A conversation with Sal Cosenza about how I feel, think, and get over it all. It’s about art.
Artist Conversation Series: Joan Waters
Undivided Attention – New work in welded steel and paint by Joan Waters, ©2011
A few years ago, I had the opportunity to chat with Joan Waters about her exhibit, “Undivided Attention: New Work in Welded Steel and Paint”, at the Chandler Center for the Arts. We spoke about being an artist and the people who played a role in her career. Here is a portion of what we talked about.
Video Interview
POTUS & FLOTUS ~44~ Portraits in San Francisco!
President & Mrs. Obama’s official portraits have been touring the United States and they will be at the de Young Museum, San Francisco starting June 18, 2022.
“From the moment of their unveiling at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C., in February 2018, the official portraits of President Barack Obama and Mrs. Michelle Obama have become iconic.”
June 18 ~ August 14, 2022
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA
(Kehinde Wiley’s portrait of President Obama and Amy Sherald’s portrait of the former First Lady)
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Jean-Michel Basquiat
The work of American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (12/22/60 – 8/12/88), is on view in Chelsea.
“Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure…Featuring over 200 never before and rarely seen paintings, drawing, ephemera and artifacts, this celebration of Basquiat’s life opened on April 9, 2022 at the NYC Landmark Starrett-Lehigh Building.”
Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure
Starrett-Lehigh Building (Entrance on 27th Street)
601 West 26th Street,
New York, NY
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Judy Chicago at the S.F. De Young Museum
“Judy Chicago: A Retrospective pays homage to the pioneering feminist artist… whose lifelong fight against the suppression and erasure of women’s creativity has finally come full circle…The exhibition includes approximately 130 paintings, prints, drawings, and ceramic sculptures, in addition to ephemera, several films, and a documentary.”
Judy Chicago: A Retrospective
De Young Museum
Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, CA
Ladies at the High ~ Women’s History Month!
March 1 – March 31, 2022 is set aside to acknowledge women’s accomplishments in all fields. However their art, on view in the permanent collection at the Atlanta High Museum, is showcased all year.
“Pioneers, Influencers, and Rising Voices: Women in the Collection”
“In observance of the 2020 centennial of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting women the right to vote, this installation is drawn from the High Museum’s collection and features artworks made exclusively by women.”
Included are “some of the most influential voices of the past fifty years, such as Kiki Smith, Lorna Simpson, and Shirin Neshat; midcareer artists such as Won Ju Lim and Chantal Joffe; emerging artists such as Jamian Juliano-Villani and Ella Kruglyanskaya; and Atlanta-based artists Annette Cone-Skelton and Rocío Rodríguez.”
“Pioneers, Influencers, and Rising Voices: Women in the Collection”
High Museum of Art
1280 Peachtree St NE
Atlanta, GA
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