“She sees herself as a tool for social activism and what she does with this tool is to shape into images of self-affirmation.”
Esther Oladapo: Art, Fashion, Image-Making and the Language of the Body
Syria, I Went Back
“And now, one year later, I would walk into an arrivals hall at Damascus airport filled with Syrian families crying and hugging separated sons, now-married daughters, and children that have never seen their homeland. So many tears.”
The Great Unknown and the Unknown Great: Rediscovering artist and political activist Chuzo Tamotsu
His art was “One small way to express my love for peace and hatred for war … is to do what I can for any victims of aggression, wherever they may be.”
The Enduring Power of Minnie Evans
“By making and sharing such an extraordinary body of work, Evans determined that her world would not be lost.”
The Smoking Fish (El pez que fuma, 1977)
“Frequently claimed by critics as the best Venezuelan film ever made, El pez que fuma, (1977) was produced in the midst of the Oil Boom era and has since become a potent metaphor for the decadence at the height of Venezuela’s economic splendor.”
Letter From the Editor, January 2026
Starting 2026 in a rambling sort of way.
Ellen Harvey: Winter in the Summer House
“He loved nature and the Hudson Valley landscape so much — and I think we all need to be inspired by that or there will be no icebergs left to paint.”
Seeing
“It delved into photographs’ potential as a way to arrive at a photographic vision and a photographic philosophy of seeing.”
Cloud Moving Wind: Basho’s Travels
I myself have been tempted for a long time by the cloud-moving wind — filled with a strong desire to wander.
The Curious Life of James Castle
Working with soot, spit, and found objects, James Castle produced beautiful art.
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