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How does one make art from catastrophe? Look to Eleanor Kipping for her answer. Strange Fruit, a hybridized art performance and installation piece, is a sculptural, theatrical, and poetic representation of Black oppression throughout American history. Hundreds of black plastic afro picks dusted with gold leaf are suspended from the ceiling by transparent fishing line. They hang at various, scattered heights, […]
Pioneer Works holds workshop to educate artists on science of solar panels By Diehl Edwards Accomplished multimedia artist, A/V engineer, curator, and educator, Alex Nathanson, led an interactive workshop at Pioneer Works on the use of solar power in art projects on one hot yet stormy Saturday in August. Most attendants had little to no experience working with solar panels, but […]
By Diehl Edwards Only 2% of the world’s population has naturally blond hair, and nearly 100% of them are white. Yet for many people the world over of all cultures and ethnicities, skin colors and genders, commit to the often painful process of bleaching their hair. Why is this look valued so highly? Renowned visual artist John Lucas and best-selling […]