The Arts
By: Amanda Coggin
In 1878, the Irish novelist Margaret Wolfe Hungerford wrote, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”—a phrase I recall whenever I view art. Whether... Read more >>
I have had the greatest attraction towards art that has been created for social advocacy and change. I am awe-struck when reading about historic art... Read more >>
Snapshots of Sincerity: Lee Friedlander at SFMOMA
Street signs are imbued with a vibrant quirkiness. Candid, revealing snapshots of drunken partygoers take the viewer back to a New York City bar in... Read more >>
Jenny: Friday Night Life
I host a life-drawing class at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, one of many life-drawing venues in the SF/Bay Area. It’s an open, ongoing, drop-in class. Read more >>
Annie Leibovitz: On a Personal Note
Of course you know Annie Leibovitz. Those celebrity magazine covers—Brad, Demi, and Uma. They lauded her in your art classes and you might even have... Read more >>
Ruby & Rachel: Double Trapeze in Oz
I came to Australia to perform at the Tasmania Circus Festival—and to hike and play in the land Down Under ... Read more >>
The Most Erotic Paintings of All Time
Erotic imagery in art is something shared by most, if not all, cultures. Michelangelo’s David, Kama Sutra-inspired batiks in the Himalayas, and phallic shrines in... Read more >>
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