There was one day in Drawing class when half the class decided to just not show up. There was probably about 5 of us in there watching an alumni present his newer works and talk about his experiences at the Corcoran... and that was exciting. He talked about how he participated in the New York Studio Program and how experiencing New York that ( Read more... )

    YAY! I'm so glad! I'm going back to D.C. on like... Tuesday. It's such a weird time to go back, but I feel a major relief knowing that I'm going back to the city. Even though there's nothing to do, I'm going to try to do something -- get a job or SOMETHING. I really do need a job. Spending money is just something that comes natural to me -- I ( Read more... )

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    I really like these paintings by Titus Kaphar. He takes traditional 1700 era portraiture and reconfigures it, creating a new context with old images.


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    Browsing around tonight, I ran across this scathing description of a show in New York months ago by Julie Heffernan. It goes:

At long last we mounted the steep stairs to PPOW to see Julie Heffernan's latest show, Booty. After walking around a bit I said to Stephanie, "Old Master technique and topless women. So how come I'm not excited?"
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