Sara Berman’s Daughter: Illustrator Maira Kalman Recreates Her Mother’s World
November 7, 2018
You may be familiar with her work through her wonderful children’s books or perhaps you laughed when you saw her famous New Yorker cover called “New Yorkistan.” However you know her, you know that Maira Kalman is an enormously talented and whimsical writer, illustrator, artist, and designer. Now 69 years…
To Infinity And Beyond: Artist Yayoi Kusama at 89
September 13, 2018
You’ve likely seen her yellow spotted pumpkins or maybe stood in line to enter one of her “Infinity Rooms” at a gallery or museum exhibit. In fact, at age 89, Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama now has a bigger following than she’s ever had in her lifetime and she’s the top-selling…
An Older Person’s Game: Artists With Long Running Careers
January 4, 2018
Some of us achieve early success in our chosen careers. For artists, it’s often in their later years that they really come into their own with authentic expressions of their personal vision. And now, at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York, you can see a rich collection…
Culture Club: The Benefits of Cultural Exposure For Healthy Aging
September 21, 2017
For many of us, the fall season means the start-up of some of our favorite activities: new museum exhibits, theater productions, music concerts or other cultural events that engage and delight us. And now, a new report from the National Endowment for The Arts gives us all the more reason to…
Aging Disgracefully: Fierce Fitness And A Fabulous Film
April 18, 2017
You may have been to the Tate Museum in London, but you’ve probably never seen it quite like this. Filmmaker Isaac Lock has directed a short video for a new fashion video network, M2M, titled, “All Day Every Day.” What’s eye popping and exciting about this video is not only the exceptional…
Women’s History: Portraits of Modernist Women
February 28, 2017
With the arrival of March, we also have the start of Women’s History Month. And to start you off, there’s a new art exhibit that displays fascinating portraits of some amazingly creative women from the Modernist period of 20th century art: some famous, including Gertrude Stein and Peggy Guggenheim and…