The art of critically-acclaimed Japanese artist, Yayoi Kusama, now commands the highest price for any female artist alive today. As an art-world superstar, Kusama has attracted millions of museum-goers worldwide who wait for hours for the chance to take selfies to post on Instagram in one of her mirrored Infinity...
IndigNation–Jim Carrey’s Political Cartoons
Squeeze. Mueller. Squeeze
Every time I think I know what Jim Carrey will do next as a comedian the actor throws me off balance. Think of his new HBO series Kidding. But most of all, his evolution as a no-holds-barred political artist just blows me away.
I recently was privileged to see more than 80 of his sketches at the Maccarone Gallery...
“The Salt of the Earth” (2014) –Drawing with Light
Iguana Marina
Sebastiao Salgado, the renowned Brazilian sociopolitical photographer, is the subject of this emotionally harrowing documentary. The viewer witnesses photographs of heartbreaking gravity and human agony, both unprecedented and breathtaking. The 2014 Academy Award nominated The Salt of the Earth reveals Salgado’s masterpieces...
Carmel Bach Festival–The Joy of Music
Now celebrating its 80th anniversary, the world-renowned Carmel Bach Festival has just begun its summer season.
“A Third Gender–Beautiful Youths in Japanese Prints”– Japan Society, New York City ( March 10- June 11, 2017)
The notion of gender fluidity is the essence of this Japan Society exhibit of woodblock prints. The show challenges modern notions that male and female are obvious either-or identities.
David Bowie–Connoisseur of Art
David Bowie's private art at Sotheby's auction