The most interesting takeaway of ARTWORK is the framework itself, which seeks to center the artists who have, historically, played an overlooked role in making the art world turn.
Author Archives: Sarah Rose Sharp
Sarah Rose Sharp is a Detroit-based writer, activist, and multimedia artist. She has shown work in New York, Seattle, Columbus and Toledo, OH, and Detroit — including at the Detroit Institute of Arts. She writes about art and culture, online and in print, for Hyperallergic, Art in America, Art in
Print, Flash Art, Sculpture Magazine, ArtSlant, and others. She was named a 2015 Kresge Literary Arts Fellow for Art Criticism and participated in the 2015 Art Writing Workshop. She is a regular guest lecturer/visiting critic at University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University, College for Creative Studies, Wayne State University, and Oakland University, and was a guest speaker, visiting critic, and juror for the undergraduate show at Penn State University in 2018. She served as a mentor in the NYFA Immigrant Artist Mentorship Program in 2018. She is primarily concerned with artist and viewer experiences of making and engaging with art, and conducts ongoing research in the state of contemporary art in redeveloping cities, with special focus and regard for Detroit. sarahrosesharp.com
Step Into a Mysterious Photography Studio From the 1850s
Predicting the Past—Zohar Studios: The Lost Years presents the mythical world of a Lower East Side photography studio, founded by an Eastern European Jewish immigrant in the 1850s.
How Risky Is Visiting a Museum? This Graphic About COVID-19 Transmission Provides Some Answers
From going to a library or museum, to visiting a concert, the Texas Medical Association created a graphic to assess the scale of risk, on a scale of one to 10.
Columbus Statue Toppled in Baltimore and Tossed Into Harbor
On July 4, a group of protesters tore down a Christopher Columbus statue in Little Italy.
The Ethics of Examining the Swastika, the Energizer Bunny of Hate Symbols
Steven Heller’s latest edition of The Swastika and Symbols of Hate begs the question: if one were truly interested in divesting the symbol of its power, would it not be better to let it fall into the dustbin of history?
Magnum Photos Nominates Five Photographers to Join Its Organization
Magnum, which is entirely owned by photographers, started its historic membership program back in 1955.
A Botched Restoration of a Baroque Painting Should Inspire Collectors Not to Cut Corners
The unfortunate restoration of a Bartolomé Esteban Murillo painting has prompted the conservation community to call for stricter regulation.
An Infamous Buried Treasure Was Discovered in the Rocky Mountains
For over a decade, treasure hunters have risked their lives in search of a bronze chest buried by antiquities and art dealer Forrest Fenn, filled with gold nuggets, coins, gemstones, pre-Columbian artifacts.
Pittsburgh Newspaper Bars Black Journalists, Citing “Bias” in Protest Coverage
“The only bias that is being shown is by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette management,” said a spokesperson for the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh.
A Pristine Mosaic Floor From a Roman Villa Is Uncovered in Italy
In Negrar, archaeologists found evidence of an ancient Roman villa just meters under the earth’s surface.
An Artist Is Painting a 20,000-Square-Foot Mural for Healthcare Workers at the Queens Museum
Jorge Rodríguez-Gerada’s massive painting of a masked medical professional, “Somos La Luz” (“We Are the Light”), will be visible to satellites.
This Restaurant’s Unique Solution to Social Distancing? Mannequins
The Inn at Little Washington partnered with the Design Foundry and Signature Theatre in Washington, DC to fill its empty dining room with “interestingly dressed dummies.”