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By Tala Stuart SAM TAC 2022-23 Most people know that a big part of contemporary art is abstract art. It is enjoyed by many; the strange and unfamiliar distortions of reality can captivate a variety of audiences. While it has its supporters — there are also many who believe it takes no real skill. At first … Read more
By Sophia Chursina SAM TAC 2022-23 Can you guess who was denied all political rights and legally considered their husband’s property? That’s right, women during the Renaissance. But that didn’t stop them from being iconic. Caravaggio, Boy Bitten by a Crayfish, between 1593 and 1600. Take, for example, Sofonisba Anguissola. Although her father wasn’t a painter … Read more
By Scarlett Jane Whisnant SAM TAC 2022-23 Art binds us all. Some may say it makes us human. When fear and hate separate us, art can be used to increase knowledge and bring us back together. Art and advocacy have always been connected. Historically, the Guerrilla Girls, a group of feminist artists, were known to be … Read more
Santiago Lemus and Camilo Acosta Huntertexas, Los Amarillos/em>, 2022Commissioned by Visual AIDS for Being & Belonging Camila Arce, Memoria Vertical, 2022Commissioned by Visual AIDS for Being & Belonging Clifford Prince King, Kiss of Life, 2022Commissioned by Visual AIDS for Being & Belonging Davina “Dee” Conner and Karin Hayes, Here We Are: Voices of Black Women … Read more
Artist David Budd, 1927-1991 Mike Solomon Excerpted from the memoir, Our Salon by the Sea © 2022 Mike Solomon Mike and David in East Hampton1975 Photo courtesy of Solomon Archive It’s an interesting and often comforting thing to have someone in your life that knew of your arrival before you were born. Artist David Budd … Read more
Katherine Cheairs, Voices at the Gate, 2021. Commissioned by Visual AIDS for Day With(out) Art 2021.Still courtesy of Visual AIDS Cristóbal Guerra, Nobleza(s) de Sangre, 2021. Commissioned by Visual AIDS for Day With(out) Art 2021.Still courtesy of Visual AIDS Danny Kilbride, The Mersey Model, 2021. Commissioned by Visual AIDS for Day With(out) Art 2021.Still courtesy … Read more