Artist-Designer John Preus
Artist John Preus maintains a professional design studio that uses 2nd hand materials, including discarded furniture from closed Chicago Public Schools.
Reinterpreting The Chauvet Cave Paintings
Do France’s Chauvet Cave paintings depict a contemporary volcanic eruption? Recent research argues that they do.
Power in the Painting: Faith Ringgold and her Story Quilts
Through a didactic retelling of history, artist Faith Ringgold uses her story quilts to reframe the past.
Why We Should Preserve Artist Studios
The rich historical and inspirational sites of artists’ studios and homes make them worthy of historical preservation.
On Text and Textile with Artist Dianna Frid
Mexican-Canadian artist Dianna Frid explore the ways physical forms shape how we conceive of reality.
Ellen Gallagher: Questioning Race
Artist Ellen Gallagher interweaves text and images to force viewers to confront and question race in American society.
Afrofuturist Artist Krista Franklin
Visual artist Krista Franklin uses various media to create fantastic new worlds inspired by science fiction, the Black Arts Movement, and Afrofuturism.
Introducing “And, Also, Too”: A Column Dedicated to the Theory and Practice of Art
The image of the artist as eccentric genius or shaman is ubiquitous in popular culture for good reason. ...
The Assemblage Sculptures of Betye Saar
Artist Betye Saar subverts, reclaims, and draws on both public and personal spaces. Her work remains as relevant today as it did when it was first created.
What Love Tokens Can Tell Us About Poor Women in Early Modern England
Poor English women imbued everyday objects with an emotional power that they gave and received. These were known as love tokens.