Not-So-Still Life with Children

Not-So-Still Life with Children

Not-So-Still Life with Children By Christine Taylor Patten Without my four sons, I would be a different artist. They were born one right after the other—the oldest was four when the fourth was born—simplifying as many complications as were created. I dearly wanted a...
Ellen Harvey

Ellen Harvey

Ellen HarveyEllen Harvey’s subversive but humorous installations question what we talk about when we talk about art.  SoundCloud Facebook For nearly 20 years, Ellen Harvey has been creating installations, site-specific projects, and works in many different...
The Fate of the Art at the Four Seasons

The Fate of the Art at the Four Seasons

The Fate of the Art at the Four Seasons By Ann Landi Over the holidays, I learned from a friend that the venerable Four Seasons  Restaurant in the landmark Seagram Building on Park Avenue would be closing this summer. I was a little late to that news, and it is not...
Joan Linder on Miriam Dym

Joan Linder on Miriam Dym

Joan Linder on Miriam Dym History aside, when I think of an artist whose work I admire and who has had immeasurable impact on my work, I think of Miriam Dym. We met in graduate school nearly two decades ago. She has a particular, and idiosyncratic, vision that engages...