An Interview with EXPO CHICAGO’s Tony Karman
Tony Karman. Courtesy EXPO Chicago Yesterday marked the opening of the eleventh iteration of EXPO CHICAGO, one of America’s leading art fairs and perhaps the biggest event on the calendar …
Arts Interviews
Arts Review: “Fashion Statements” at Kunsthalle München
Rolf Snoeren and Viktor Horsting (Viktor&Rolf). BrauerPhotos / S.Brauer fr Kunsthalle Mnchen “Exhibitions are more democratic than the runway: they allow more visitors, and they last longer,” Dutch fashion duo …
Observer Interviews the Founders of Field Recruitment
Field Recruitment founders Megan ODell (l.) and Ines de Seroux (r.). Courtesy of Field Recruitment Working in the art world has many perks. The parties are great, and the people …
An Interview with Katy Hessel On Museums Without Men
Katy Hessel Lily Bertrand-Webb “I could tell you far more about Dora Maar than I could Picasso,” Katy Hessel told the New York Times last year. Championing a fiercely feminist …
Interview: Don and Mera Rubell On 60 Years of Marriage and Art
Mera and Don Rubell at the Washington, D.C., campus of the Rubell Museum. Shuran Huang for The Washington Post via Getty Images Don and Mera Rubell first met in the …
Who Is Eclipse Artist Tyler Nordgren?
Courtesy of Tyler Nordgren While some places in central and upstate New York are still blanketed in snow, the Rochester Museum & Science Center (RMSC) is heating up in preparation …
An Interview with Nam June Paik Art Center Director Dr. Namhee Park
Nam June Paik Art Center Director Dr. Namhee Park. Courtesy NJP Art Center Dr. Namhee Park was recently named the new director of the Nam June Paik Art Center, the …
An Interview with Music Curator Jonathan Wilson of ART Gallery NSW
Jonathan Wilson. Photo © Art Gallery of New South Wales, Anna Kucera In his signature wide-brimmed hat and artfully draped clothes, Jonathan Wilson is standing in the heart of the …
An Interview with Baltimore Museum of Art Chief Curator Kevin Tervala
BMA curator Kevin Tervala. Maximilian Franz / Courtesy the BMA A few months ago the Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) named Kevin Tervala as the institution’s new Eddie C. and …
An Interview with Realist Painter Eric Fischl
Eric Fischl, ‘Companions,’ 2023, acrylic on linen, 72 x 78 inches. Courtesy of Skarskedt Eric Fischl is a figurative painter known for his cinematic, dreamy paintings of American life. Whether …