I came, I saw, now I'm writing about it: my first time at Art Basel. Miami Beach, that is. A tale of modernism, zombie formalism and formal bras. Yayoi Kusama Miami Beach is a beautiful island town with white beaches and palm trees; it also has an architecturally exceptional Art Deco downtown, …

The DFW metroplex is a great place to raise children. And we have made it to the summer break, let's make the best of it. Texas heat can be brutal, so here are some entertaining, educational and artistic alternatives to other summer classics like splash pads and indoor playgrounds... And what …

Here is my list of the ultimate must-see pieces of art around the DFW metroplex. Admittedly, these are not my absolute top 10 favorites artworks (which are more niche) but are rather a compilation of all those very important works and places that I think make this area such a versatile art destinat…

Now it is more important than ever to highlight Ukrainian culture. And as an art writer that was born in Russia I see it as my duty to honor the Ukrainian art world in the best way I can. So without further ado, here are some of the most prominent (and also my favorite) Ukrainian artists in alphabe…

... what an ambitious title! But I will dare an attempt at a summary. For almost 22 years - a fifth! - of the 21st century have already passed. This is still very hard to believe, for many of us - hence the multitude of memes that claim that 20 years ago was 1980 😁 Similar to that point of view, t…

The 25 results of a poll conducted by the New York Times on the best book of the last 125 years have disappointed me so greatly that I decided to make my own list! (Really, have a look , did a high schooler just list everything they have read in their life?) This list represents what I - duh 😉 - b…

Hello and welcome to the fourth part of this artist series (read part 1 here , 2 here , 3 here ). This post is dedicated to four great local DFW artists.  Don Taylor without this man I probably neither would have started painting nor would have found Goldmark, the artist center I rent my studio at.…

The Rococo is a period of time that has always fascinated me. Sure, it is superficial and vain. But how much love was put into all of those ornaments, wallpapers, costumes, embroidery, decorations, interiors? In France, after the death of "sun" king Louis XIV in 1715 the court felt relief…