Shofar-Jesu: India Ink on Paper
By Visual Art Issue 120
The paintings were inspired by an old Bible with engravings of scenes from the Old and New Testaments.
Read MoreParadigm Shift
By Visual Art Issue 120
I was confronted with the reality that a perfect church could not exist, that the leaders that I had grown up revering were flawed and very human.
Read MoreIn the Studio
By Visual Art Issue 120
The following year I reentered the studio to die. After fifteen days—unable to eat or sleep, my mind desperately trying to give solace to my broken life—I finally collapsed and gave up my life in radical surrender.
Read MoreTalismans of Time
By Visual Art Issue 119
I don’t pretend that I am capturing the truth about my subjects. I’m interested in creating something that feels timeless, that could have been made at any moment.
Read MoreBreasts: A Graphic Essay
By Visual Art Issue 119
In Sicily, they bake Mini di Virginia, little pink cakes with cherries for nipples, to honor her saint’s day.
Read MoreCurator’s Corner
By Visual Art Issue 119
As a curator, I have a nearly mystical sense of the power of objects to open a portal between history and today, lives long ended and lives currently unfolding.
Read MoreIn the Studio
By Visual Art Issue 119
It’s interesting to me how quick we are to trust a museum’s account of history simply because it’s presented in a way that feels organized and professional. We gloss over whatever seems unappealing or doesn’t fit into the story we are trying to tell. In many ways, I think fiction can tell a more honest story than what we consider to be the truth.
Read MoreVermeer Fever
By Visual Art Issue 118
It was always Vermeer’s instinct to return us to our truest selves, but to do so he had to learn how to make his figures vulnerable.
Read MoreCalled to Action: Spirituality and Activism in the Work of Caron Tabb
By Visual Art Issue 118
She seeks out materials rife with metaphor—Jewish ritual objects, found objects, repurposed garments—then transforms them with paint, cement, fire, and text, with the goal of sparking dialogue, increasing empathy, and engaging in difficult conversations.
Read MoreIn the Studio
By Visual Art Issue 118
My art practice also ebbs and flows like the liturgical seasons.
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