#MeToo is often cast as a radically new development in the struggle for women's equality, one reliant on social media. But a surprising precedent for today's call to action can be found in a small…
A 2016 documentary on Eva Hesse is notable for its unexpectedly intimate look into the mind of a young sculptor. The film, which will be available for purchase on iTunes and Amazon on August 15, const…
Following a 1963 debut in New York, pioneer text painter Gene Beery took up a semi-reclusive life in central California. Idiosyncratic and ever productive, he has become a seminal figure for many youn…
In 1963, Faith Ringgold was 32, the mother of two daughters, and on the hunt for a gallery to show her work. To say that it was difficult for black artists to find gallery representation at…
When I was in Cuba in 1981, I was amazed to meet a group of young artists whose work was as "avant-garde" as anything shown in the New York galleries. In 1980 they had a show called "Volumen Uno" (Vol…