In Yves Klein’s Le Saut dans le Vide (1960), the artist’s body works in tandem with traditional artistic processes to … More
Category: Performance Art
No Kings
Aesthetics and protests are inextricably linked. The choreography of people moving in tandem, singing, chanting and peacefully empowering one another to fight injustice, is in and of itself a form of performance. Protests are also replete with artfully rendered graphics, images and accessories; such as signs, costumes and sculptural effigies and puppetry.
How Art Made Central Park a Happening Place
Like most of New York City’s landscape and cultural climate, Central Park has gone through many changes since its inception. … More
Artfully Exercising
In the spring of 2020 I began a daily physical fitness routine in an effort to lower stress and deal … More
Artfully Learning Audio Series Episode 20: Walk Like an Artist
Walking shares similar common traits with many traditional art making techniques. This is because the conscious, subconscious and physical ways … More
Back to School Icebreakers From Contemporary Art
By now most of the United States schools are back in session. As both new and familiar students and teachers … More
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
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
Artfully Learning Audio Series, Episode 17: Social Sculpture
Inside and outside of the classroom, art serves as a framework for understanding and expressing our lived experiences. Art and … More
The Drag Educational Model, Where Learning is Not a Drag
For a while now, drag has been caught in the crosshairs of the raging culture wars. The religious right and … More
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