Today’s Chicago Woman Blog: Art Cart
I write a column in the blog section of TCW magazine’s website called “Art Cart”. Very similar to my “Frame of Mind” posts, I feature various artists and list a handful of home décor selections that...
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Art I Love: Paola Gandolfi “L’eletricca” 2004
Paola Gandolfi occupies a unique situation among contemporary Italian painters. Though nominally linked to the Pittura Colta (Cultivated Painting) movement that has exercised so much influence over the...
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Art I Love: Mo’ Meta Blues
New book alert! Hold on to your afropicks, Questlove (of The Roots and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon) is now a literary genius. AND who doesn’t love his nod to Milton Glaser? iLove. Here’s a description...
View ArticleArt I Love: The Butler Movie Trailer
Ever since Oprah released the steamy photograph of her and Terrence Howard on the set, we’ve been wondering what kind of monumental project The Butler would turn out to be. Boasting veteran actors such...
View ArticleArt I Love: Rafael Leonardo Black, Discovered at 64
A artist living in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn has been painting for himself for three decades- keeping his artwork secluded in his apartment. He never made a living as an artist, instead working a series...
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Art I Love: Frida Kahlo “The Little Deer” 1946
Frida Kahlo de Rivera (born Magdalena Carmen Frieda Kahlo y Calderón) was a Mexican painter, born in Coyoacán, who is best known for her self-portraits. Kahlo’s life began and ended in Mexico City, in...
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Art I Love: Georgia O’Keeffe “Nude Series XII” 1917
Georgia Totto O’Keeffe was an American artist. Born near Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, O’Keeffe first came to the attention of the New York art community in 1916. She made large-format paintings of enlarged...
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Art I Love: Louise Bourgeois “Arch of Hysteria” 1993
Louise Bourgeois (born December 25, 1911) is an artist and sculptor. Her most famous works are possibly the spider structures, titled Maman, from the last dozen years. All of Bourgeois’ sculptures...
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Art I Love: Kevin Francis Gray “Kids on a Tomb” 2008
Kevin Francis Gray creates modern neoclassicist-inspired sculptures. He attention to detail in the draping is especially highlighted in his works. He often works in fiberglass resin, wood, and...
View ArticleArt I Love: Companhia Urbana de Dança from Brazil
Companhia Urbana de Dança frrom Brazil, a dance company founded by Sonia Destri, combines contemporary, urban and Brazilian social dances. Featuring an all male ensemble, the company performs pieces...
View ArticleArt I Love: Cutie and the Boxer Trailer
First there was Eames: The Architect and The Painter chronicling the lives of Ray and Charles Eames. Then there’s Herb & Dorothy and their Vogel art collection. Now we have CUTIE AND THE BOXER,...
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Art I Love: KAWS x MTV MUSIC AWARDS
I should have been a rapper (because I absolutely cannot sing any inkling of a tune) because then I could have made it possible to earn a MTV music award. The man on the moon now has a friend. The MTV...
View ArticleArt I Love: Art from Everyday Objects
HooplaHa.com, an online destination for videos that make you smile, has edited a pretty cool video of art being made from everyday objects such as cereal, sand, sugar, dominoes, metro cards, bread...
View ArticleArt I Love: CrazySexyCool: The TLC Movie
I wish I could find the photos of me donning my Major Damage, Girbaud or Get Used jeans (2 or 3 sizes too big, mind you) with my Jordan sneakers and my impromptu lipstick (eyeliner and lip gloss) and...
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Art I Love: Streetfood Artistry Festival Chicago x The MCB Shop
STREETFOOD ARTISTRY FESTIVAL CHICAGO is one of my favorite events that takes place yearly. Featuring food trucks, street art performers, a gallery exhibition and a street market featuring creative...
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Art I Love: Kehinde Wiley “An Economy of Grace” 2012
Kehinde Wiley (born 1977) is a New York-based portrait painter, who is known for his highly naturalistic paintings of contemporary urban African, African-American, Afro-Brazilian, Indian and...
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Art I Love: Andy Warhol on Ebay. Yes, Ebay.
An early sketch, by the late pop art superstar Andy Warhol, is currently bidding on Ebay.com. A British businessman named Andy Fields bought this drawing for a mere $5 at a Las Vegas garage sale! And...
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Art I Love: Picasso Baby (and Kehinde Baby, Condo Baby, Mutu Baby)
This past weekend, Jay-Z debuted the video for his song “Picasso Baby” which he calls a “Performance Art Film” that he performed at the Pace Gallery in NYC for 6 hours. The 10-minute long video...
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Art I Love: Judith Geher
Judith Geher lives and works in Toronto, Canada, and holds a Bachelor of Architecture with honours from the University of Toronto. Her practice includes drawing, painting, and sculpture, as well as...
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Art I Love: Wangechi Mutu
Wangechi Mutu is an artist and sculptor who lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Mutu was educated in Nairobi at Loreto Convent Msongari (1978–1989) and later studied at the United World College of...
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