Author Archives: jolanta

My art school years were formative. I dropped out of high school when I was 18. For the next five years I tried to teach myself how to paint, and I read a lot of art history, as well as the art magazines. By the time I got to art school I was older than […]

Founded by Sanford Smith in 1993, the Outsider Art Fair has become a critical and commercial success and the leading, annual event in the field of Outsider, Self-Taught and Folk Art. Recognized for its maverick spirit, the fair played a vital role in building a passionate collecting community as crowds flocked annually to New York’s […]

Is there something inherently Feminist about the juried exhibition? As a juror/curator you start with a vast number of different kinds of work submitted through an open call that is further democratized by having no names or other signifying clues as to an artist’s identity, origin, or affiliation. Destabilizing and potentially productive, this process allows […]

African Cosmos: Stellar Arts will be on view at the Newark Museum from February 27 through August 11,  2013. It is the first major exhibition exploring the historical legacy of African cultural astronomy and its intersection with both traditional and contemporary African arts. Presenting more than 70 outstanding works of art from throughout the continent, […]

Goethe describes duende as “a mysterious power that all may feel and no philosophy can explain,” and Lorca calls it “in sum, the spirit of the earth.” It’s that ineffable force between human and art—whether on the canvas, in the rhythm of a guitar, in the motion of a dance, or in the words of […]