Upset in San Francisco
20Oct
04Oct
From One Art to Another
What do David Bowie, Ron Wood, Grace Slick, and Tony Bennett have in common? If you answered that they are all brilliant musicians, you are only partially right...
01Sep
Summer Reading
Just because autumn is around the corner doesn't mean it's too late to do a little summer reading. A recent look at best picks for art & architecture books reveals quite a variety of appealing choices. Here are just...
30Aug
The Mural Makers
Murals are one of the earliest forms of public art. Whether we are talking about the cave paintings of Lascaux in France or the more modern works of Shepard Fairey, these works make a lasting mark...
23Aug
Happy Birthday, Nicolas-Jacques Conté
Since France was cut off from British imports including English graphite, Conté was given the task of coming up with an alternative writing instrument. In just eight days he developed a mixture of low-grade graphite powder mixed with clay...
