a range of artworks, including paintings, sculptures, and photographs, from Australian and international artists. The gallery also hosts a range of exhibitions and events throughout the year, making it a great destination for visitors of all ages.
B. South Australian Museum
The South Australian Museum is a must-visit destination for anyone interested in natural history and cultural heritage. The museum’s collection features over 4 million objects, including fossils, minerals, and artifacts from Aboriginal and Pacific Islander cultures. The museum also hosts a range of exhibitions and events throughout the year, making it a great destination for visitors of all ages.
C. Adelaide Festival Centre
In the centre of the city is a centre for culture called the Adelaide Festival Centre. The centre has a variety of performance venues, such as theatres and concert halls, and it hosts a variety of events and performances all year long in the performing arts, such as music, dance, and theatre. The centre is a great place to spend a night out because it also has a variety of bars and restaurants.
VI. Family-Friendly Places
A. Adelaide Zoo
The Adelaide Zoo is a must-visit destination for families. The zoo is home to over 2,500 animals from over 250 species, including pandas, lions, and giraffes. The zoo also offers a range of experiences, including animal encounters and behind-the-scenes tours, making it a great destination for visitors of all ages.
B. Glenelg Beach
The beach at Glenelg is a favourite spot for tourists and families. The beach is a great place to spend the day because it has a variety of amenities like cafes, restaurants, and playgrounds. The historic Glenelg Tram, which runs from the city's centre to the beach, is another option for tourists.
C. Adelaide Himeji Garden
The Adelaide Himeji Garden is a Japanese-style garden located in the southern part of Adelaide’s city center. The garden features a range of traditional Japanese elements, including a koi pond, a teahouse, and a bamboo forest. The garden is a great destination for families looking to escape the hustle and bustle of the city.
VII. Conclusion
Adelaide is a stunning city with something to offer everyone, including historical structures, stunning natural attractions, delicious food and drink, and a thriving arts and culture scene. Adelaide is unquestionably worthwhile a visit, regardless of whether you're travelling alone, with friends, family, or as a couple. We hope this article has given you the desire to explore the city and find all of its wonderful hidden gems.
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Spiritual Exhibition At Satlok Ashram
संत रामपाल जी महाराज के सानिध्य में
दिव्य धर्म यज्ञ दिवस
पर लगी दिव्य प्रदर्शनी चित्रों और धर्म ग्रंथों की अद्भूत भाषा में संतों के अनुभव को प्रदर्शित कर, आत्मा को परमात्मा के सच्चे ज्ञान के सागर में डुबा देती है।
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"Blessed Autumn" Ukraine icon
Born in 1987 in Lviv, Ukraine. Uliana Krekhovets is an artist, icon painter, designer, art manager, coordinator of art projects of the development department of the Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU), teacher of the Icon Painting School “Radruzh” of the UCU. She graduated from the Lviv National Academy of Arts with a degree in “Design” (2011) and the “Radruzh” Icon Painting School at the Ukrainian Catholic University (2013).
Her most recent exhibitio in Ukrainen was titled (in English) "Be Blessed." Her icons are spectacular, and I'm featuring a selection from this exhibition in a series of blog posts.
This icon, painted on glass, is titled "Blessed Autumn." A prayer for Ukraine is below.
Size: 40x40 cm Medium: egg tempera, acrylic, gilding, ink Material: glass Year: 2024 https://iconart-gallery.com/en/catalogue/#!/Uliana-Krekhovets-Blessed-autumn/p/698590689
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Uliana told me, “Blessed Autumn” is the season in which we live and fight in Ukraine.
The Holy Spirit in the form of a large dove is on the left - a prayer for peace.
There's plenty of blue and yellow, the colors of the Ukraine flag.
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In Uliana's works, she uses natural wood, levkas, yolk tempera, organic and mineral pigments, as well as gilding and silvering techniques. By combining these traditional materials with modern ones, she imitates and at the same time interprets the synthesis of ancient and modern Ukrainian iconography. A special place in her work is dedicated to the Ukrainian folk icon on glass, which is for the artist an object of research, a means of continuing the tradition and a field for her own interpretation. Also she is the author of the series of gift icons on glass - “My_Dear_God”. https://iconart-gallery.com/en/artists/uliana-krekhovets/ (This link has more of her biography and exhibitions.) Follow her art at https://www.facebook.com/ulyana.krekhovets and https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100065587385574
See more of her icons at https://iconart-gallery.com/en/catalogue/#!/Uliana-Krekhovets/c/103970474
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A Prayer for Ukraine
Holy God, We hold before you all who live close to war and conflict; and all who live close to the threat of war andviolence. We remember especially at this time, people in Ukraine and Russia. We pray for nonviolent and peaceful resolutions of conflict. Give us to us all hearts of hospitality and sanctuary, forgive us all our hostility and hatred. Bring all people to the humanity you give us, and to the reconciliation and healing for which you give your life. Strengthen us all to work with you to build justice and peace, reconciliation and healing, in our hearts and homes, in our streets, in all communities, neighbourhoods and nations. Bless all who live lives for the peace and wellbeing of others, and make their service fruitful. In the name of Christ, Amen.
Prayer written by Revd Dr Inderjit Bhogal, Honorary President of the Fellowship of Reconciliation www.inderjitbhogal.com
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“Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe les Trois Femmes Noires d’apés Picasso (Luncheon on the Grass, Three Black Women after Picasso)”, 2022
“Look at What You’ve Become”, 2005 and “Portrait of Mnonja with Flower in Hair”, 2008, Rhinestones, acrylic, and enamel on wood panel
Mickalene Thomas: All About Love at The Broad presents a beautifully curated collection of work from the artist’s impressive career. Below are a few selections and information from The Broad about the show and some of the individual works.
From the museum about the exhibition-
Mickalene Thomas’s paintings, photographs, video installations, and sculptures celebrate the experiences of Black women. Her work is rooted in the intimacy of relationships between mothers and daughters, between lovers, and between friends. Thomas’s work centers the joys and complexities of self-respect and love, especially at times when they are diminished or threatened.
Thomas was born in Camden, New Jersey, and grew up in Hillside and East Orange, a childhood evoked in the building facades that open this exhibition. After coming out at the age of sixteen, she moved to Portland, Oregon, where the encouragement of a small group of local artists and an inspiring encounter with the work of Carrie Mae Weems led her to attend Pratt Institute, then Yale University, to pursue visual art.
Mickalene Thomas: All About Love begins in 2003, when Thomas turned from making abstract paintings to portraiture and photography. Her first subject was her mother, Sandra Bush, affectionately known as “Mama Bush.” By focusing on their relationship, Thomas began considering identity through the mirrors of family and friends, as well as through public images manifested by Black musicians, fashion icons, actors, and performers.
From early in her career, Thomas built sets in which she would photograph her muses. She wanted her subjects to feel in a place of mutual comfort, respect, and trust. Later, Thomas would take her muses into the environments and scenes of art history, claiming space inside the narratives and imagery from which Black and queer people have been either excluded or shown anonymously. Recent work in the exhibition, such as Thomas’s Jet series and Tête de Femme (seen in Los Angeles for the first time), confronts cultural conventions of beauty, reconfiguring norms in celebration of beauty centered in individuality and acceptance.
Spanning twenty years of Thomas’s career, this exhibition takes its title from bell hooks’s essential collection of essays All About Love, in which the writer argues that in order to counter and reorient a culture of power and domination, one must act according to a set of principles where “everyone has a right to be free, to live life and well.” In the spirit of hooks, the artwork of Thomas aims to make space for Black joy, leisure, and eroticism, both for their own sake and to counteract injustice.
“A Little Taste Outside of Love”, 2007 Acrylic, enamel, and rhinestones on wood panel
“Three Graces: Les Trois Femmes Noires (Three Graces: Three Black Women)”, 2011, Rhinestones, acrylic, oil, and enamel on wood panel
“Afro Goddess Looking Forward”, 2015, Rhinestones, acrylic, and oil on wood panel
About the work above from the museum-
In this work, Thomas is the main subject, the muse of her own practice. In a 2006 photo session, the artist produced a series of self-portraits that has become the inspiration and visual material for many paintings. Early paintings based on these images include intact bodies shown inside of a shifting assortment of collaged patterns that accumulate and fracture around the subject. However, in this 2015 painting, Thomas collages a set of eyes onto the figure, drawing attention to the artist’s gaze of the viewer. This strategy- collaging onto the figure- continues today, as Thomas obscures and asserts different features of the body to investigate the construction of identity and beauty.
Her photography and video work shared a large room in the exhibition.
From the museum about the wall of photos above (image is a section of the full wall)-
Photography has long played an important role in Mickalene Thomas’s work. As a student at Yale, in a class with David Hilliard, Thomas was encouraged to experiment with the medium, to explore a subject that came “from a vulnerable place.” This led to photographing her mother, early engagements with self-portraiture, and photo sessions with women close to her. Initially, Thomas’s photography was used as material in her collages and paintings, but over time, the artist has embraced her photographs as standalone artworks.
This wall contains many facets of Thomas’s photography practice, all “proof of an experience between her and her subject,” as writer Jennifer Blessing observes. Some of the photographs—like La leon d’amour (A Lesson of Love), 2008, and Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe: Les trois femmes noires (Luncheon on the Grass: Three Black Women), 2010— became springboards for Thomas’s most well-known paintings. Other photographs speak to Thomas’s success and visibility as a dynamic studio photographer, as in her commission for Aperture in 2019, Untitled #3 (Orlando Series), and in Madame Carrie, 2018, for the New York Times.
About the video installation pictured below-
For this eight-channel video, Thomas was inspired by Eartha Kitt’s 1953 song Angelitos Negros (Black Angels), in which the singer implores artists of religious devotion to paint Black angels and add their depictions to visions of heaven. “You paint all our churches, and fill them with beautiful angels,” a translation of the song records, “but you never do remember, to paint us a Black angel.” For Thomas, the song was a revelation, speaking to the heart of her artistic practice of celebrating and advancing joyful images of Black women. This video is a collage, repurposing found footage from YouTube and enlisting Thomas’s muses to perform, all coming together in fulfillment of Kitt’s wish.
“Angelitos Negros (Black Angels)”, 2016, Eight channel digital video
There is a section of the exhibition devoted to Thomas's Resist series, which includes The Charnel House (Resist #5), 2021, pictured below.
About the Resist paintings from the museum-
Mickalene Thomas made her first Resist painting in 2017 for the Seattle Art Museum's Figuring History, an exhibition focused on questioning distorted narratives of history through Black experience. Making new work, Thomas brought her extensive artistic toolkit of collage, her use or rhinestones and other craft materials, and her viewpoint as a Black queer woman to create a direct encounter with the civil rights era of the 1960s. Thomas has spoken of being especially inspired by the work of Robert Colescott, whose satirical paintings offered her a sense of permission and a voice to approach social events proactively.
In the Resist series, Thomas finds echoes of the past in the present, layering archival images from the civil rights era with images from recent protests and uprisings related to Black Lives Matter and other social justice movements. Of central importance in Resist is memory, the remembrance of lives that have been taken by police brutality and injustice. In the works on view in this gallery, protests, such as those in the wake of the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, are seen in the context of images of activists like James Baldwin and Shirley Chisholm, as well as of photographs of race-based attacks on Black people from many decades
From the museum about The Charnel House-
In this painting, the history of civil rights in the United States meets the open conflicts and struggles of the present. The surface is an accumulation of slogans: signs for the Black Panther Party's free breakfast for children program join the names of Freddie Gray and Alton Sterling (both killed in encounters with police), as well as posters for Black Lives Matter and others from the March for Racial Justice held in September 2017 in Washington DC, specifically "Women of Color Have Always Led Change." The collision of eras in the work is buttressed and sharpened by deep questions about art's ability and responsibility to be an agent for political protest and change. Thomas interlaces the panel with patterns from Pablo Picasso's The Charnel House, 1944-45, a work that Picasso considered a depiction of a massacre and that (along with Guernica, 1937) is seen as the artist's most direct engagement with the politics and horrors of the Spanish Civil War and, for some commentators, World War II and the Holocaust.
In 2017 Mickalene Thomas began using Jet magazine as a source in her work, specifically it's nude calendar which used anonymous models.
From the museum about the series-
Thomas speaks of her Jet series as rooted in desire, in her openness to unapologetically love Black women: "I think there's something to owning Black women's erotica-us owning our sexuality needs to be validated as we own and love our own bodies, and want to be desired. The Black female body is beautiful."
"February 1976", 2021, Rhinestones, glitter, charcoal, acrylic, and oil paint on canvas mounted on wood panel and oak frame
About the above work from the museum-
The original Jet calendar image for February 1976 featured a model in an interior populated with plants, one of which served to obscure her genitals. A decorative screen acts as a backdrop and the model is posed like an odalisque, right out of art history. In Thomas's work, she intervenes dramatically in the scene, leaving the model mostly intact and expressive, while radically abstracting the plants and screen. For the painting's debut at Lévy Gorvy gallery in 2021, the artist evoked both the grid of the screen and the plants in the space itself, filling the floor with mirrored tiles and greenery, as seen installed here.
Jet Blue #28, 2021 Rhinestones, acrylic paint, oil pastel, mixed-media paper, and archival pigment prints on museum paper mounted on Dibond with mahogany and Jet Blue #45 (Neon), 2024, Neon
This exhibition closes 9/29/24.
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