On the eve of the release of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” I attended the opening of Zipporah Camille Thompson’s “the ocean wept rainbows” at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Georgia (MOCA GA). While it was hard to pick where to go that evening, as I am a lover of all art forms, it is [...]
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We don’t always see spaces made for the celebration of the LGBTQ community’s joy, talent and connection — especially in major cultural institutions. Even originally safe or revolutionary spaces have changed rapidly over time, like gay bars or pride parades co-opted by non-queer people. And, while art museums have not historically been the most queer-friendly [...]
Read MoreWhile today we may see pottery in TikTok thirst traps or more locally at All Fired Up in Emory Village, there are myriad ceramic pottery traditions stretching back to ancient times that are complex, beautiful and incredibly significant for both history and the present. If one person is the exemplar of that, he is Chase [...]
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As you’re running between classes, eating a banana, texting a friend or waving to a professor, there is often not a moment to rest for many college students. However, in the few minutes between classes or walking back to your dorm, you can find public art to experience and appreciate, sometimes hidden in plain sight, [...]
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The first article I ever wrote for the Emory Wheel’s queer column was about Georgia O’Keeffe, the iconic modernist painter who forever transformed American art with her exploration of color, scale, ambiguity and abstraction. For those unfamiliar with her name, you will likely recognize her famous flower paintings; she created about 200 large, vibrant, carefully [...]
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