Baby Teeth

Baby Teeth

Her decision to live on the porch happens accidentally but not unintentionally in June when the pink star magnolia in the front yard finally blooms. Every year she waits for the blossoms as big as her palm that smell like anise and oranges. On Monday, her oncologist,...
Wide-Eyed

Wide-Eyed

Begun when he was a graduate student, the “Wide-Eyed” series has held Horvath’s attention for more than two decades. Horvath describes it as “a response to my surroundings, grounded in a sense of wonder and awe. What these pictures mean is entirely up to the...
Echoes From the Arc

Echoes From the Arc

Butler’s exhibition at the Watrous Gallery is his response to Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous assertion that the moral arc of the universe bends toward justice. In this series of richly textured portraits, Butler celebrates those he calls “the arc benders,” from...
Tales of the Seated Cat

Tales of the Seated Cat

Nina Ghanbarzadeh’s art practice is rooted in the desire to share the culture and history of Iran, where she was born. She often works with geometric patterns, calligraphic phrases written in Farsi, and the color turquoise, inspired by their importance in the history...
See Foam

See Foam

Stacks of bright pink and turquoise packing foam, unruly lengths of conduit, and piles of plastic needle caps—these materials are usually destined for the landfill. For Maureen Fritchen, they represent a precious resource. Her art practice is inspired by unexpected...
Smitten with Linen

Smitten with Linen

Prevailing wisdom and archaeological evidence suggest that we have been wearing clothes for a very long time. Humans have been dressing themselves not only for warmth, protection, and comfort, but also for style, status, and probably pleasure, for at least 34,000...