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  Paris Through the Window, 1913, Oil on Canvas, 54 inches × 56 inches Solomon R. Guggenheim Founding Collection at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York Marc Chagall’s painting Paris Through the Window A Close Look by Jack A. Atkinson (Editor’s Note) This painting by Chagall is one of my favorites. I have had a reproduction of […]

We wish you all a fabulous 2014! Artist Lauren Purje posted her New Year’s Card. Until later, Jack ARTSnFOOD, is an online publication dedicated to “The Pursuit of Happiness through the Arts and Food.” ™ All rights reserved for all content. Concept, Original Art, Original Text & “Original or Assigned Photography” are © Copyright 2014 Jack […]

  Until Next Year, Jack ARTSnFOOD, is an online publication dedicated to “The Pursuit of Happiness through the Arts and Food.” ™ All rights reserved for all content. Concept, Original Art, Original Text & “Original or Assigned Photography” are © Copyright 2013 Jack A. Atkinson under all International intellectual property and copyright laws. All photographs were […]

The Nutcracker Ballet A annual holiday event in many cities worldwide! HAPPY  HOLIDAYS!   A little humor to get us through the holiday rush. Artwork by John Faught @ Lisa Cooley Gallery, NY. LAST  MINUTE GIFTS 2013 FROM LACMA’s GIFT SHOP:  Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari ‘Horse’ Mug $20.00 USD Member Price $18.00 Made of […]

HOFFMANN MASTERPIECE BROOCH Josef Hoffmann Designed 1907 – 14 karat gold and lapis lazuli.Produced by First Edition. Sterling silver armature set with hand-hammered panels of 14 karat gold and lapis lazuli. May be worn as pendant or brooch. 2 x 2 in. $8,300 ART SHOPPING at the Neue Gallery Gift Shop (NYC)   DAGOBERT PECHE STONEWARE […]

Laser-Cut Stainless Steel Nutcracker Mantel Piece Made in the USA / cannot be gift boxed 16″ x 4″ with 1 1/4″ wide wood base. $135 / $121.50 Members AIC Item #137895   ART SHOPPING at Art Institute of Chicago’s Gift Shop Japanese Screens Boxed Notecards Fold these cards to simulate Japanese screens. Cover detail from Sun and Moon over the Musashi Plain (Sun).  The […]

Artist Yayoi Kusama inside “Infinity Mirrored Room – The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away”, 2013 at David Zwirner Gallery, New York ART A Light Show at David Zwirner, New York Artist Yayoi Kusama’s “Infinity Mirrored Room – The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away” With the Holidays in full swing in NYC […]

  Yayoi Kusama Self-Portrait, designed 2008 200 – piece jigsaw puzzle   16 h x 11 inches (assembled puzzle) edition of 1,000 $75.00   ART 2013 Holiday GIFT GUIDE After weeks of catalog searches, visiting museum gift shops both on line and brick & mortar shops, we found a wonderful “art gift” web-site for our […]

“LA X” by Photographer, Najee Amor Smith ART FLY BY NITE…  Photographs by Najee Amor Smith Last month at the Hillwood S.A.L Gallery, a part of Long Island University POST, located at 720 Northern Blvd. Brooklyn, Najee Amor Smith showed off his recent black & white prints. (Exhibition dates: Nov. 19-26) Editors Note: By chance I was […]

Nic Hess, “highways and byways. together again”, installation view with painting by Oli Sihvonen. Photo courtesy of Daimler Contemporary, Berlin; Photo by Hans-Georg Gaul, Berlin. ART The Daimler Collection Nic Hess Wall Painting Installation Exhibition up until March 16, 2014 Artist Nic Hess paints on walls, using the existing art on the gallery walls as his point […]