Artists respond to climate change in prophetic “Weatherwise”

Weatherwise/Otherwise: Artists Respond to Climate Change, at Dalton Gallery of Agnes Scott College through December 9, had turned prophetic by the time of its opening in September. Curator Dorothy Moye had chosen as its central artwork Mary Edna Fraser’s Charleston Airborne Flooded (South Carolina), a large batik wall hanging depicting an aerial map of Charleston and […]

Hana Hamplová: SEPTEMBER 23 – DECEMBER 31, 2017

In the 1970s, photographer Hana Hamplová (Czech, born 1951) was commissioned to create the cover for a samizdat (underground press) publication of Bohumil Hrabal’s novella, Too Loud a Solitude. The story, written in 1976 and set in Prague, follows an eccentric man named Hantá who operates a paper compactor; he muses over the power of books […]

Online courses for art enthusiasts

Christie’s Auction House is launching online courses to help make the study of art history, and as an extension, the art market more accessible. The courses will offer an understanding of the industry and cultural context for interested collectors. The online learning programmes will also give a behind-the-scenes insight into the world’s leading auction house. […]