The highly anticipated Fall 2021 ad campaign by Tiffany & Company features the incredibly glamorous (and ultimate power couple) Beyoncé and Jay-Z, but no one seems to be talking about Bey and Hova. No one’s even commenting on the 128-carat diamond that Beyoncé wears in an homage to Audrey Hepburn’s Holly Golightly, the main character […]
Read more "Basquiat at Tiffany’s?"Last week I debuted the first lecture in my new series – The Artist as Alchemist: Spirituality, Science & Magic in Art – to a wonderfully engaging collection of Zoom participants. The first lecture in this series – Spirals & The Sun: The Art & Science of Newgrange – was devoted to learning more about […]
Read more "Spirals & The Sun: The Art & Science of Newgrange"There has been a rash of interesting pop culture and art historical collaborations over the past few months and I am curious to hear your thoughts! Singer-songwriter, Halsey, who has incorporated live painting into her musical performances, kicked off the summer of 2021 by announcing their latest album via a short film set in The […]
Read more "A Summer of Art History & Pop Culture Collaborations"Last month, The Wandering Art Historian book club met to discuss Modern Art by Evelyn Toynton. I really enjoyed this book despite it being a sort of 20th century Greek tragedy. There are a bunch of tragic men and tragic women and they are all suffering and it is mostly due to their own life […]
Read more "My Covid Classic – #19"This year I noticed something very interesting regarding my personal research trends. In reevaluating the topics and people I spent the last two years researching, there seem to be quite a few connections to spirituality, science, mathematics and magic all swirled together in a sort of art historical stew. So, as we art historians tend […]
Read more "The Artist as Alchemist"I hope you will join me every Tuesday on The Wandering Art Historian YouTube channel for ART SNACKS! This NEW, long-running web series offers viewers a variety of art historical fun facts, mysteries, urban legends, interesting insights and more, all in “bite-sized” videos that last about five minutes or less. Long time followers of this […]
Read more "ART SNACKS!"The Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, FL has a very interesting exhibition currently on view. The Woman Who Broke Boundaries: Photographer Lee Miller explores the fascinating and intoxicating life of Surrealist artist and photojournalist Lee Miller. This was a total learning experience for me and it pains me to admit this, but I knew absolutely […]
Read more "Lee Miller at The Dali"Those of you who have been following this blog for a while know that I am not just The Wandering Art Historian, but that I am also a painter. Did you also know that I sometimes dabble in photography? I do not in any way consider myself a photographer. I just like taking pictures! For […]
Read more "Mobile Photography Exhibition"In June, The Wandering Art Historian book club completed a discussion of its sixth book this year – that’s a lot of books! – and I have to say that it was the most fun I have had in a long time! June’s book was The Art Forger by B.A. Shapiro and I cannot recommend […]
Read more "Degas’ “After the Bath” Series"If you live in Central Florida or if you are planning a visit to the area, I highly recommend a stop at the Mennello Museum of American Art in Orlando’s Loch Haven Park. The current exhibition is incredibly delightful and inspiring and it is only on view for a few more weeks. The Grand Portraits […]
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