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LeWitt’s Idea over Finish
Sol LeWitt was a pivotal figure in the development of Conceptual Art and Minimalism, two influential movements that redefined artistic...
Jun 2, 20242 min read
Linear Techniques Exploit the Women as a Muse
Linear perspective techniques in art and its impact on Western culture dehumanized females by using women as model and object; women as...
May 8, 202213 min read
Harvey Examines Origins of Cultural Change Through the Lens of Marxism
“The Condition of Postmodernity. An Enquiry into the Origins of Cultural Change” written by David Harvey examines cultural exchange...
May 8, 20228 min read
Bochner's Kraus Campo Celebrates Greek Agora
Commissioned by Jill Gansman Kraus and Peter Kraus of New York City, the Kraus Campo is a unique gathering place symbolic of Carnegie...
Apr 29, 20222 min read
Activist Designer Uses Clothing to Express Queer Identity
Daniel Grier, founder of Splashed by DKG, discusses how fashion gave him a voice to create change in the community.Throughout history,...
Mar 9, 20221 min read
Pedalling Art Ephemera
Two artist bike and share art In an era when email and cell phones make communication immediate and transitory, if also a bit less...
Feb 17, 20222 min read
Interview with Artist Stefan Hoffmann
Artists Stefan Hoffmann resides in the Netherlands and Germany. He builds art installations, screen printing on walls and windows. Listen...
Feb 10, 20221 min read
Reuniting Lost Gloves
Artist Jenn Gooch Collects Lost Gloves and Reunites as a Sign of Reconnecting Jennifer Gooch has launched onecoldhand.com, a project in...
Jan 13, 20221 min read
Artist Lowry Burgess Finishes 30-year Artwork
Legendary artists places seeds, spanning the globe Artist Lowry Burgess completed his 30-year art project, "Seeds of the Infinite...
Oct 14, 20212 min read
Street Performers Build Community
Street performers and buskers Bill Shannon, Katie Clark, lead singer of Hard Fought Theory, Noetic, and Martin the Troubadour come to the...
Aug 12, 20211 min read
Recreation of a Rose
Artist Lisa Huyett Reimagines the Surface of a Petal Lisa Huyett designs and installs a a large-scale installation titled "S.E.M. Rose"...
Aug 5, 20212 min read
"Glassnot" Exhibit Creates New Language Using Glass as Medium
Glassnost," a new exhibition of works in glass was inspired by an exhibit titled "Artists Crossing Lines" at the Pittsburgh Glass Center...
Jul 14, 20212 min read
Billboards Present Artworks by Students
Eight works of art are now on display on Pittsburgh-area billboards as a result of a collaboration between School of Art students at...
Apr 9, 20214 min read
Borofsky's Walking to the Sky Offers Optimistic Inspiration
“Walking to the Sky,” first seen in the U.S. in New York City’s Rockefeller Center, is the latest work in Jonathan Borofsky’s ongoing...
Dec 11, 20203 min read
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