Category: Art & Architecture

Celebrating Women’s History Month

Celebrating Women’s History Month

In 1980, the National Women’s History Project successfully gained national recognition for Women’s History Week, issued by President Jimmy Carter. Women’s History Month, later established by Congress in 1987, commemorates… READ MORE

Honoring Black Histories and Experiences

Honoring Black Histories and Experiences

Black History Month, or African-American History Month, was proposed in February of 1969 by students at Kent State University. Later to be federally recognized by President Gerald Ford in 1976,… READ MORE

Is Surrealism Dead?

Is Surrealism Dead?

Mark Polizzotti, author of Why Surrealism Matters, answers some of the web’s most-asked questions about Surrealism. When did Surrealism begin? MP: The Surrealist movement officially began in Paris in 1924,… READ MORE

The Art Plunderer of Paris

The Art Plunderer of Paris

Jonathan Petropoulos— The evening was planned as a form of theater, a series of carefully staged scenes. Each room, or set, in the extraordinary eighteenth-century Parisian hôtel particulier featured a… READ MORE

Ep. 129 — Mark Polizzotti on Why Surrealism Matters

Ep. 129 — Mark Polizzotti on Why Surrealism Matters

Ever insightful and ever eloquent, the writer and translator Mark Polizzotti discusses his new book, Why Surrealism Matters, at the 100th anniversary of André Breton’s Manifesto of Surrealism. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Pandora | Spotify | Soundcloud

We Need To Talk About Empathy

We Need To Talk About Empathy

Abraham Burickson— You’ve heard it—maybe you’ve said it—what this world really needs is a lot more empathy. How could anyone argue with that? But there are those who would have us do… READ MORE

Recent Posts

All Blogs

Categories