Abstraction of Destruction
Speak of the devil. Visit the reception and view the images if you can. Cheers, Bill
Category Archives: art and media
Beauty and Destruction
There was a time when the only place you could find J. Henry Fair’s Industrial Scars was in the Muse Gallery of Practical Ethics. That began to change several years ago, however, with small showings around the Hudson Valley, then … Continue reading
Mocha Dick
Williams College Museum of Art (WCMA) is an amazing institution. Holding a wonderful collection of its own, the museum curates temporary exhibitions that are by turns breathtakingly beautiful and profoundly thought-provoking. It also offers an incomparable educational resources to Williams … Continue reading
Animal Inventory TV, Episodes 1 and 2 (by Lisa Brown)
Animal Inventory TV is a new video web show (in association with my blog, Animal Inventory) that profiles profound relationships between humans and other animals. Each episode profiles an animal and his or her person, and tells the story of … Continue reading
Henry Fair at MassMoca
Henry Fair’s photographs of degraded yet beautiful landscapes are on view at MassMoca. Fair’s New Horizons in Landscape is part of the Badlands exhibit curated by Denise Markonish. Visit www.massmoca.org for more information. You can view more of Henry’s work … Continue reading
Harmony between Humans and Animals Created via Photoshop (by Lisa Brown)
A scandal has arisen in China in which one of the winners of CCTV’s Top 10 News Photos of the Year (2007) has recently admitted to photo-shopping his picture. The artist, Liu Weiqiang, is a well-established and respected photographer who … Continue reading