Or does she? I ask because, in Peiffer’s telling, what moved these artists as much as their habitat was Barr’s challenge, which hung in the air for all newcomers, the conscious attempt to surpass the drippy abstractions of their forebears. (We learn that another upstart, the perfectionist Frank Stella, tacked a de Kooning reproduction in

Professor Boryana Rossa examines We Are All Here to Rot, by Oksana Kazmina ’24, at Bulgaria’s National Gallery/The Palace. The BioArt work featured print, memory foam and a video loop of Kazmina’s own bacteria. Oksana Kazmina ’24 entered Syracuse University in the fall of 2022, months before Russian tanks rolled into her native Ukraine. A

Marie Mellott’s versatility as an artist has won her many accolades over the years. Paintings, drawings, mixed media pieces as well as poetry and performance art have all been part of her repertoire. I’ve seen much of her work, which for me is quite inspirational. It shows me that an artist does not have to

Let’s begin with what’s going right. If you want to see visual art created by locals, there are places to do that. There are several galleries throughout the Valley showing work by local artists. Downtown Las Vegas’ 18b Arts District hosts a concentration of galleries, and its monthly First Friday community fair brings art into

Visual effects (VFX) crews at Marvel Studios will begin to vote to unionize on Aug. 21. Ballots are due on Sept. 11, and the vote count will take place on Sept. 12. A press release sent Aug. 7 notes that “A supermajority of Marvel’s more than 50-worker crew had signed authorization cards indicating they wished

The Center for Visual Anthropology The Center for Visual Anthropology (CVA) at USC was founded by acclaimed anthropologist Barbara Myerhoff, best known for her Academy Award-winning documentary Number Our Days (1976). Dedicated to incorporating visual modes of expression into the academic discipline of anthropology, the CVA worked in conjunction with USC Anthropology faculty through teaching,

Meow Wolf is gearing up for the second edition of Vortex at the JunkYard with massive musicians, huge art installations, live performers, and more. Meow Wolf is one of the most colorful and coveted art exhibits across the country. With its most recent structure popping up in Denver in September of 2021, the beloved brand

Robert’s dad is the well-known local photographer Ken Finegan, whose work can be seen in The Argus every week, and Tara’s father is a visual artist. Having crowd-funded for the EP, they decided to embrace modern technology, so not only would the music be available on streaming platforms, but listeners could use a QR which

While many celebrities are involved in the beauty industry as spokespersons and models, there are comparatively few partnerships between beauty brands and visual artists. Yet a handful of brilliant alliances do exist and are worthy of shining a light on. Salvador Dali for Schiaparelli Le Roy Soleil perfume ad and perfume bottle within its gold

In a groundbreaking fusion of art and music, visual artist Emily Ward Bivens and musician Josh D. Reed have joined forces in their new exhibit, “Human, Robot, Human.” The immersive experience opens to the public July 29 at the University of Nevada, Reno at Lake Tahoe’s Prim Library with an artists’ reception and talk on