Diego Rivera in Detroit: The Great Controversy
How do you get 10,000 people to visit an art museum on opening day during the Great Depression? You create a controversy, or at lease encourage one.
Rachel Istvan 9 December 2024
The Veiled Christ: Art or Alchemy?
In the nave of the Sansevero Chapel in Naples there is a unique sculpture depicting Jesus after the crucifixion. His body is covered with a thin...
Rachel Istvan 5 December 2024
Keith Haring’s Graffiti in New York Subway
When Keith Haring moved from Pennsylvania to New York City to be an art student, he was inspired by the graffiti art that he saw covering subway cars...
Rachel Istvan 28 June 2024
Liza Lou Beading the World…One Tiny Bead at a Time
When I was in high school, my art teacher told the class to visit Liza Lou’s art exhibit. I agreed and seriously it was one of the top five...
Rachel Istvan 13 October 2017
Death by Art: the Untimely Death of Luis Jimenez
Creating art is not usually a very dangerous endeavor, but for Luis Jimenez it unfortunately was. This is the story of a misunderstood piece of art...
Rachel Istvan 6 October 2017
FEAR NOT, When Jesus Tells You He is Coming, You Build Him a Throne
After receiving religious visions, James Hampton spent 14 years of his life preparing for Christ’s return to earth. When he died from stomach...
Rachel Istvan 4 August 2017
Why You May Not Have Heard of Clyfford Still
Abstract Expressionism is an American movement that included artists such as Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, and Willem de Kooning. While you probably...
Rachel Istvan 3 July 2017