The pieces by Pablo Picasso and David Hockney may get top billing, but I was impressed again and again by the exhibition’s breadth.
Three ink drawings by filmmaker, writer and artist Jean Cocteau were done for a 1952 production of Igor Stravinsky’s opera-oratorio “Oedipus Rex.” With quick gestures and brutal specificity, Cocteau depicts the blinding of Oedipus and the hanging of Jocasta.
A seductive, stylized piece by Russian artist Leon Bakst captures Vaslav Nijinsky as a Chinese dancer in a 1917 production of “Les Orientales.”
The show also includes a dark silk robe with metallic embroidery and metal studs created by Henri Matisse for a 1920 production of Stravinsky’s ballet “The Song of the Nightingale.”
The Fence Art Project features nine large-scale paintings on canvas mounted to construction fences. The pieces hang near the new SEDA offices at Drayton and Forsyth Park, as well as in front of two additional developments on Bull Street, one on the west side near 38th, and one on the east side close to the intersection of 31st.
Organized by local business owner and art advocate Clinton Edminster, the project features a diverse collection of artists and styles, each working with the theme of “Building Together.”
With Amiri Geuka Farris’ contribution to the project, the artist is tackling the concept both literally and metaphorically.
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Telfair Museum’s PULSE Festival returns with first U.S. show from Caribbean-based David Gumbs
[Many thanks to Veerle Poupeye for bringing this item to our attention via Critical.Caribbean.Art.] Rob Hessler (
Savannah Now) writes about Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center from January 27-31: The PULSE Art + Technology Festival and their featured multi-disciplinary artist David Gumbs born in Guadeloupe, raised in Saint Martin, and based in Martinique.
One of Savannah’s favorite yearly cultural events is returning to Telfair Museums’ Jepson Center from January 27 through the 31: The PULSE Art + Technology Festival.
This year, the event coincides with one of their popular Free Family Weekends, ensuring that both locals and visitors alike will all be able to enjoy the full slate of programming. “Although the exhibitions will be up for a good while, we are offering three days of free admission to the Jepson Center for anyone from Friday to Sunday, from 10am-5pm,�