Tag: Chronicles
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Chronicles of a Needless War
Daily Newsletter DC’s “Jeffrey Epstein Walk of Shame,” a major ruling on copyrights for AI art, Israel-US strikes damage a historic site in Tehran, exhibitions to visit in Los Angeles this month, and more. As Lunar New Year celebrations continue across the world, nobody embodies the holiday spirit quite like New Yorkers. Case in point: read more
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'Architectural Fantasies' Chronicles Elaborate Creations by Self-Taught Artists
What began as a pile of dirt, rubble, and cement in rural Niland, California, just east of the Salton Sea, eventually became one of the most beloved landmarks and roadside attractions in the region. “Salvation Mountain,” Leonard Knight’s vibrantly painted, three-story mound made of adobe and straw, stands as a tribute to one man’s tenacity read more
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In 'Altai,' Photographer Claire Thomas Chronicles a Time-Honored Way of Life in Mongolia
In the Bayan-Ölgii province of western Mongolia, Kazakh Mongolians are the largest ethnic group. The sparsely populated nation abuts the Altai Mountains, some of which belong to Russia and China and across which sits Kazakhstan. Over the past several decades, migration between Kazakhstan and Mongolia has increased due to changing political climates, trade, and tourism. read more
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A Major Survey in Paris Chronicles Leonora Carrington's Esoteric Surrealism
Multiple-headed deities, strange woodland feasts, plants with sprite-like faces, and worlds floating on animals’ backs are just a few of the dreamlike occurrences in the work of Leonora Carrington (1917-2011). The British-Mexican artist, born into an upper-class family in Lancashire, was fascinated by the notion of “other.” She immersed herself in fairytales and folk stories read more
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