by Ann Landi | Sep 10, 2018 | Features
The degree has come under attack in recent years, but many say it’s worth the investment. Just know what you’re looking for—and consider a few alternatives. “MFA stands for yet another Mother-Fucking Artist,” declares one of the disgruntled students in a...
by Ann Landi | Jan 22, 2018 | Features
More reactions to the ugly zeitgeist We’ve now had a full year to take stock of the current administration in Washington and, as Melissa Stern points out, “Every day brings a new outrage, a new affront to common decency, an erosion of our democracy.” Some artists see...
by Ann Landi | Apr 17, 2017 | Features
The “genre,” if it is such these days, never really goes away Landscape painting enjoys a long and honorable history in art, going as far back as ancient times, when the Greeks and Romans made frescoes of pleasant vistas and enchanting gardens. There have been periods...
by Ann Landi | Dec 19, 2016 | Under the Radar
“Landscape is something I’ve always gravitated toward,” says Virginia Katz, whose work for the past 15 years or so in one way or another incorporates a fascination with wind, water, and land. Though born in Brooklyn, she spent most of her childhood in upstate New...
by Ann Landi | Feb 1, 2016 | Features
10 Smart Tips (and Reasons) for Using Social Media When I was writing regularly for ARTnews and the Wall Street Journal, I checked into Facebook only sporadically, usually when I was in the middle of transcribing a dull interview or blocked in writing a story. It was...
