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“Light into Space” — Artist Quotes
James Turrell, Acro, red, 1968, corner projection (image source). James Turrell, Juke, Green, 1968, corner projection (image source). James Turrell, Spread, 2003 at the Henry Art Gallery in Seattle, Wash. […]
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Rachel Crain | First place, drawing – color. Pink Cree High School, 12th Grade. Young People’s Art Exhibition: Winners Tour Reception Friday, July 6, 5-7p | Bemis School […]
Read the full article5 W’s of James Turrell’s Roden Crater
James Turrell, Roden Crater. “[Roden Crater] has knowledge in it, and it does something with that knowledge.” — James Turrell WHO? American artist, Guggenheim Fellow (1974), MacArthur Fellow (1984), […]
Read the full articleOptical Illusions
James Turrell, Alta (Pink) as part of “Cosmic Wonder” at San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center, 1968. This piece shows how Turrell challenges the viewer into questioning whether that is just light or […]
Read the full articleMaking a Fat Suit: it aint over till the fat lady sings
In the big, fat, musical comedy Hairspray (May 10–June 3, 2012), Drew Frady adorns a fat suit when playing Edna Turnblad, the very large mother of teenage heroine Tracy […]
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Tracy (Andrea Rutherford) is a teenager who wants to dance, love, and racially integrate the country. Photo by Nathan Willers Andrea Rutherford Singing, dancing, and all the while […]
Read the full articleNEW Acquisition: Jerry Vigil’s “Saint Drogo”
“Saint Drogo, Patron of Coffee Houses,” Jerry Vigil, acrylic paint on carved bass wood Remember our artist spotlight on Jerry Vigil in November about his Day of the Dead art? […]
Read the full articleGuess This Quote!
“The eye and soul are caressed in the contemplation of form and color. The subtle changes of color over a surface — transitions that are like music — are intangible […]
Read the full articleBroadcast Legend Dick Clark
Dick Clark selects a record in his station library in Philadelphia.Image Source. America’s oldest teenager and broadcasting legend, Dick Clark changed the lives of adults and teenagers throughout the decades. […]
Read the full articleDirector Spotlight: John Waters
The pope of trash … John Waters. Photograph: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images Baltimore native, John Waters isn’t the typical director. Most of his films were filmed in Baltimore on a low […]
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