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THE LATEST MIAMI ART BASEL (12/2023) was HUGE!

“Miami Art Basel” is an international art fair staged annually in Miami Beach (on different dates, these fairs are also held in Basel, Switzerland, Hong Kong, and now in Paris). Art Basel collaborates with the host city’s local institutions to help grow and develop art programs. While Art Basel provides a platform for galleries to […]

Cherry Creek Arts Festival / Denver 2015 Part 1 + FOOD Cucumber Aspic for Summer!

Artist Lin Seslar, from Sebring, Florida, makes a sale at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival. A Poster at the 2015 Cherry Creek Arts Festival. ART Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, CO Is one of America’s Largest Outdoor Festivals Exhibiting Works by Artists & Artisans The Cherry Creek Arts Festival weekend event is a world‐class and award‐winning celebration […]

Alexander Calder’s Kinetic Art an Overview + A Guide to Afternoon Tea & Scones

Artist Alexander Calder, Title: “Southern Cross,” a miniature design proposal (1963) for a Mobile / Stabile combination.   This Alexander Calder’s stabile (sculpture) is used by The National Magazine Awards as their “ELLIE” Award for the best in publishing, each calendar year. ART Alexander Calder His bent wire sculptures are line drawings in a 3D medium! Calder’s […]

Closley Looking at Alexander Calder’s Circus! + Food: Eggs Sardou

ART CLOSELY LOOKING at Calder’s Circus Calder’s Circus. c.1926-31 by Alexander Calder (1898-1976) Materials: Wire, wood, metal, cloth, yarn, paper, cardboard, leather, string, rubber, corks buttons, rhinestones, pipe cleaners, and bottle caps. Currently being shown as a part of their permanent collection at the new Whitney Museum, New York City. Alexander Calder originally trained as […]

Frida Kahlo at the New York Botanical Gardens + Mexican 7 Layer Dip For Office Parties

Portrait of Frida Kahlo, 1926 (detail) ART Frida Kahlo at the New York Botanical Gardens This exhibition, at the New York Botanical Gardens, is the first solo presentation of artist Frida Kahlo’s work in New York City in more than 10 years, “FRIDA KAHLO: Art, Garden, Life”, focuses on the artist’s engagement with nature in […]