Museum Mile: Metropolitian Museum of Art
One more reason why we love NYC.
Making BEA Beautiful
An Origami lesson.
Creating Black Americans
Nell Painter, author of Creating Black Americans: African-American History & Its Meanings, 1619 to the Present was a winner of the 22nd annual Myers Outstanding Book Awards.
National Poetry Month: [Untitled Untangled]
Farewell poetry month! Till we meet again next year here is a poem to ponder by David Acevedo.
National Poetry Month: An Untitled Poem
We are pleased to bring you another poem by Noah Levin (an OUP employee also!) Feast your eyes below. by Noah Levin
National Poetry Month: A Video
A video for Poetry Month.
National Poetry Month: POEM FOR THE OUP
A poem for Poetry Month by King Otho.
National Poetry Month: Technology and new poetic forms.
The revolution will undoubtedly be televised. This blog is a piece of it.
National Poetry Month: Pirates of the Avant Garde
Now, with the web, and the growing number of online archives devoted to (for lack of better words) avant garde and experimental writing movements we are in a new age of access. Some of this work is up through the benevolence of the writer and creator, some of it, must belong to the true heirs of Mayakovsky. Three great resources here…
National poetry month: fairytale of reality
Hailing originally from New York City, the Buffalo Poets are composed of four core members: Roger Kenny, Aaron Arnout, Noah Levin and David Acevedo. The Buffalo have many artists throughout America including, James Honzik, Michael Franklin, Kevin Callahan and the infamous activist Rafael Bueno.
Dancing the Tarantella
Sadly the movers are coming for my computer soon, but before they do, here is one last post for today. I was playing around on the electronic version of The International Encyclopedia of Dance and found this entry about the Tarantella dance. Keep reading to find out how dance and spiders are connected. Tarantella. Although […]
Capturing the Beholder with Honest Art
It is no secret that art moves us in mysterious ways. Below Cait Irwin, author of Monochrome Days: A Firsthand Account of One Teenager’s Experience With Depression, describes how art helped her cope with depression.
Women’s History Month: Feminism and Art
There is no perfect marriage between feminism (as a political ideology) and art (as a cultural activity). Feminism promises at the same time to enrich the products of art, to expose the pretensions and vested interests in art and to break open the category of art altogether.
Madison Square Park Sculpture: von Rydingsvard
A closer look at the art of Von Rydingsvard.
Lives Across the Pond: Happy Birthday Sir Jacob Epstein
The biography of Jacob Epstein.
Lives Across The Pond: Benjamin West
A biography of Benjamin West.