Alicia Witt’s Twin Pursuits of Happiness
When she was seven years old, twin moments of certainty in two fields of endeavor proved prophetic for Alicia Witt
Artist in Profile
Megan Piphus Peace Finds Her Way to Sesame Street
Nashville is a city full of young women who sing beautifully and long to do it for a living. Megan
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Devin Drake’s Reality in Miniature
Stepping into the world of Devin Drake’s artwork requires an adjustment of scale. It’s a world of familiar streets scenes, buildings, and architectural details
Visual Artist Marlos E’van on Creativity and Connection
If you had a copy of artist Marlos E’van’s book, Sweetheart Party, you probably wouldn’t be doom-scrolling on your handheld
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Jeffrey Gibson: In Time We Will All Be Stars
Imagine yourself an accidental tourist wandering a not-so-crowded Times Square. It’s March 2020, and it’s late at night.
Alan LeQuire’s Dream of Trees
Maaan, there’s a story there!” — you think when you first lay eyes on the “Dream Forest” sculptures at Four Seasons Hotel and Residences on First Avenue and Demonbreun.
African Modernism in America
A short time after Nashville artist Jamaal Sheats became director and curator of galleries at Fisk University in 2015, he got a phone call. Might Fisk have available in its collection any works by Akinola Lasekan, a mid-20th century Nigerian artist?
Kelly Chuning On “What is Respect?”
Textile artist Kelly Chuning tells her stories through single sentences, all originally either said to her or thought by her. It functions as a feminist manifesto.
Painting in Real Spaces: Kim Radford Loves Making Murals
Most East Nashville denizens have laid eyes on a mural by Kim Radford, whether or not they knew it was she who painted them. Indeed, casual passersby have been treated to Radford’s colorful palette in her series of super-size musician portraits on the walls at Grimey’s and The Basement East for some time now.
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