Berlin’s Festival of Lights: A Colorful and Chaotic Community-Wide Block Party

Brandenburg Gate at the Berlin, Germany Festival of Lights 2014

This past weekend saw the debut of the very popular “Lumiere” event in London. Described as “installations from the world’s most exciting artists working with light,” this outside exhibit joined a long line of other city light festivals held throughout the year and all over the world, including Sydney, Singapore, Helsinki, Amsterdam, and Lyon. Each […]

For Valentine’s Day – Visiting Two of the Art World’s Best Kisses

Klimt's The Kiss at the Belvedere Palace and Museum in Vienna, Austria

    On this most romantic day, it seems appropriate to talk about love, affection, and passion. Artists such as Renoir, Jean-Léon Gérôme, and Constantin Brancusi have used love as themes in some incredibly moving masterpieces. And I’m thrilled to have seen in person two of the most famous works to focus on, well, smooching. […]

Interactive, ‘Found Object’ Artwork on Display at Crystal Bridges Museum

State of the Art Exhibit at Crystal Bridges Museum

Although still exhausted from getting home late Friday night from an overseas trip, I was excited (in a sleepy way!) on Sunday to check out the State of the Art Exhibit at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas. And wowza! The giant, quirky, interesting, thought-provoking exhibit did not disappoint. Although I […]

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