On November 17 last year, Margo Roth and her granddaughter, Liza Namy, attended the opening night of Nick Cave: Forothermore at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York. Open through April 10, 2023, the career-spanning retrospective of Cave’s art honors his “lifelong commitment to creating space for those who feel marginalized by dominant society and culture.” “It was a […]
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Logan Fribley, a seventeen-year-old high school student from South Euclid, was signing up last summer for the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Currently Under Curation (CUC) program, when he recognized the subject matter he and other students would work with this year. It had something in common with a book he has had at home since he was a child: The […]
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Your easy, chronological guide to exhibits and opportunities at Northeast Ohio galleries, studios, and museums coming in the next few months. More information about many of these exhibits can be found elsewhere in the pages of CAN Journal. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, we encourage you to check with galleries for current protocols. Some in-person indoor events require proof of […]
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Lori Kella’s Shifting Ground depicts the severe erosion affecting the shore of Lake Erie and the Great Lakes. The scenes depicted feel delicate, with spindly tree branches and structures on the brink of crashing down. In this exhibition, Kella captures that moment of holding your breath and clenching your fists before another wave careens into the shoreline. Custom dioramas stand […]
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Root Matter by Amanda D. King, curated by Amber N. Ford, positions Christian mythology in relation to the Black experience. The exhibition examines religion through moments of both hope and macabre, walking the line between repression and release. King is a conceptual artist, cultural strategist, and social justice advocate who uses arts and culture to envision possibilities for transforming individuals, […]
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Watershed by Taryn McMahon, on view through March 4th at the McDonough Museum of Art, visually depicts the imperfect relationship between humans and nature. Initially, the works appear subdued, but the longer you spend with them, the more you’ll notice discrete nods to our increasingly polluted waterways. These works quietly portray the defilement of natural environments, a process that is […]
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The rustle of silk in a graveyard, a cryptic puzzle leading you through the trees, and the thrill of edging out your fellow sleuths as you search for treasure among the moss-covered tombs. It’s a fantasy plucked straight out of the pages of an Agatha Christie novel or perhaps the cross-hatched dreamscapes of an Edward Gorey illustration. And soon, just […]
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Keith Haring’s vibrant and energetic art has always grabbed attention. He first developed his signature style of lively linework in the early 1980s while making thousands of chalk drawings in the New York City subway. Working in graffiti not only resulted in exciting images, but also functioned as public performance, and Haring had an unfailing ability to draw a crowd. […]
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Just three years ago, a collective of Black professional artists imagined that their city could be a destination for Black artists to flourish. Often, artists travel for work and compete for subjective resources. Being an artist is much more than that! An artist needs like-minded support and genuine encouragement to create the works they imagine. As stated by poet Langston […]
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With an impressive collection permanently on view and new exhibitions opening every semester, the Allen Memorial Art Museum is considered one of the best academic museums in the country. This semester, we have eight exhibitions on view through the summer. Visit amam.oberlin.edu for associated events and more details. Like a Good Armchair: Getting Uncomfortable with Modern and Contemporary Art In […]
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