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Author: Adam Zucker

I am an artist, art historian, curator and educator. I am interested in the discourse that art has outside of the 'art world.' My practice seeks to challenge existing notions and foundations within the Western canons of art, history, and education. I'm looking to develop a collaborative dialogue with other artists, curators, educators and anyone who is passionate about the role art can have within our collective culture.

The Artful Balance Between Nature and Nurture

In 1944 an engineer named Harold Fisk was tasked with the challenge of illustrating the dense and esoteric report by … More

Art Education, Art History, Environmental Art, Georgia O'Keeffe, Harold Fisk, Maps, Mississippi RIver, STEAM, Yayoi Kusama

The Pedagogy of Pee-wee

It takes a lot of artistic skill and understanding of the human psyche in order to be successful as a … More

Andy Warhol, Art Education, Contemporary Art, Paul Reubens, Pee-wee Herman, Performance Art, Playful Learning

Native Americana: Decolonizing Pop Culture

Like previous Pop Artists Andy Warhol and Jasper Johns, Frank Buffalo Hyde utilizes images and objects from popular culture as … More

Art Education, Art History, Contemporary Art, decolonization, Education, Frank Buffalo Hyde, Indigenous Art, Multiculturalism, Pop Culture

Education is Eternal

I cannot say or truly fathom what happens after we stop living in the corporeal sense. However, just because our … More

Art Education, Contemporary Art, Green-Wood Cemetery, History, memorials, New York City History, Public Art, Rowan Renee, William Russell Johnson

Come on Barbie, Let’s Get Arty

With the blockbuster live action Barbie movie premiering soon, I thought it would be timely to discuss how the iconic … More

Adrian Piper, Art Education, Barbie, Barbie movie, Chantal Feitosa, Contemporary Art, Education Policy, Exquisite Corpse, Feminist Art, Hans Bellmer, racism, Surrealism

Spark of Knowledge: Fireworks and Contemporary Art

Summertime evenings are full of the sights and sounds of fireworks. These displays are a ubiquitous celebratory event throughout culture, … More

Art Education, Art History, Cai Guo-Qiang, Contemporary Art, Fireworks, Judy Chicago, Multiculturalism, Public Art

Artfully Learning Audio Series Episode 19: The Art of Time

Art, education and philosophy are intrinsically linked as they each utilize a certain vocabulary and experiential means to explore fundamental … More

Art Education, collaborative learning, Contemporary Art, Education, Kerry Langsdale, Philosophy, Podcast, time

Tim Paints a “Vermeer”

In the first few minutes of the documentary Tim’s Vermeer (2014), Tim Jenison admits that he is by no means … More

Art Education, Art History, Contemporary Art, documentary film, Education, Johannes Vermeer, Painting, STEAM, STEM, Technology, Tim Jenison

Meaningful Materials and Conscious Combines (with Lesson Plan)

I recently wrote about artist Jane Housham who collects (mostly) ephemeral items associated with childhood and material culture and presents … More

Art Education, Art History, Assemblage sculpture, collaborative learning, Contemporary Art, Curriculum, Education, Jim Condron, Lesson Plans

Bee-auty and Brains

I know that Summer has truly arrived when I am greeted with the sight of honeybees working hard to get … More

Art Education, Beehive, Bees, Contemporary Art, Ecoart, Emily Puthoff, Environmental Art, Joseph Beuys, Rudolf Steiner, Science, sculpture, STEAM

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