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Behind the Mask—Abe Frajndlich and Cindy Sherman, at Emily Davis Gallery

One of the small handful of Cleveland artists with an international following, the photographer Abe Frajndlich, is almost invisible here in Cleveland because his career took an international turn.   For over fifteen years he photographed celebrities, from rock stars to celebrated authors, for the weekend edition of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, the major newspaper in Frankfurt.  As a consequence he’s […]

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Scenes from CAN’s benefit, Buy Art / Buy Ohio

Some of the most tenacious and generous and art-savvy people in the region found their way to The Hall at St. James in Lakewood for CAN Journal’s benefit, Buy Art / Buy Ohio November 8. Thanks to generous support from Walk Your Plans, the organization had a gorgeous venue with a projection system we were able to use to bathe […]

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Hostage Crisis: Andy Warhol in Iran, at Beck Center

Sixty years ago, Iran was an ally of the US. The two countries had made deals involving nuclear technology in exchange for access to petroleum, and it was the polite remains of that relationship that led to Andy Warhol’s 1976 trip to Iran to take photos of Empress Farah Pahlavi–wife of the Shah–as reference to make a painting of her. […]

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Pintoricchio Magnified: An Immersive Conservation Experience, at CMA

It is not often that the Cleveland Museum of Art constructs an exhibition centered around a single object. Even more rare is an exhibition that focuses on revealing the object’s extensive conservation history. Though the CMA has encouraged discussion around conservation in the past—such as with objects like the Cambodian sculpture Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan (c.600) and Caravaggio’s The Crucifixion […]

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Cleveland Arts Prize winner Greg Peckham will emphasize art while leading  Conservancy for CVNP

In recognition of his several decades of promoting access to public art in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio, Greg Peckham was selected by the Cleveland Arts Prize to receive this year’s Robert P. Bergman Prize. “Greg exemplifies the values celebrated by the Bergman Prize,” says artist, friend and mentee, Mark Reigelman II (CAP 2018). “His thoughtful leadership, generosity of spirit, and […]

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CAN Celebrates the Cleveland debut of Everlasting Plastics with a recycling project

Few art events in Cleveland have provoked a level of energetic discussion comparable with what accompanied Everlasting Plastics, the exhibition commissioned by SPACES for US Pavilion at the 2023 Venice  Biennale Architettura.  It was an unprecedented accomplishment for any Ohio organization to win the international honor—especially one with a budget tiny by comparison to typical Venice Biennale commissioning organizations. Curated […]

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