Ray Caspio creates site-specific multimedia installations that are simultaneously immersive and ephemeral. In his most recent work, THE WALL at 1300 Gallery at 78th Street Studios, curated by Kelly Pontoni, he combines the ambient sounds and storytelling in this dynamic exhibition of pandemic-era performance, installation, painting, and other media. His immersive work interweaves sensory and mental information to open new […]
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Love Being Black, June 1–July 1 In Love Being Black, writer Ali Black and photographer Donald Black Jr, pair works that look into the world of the Black funeral and capture the residue of violence and racism. These works show an effortless collaboration between two artists. And while this is admirable, it also indicates an alarming reality—trauma sits too comfortably […]
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The artists in The Infinite Mix filter and play with the absurd in a time and space that seems so damn upside-down and surreal. It is very much like the moment in which Man Ray developed his early artistic approaches during the Dada movement. Shaped by the trauma of World War I and the emergence of a modern media culture, […]
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In his sketchbooks, Pablo Picasso often made drawings where, by pressing hard, he would create an imprint transferred to the following page. He would be greeted with a trace on the subsequent page that presented a template for changing the image later, gradually or radically. The opportunity to create multiples and develop work through a series is best celebrated with […]
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CAN Fall Issue Despite the honored position that the name Cleaveland holds in the city’s history, it is the incorrect spelling, Cleveland, without the extra “a,” that is our city’s name. One legend has it that in 1830 the city’s newspaper could not fit the “a” in its headline, so the city became Cleveland. Using 21st century technology, the shorthand of […]
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“I can’t stand art actually. I’ve never, ever liked art,” said internationally-renowned artist David Hammons. And when asked “why do you make it?” His response: “…Because art is about symbols, and outrageously magical things happen when you mess around with a symbol.” The lineup of artists in Messin’ with You at YARDS Projects play to the spirit of Hammons, where […]
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Juried shows are gateways for artists to get a foot in the door and show their stuff. They cast a wide net, attract a range of artists, and create a buzz that draws large audiences to see diverse works on display at one time. For this year’s Juried Show at BAYarts, artists Sarah Curry and David King were tasked to […]
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The guitarist Eric Clapton was known for his pioneering electric guitar work, acoustic and slide guitar and Dobro skills. Equally impressive was his interest in personally restringing his own guitar, to his liking, between song breaks, rather than having a roadie do it. This often meant long pauses between songs, which in turn would prompt audience members to break […]
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For decades, the City of Cleveland, has had a scarce commitment to the support of the arts and cultural sector. In particular, the creative workforce—the individual people who actually do the creating– has been exceedingly undervalued. Those are people hit hard by the COVID crisis. Currently the arts sector, coordinated by Assembly for the Arts, is asking Cleveland City […]
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Note: I met people who thoroughly loved the Immersive van Gogh experience. They really got lost in the atmosphere. And really, whatever you get lost in–whether it’s nature or movies or what have you– if it makes people feel better, fantastic. I resisted telling people who I knew had tickets about my response, so as not to be a Debby […]
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