North Carolina Coastal Hot Spot Will Host Southern Living’s Cool 2022 ‘Idea House’

Keith GirardMarch 3, 2022

River Dunes in coastal North Carolina, about 140 miles outside of Raleigh, will be the site of Southern Living magazine's "Idea House.... Read More...

Art

Claudia Hayden Bends Genres Between Music and Visual Arts (Video!)

Keith GirardJanuary 19, 2022

Claudia Hayden is a media-multi-hyphenate who is as comfortable in front of the camera as she is behind it. ... Read More...

ArtARTISTS

J.D. Belcher Dives Into the Paranormal in New Book

Keith GirardApril 19, 2021

J.D. Belcher’s book, "The Inescapable Consequence" (Yorkshire Books), immediately scores a spot in the paranormal-universe,.... Read More...

ArtBOOKS

Lawrence Ferlinghetti Appreciation: Boosted Beat Generation, Free Speech in Uptight ’50s

Keith GirardFebruary 24, 2021

Lawrence Ferlinghetti was one of the leading and last surviving figures associated with literature’s “Beat Movement.” ... Read More...

ArtBOOKS

Andre Ginnane Has Scored a Literary Hit With Her Childrens’ Books

Keith GirardOctober 26, 2020

Introducing a new literary character is never an easy task. But for author Andre Ginnane, her creation, “Sal,” has been an across-the-board success.... Read More...

ArtBOOKS

UPDATE: Publisher NIXES Woody Allen Memoir as New Film Projects Languish (Video)

Keith GirardMarch 4, 2020

Woody Allen’s memoir will be finally be published in the US next month... Read More...

ArtBOOKS

Plundered Nazi Art Finally Finding Its Way Home From Gurlitt WW II Horde

Keith GirardFebruary 5, 2020

Hildebrand Gurlitt’s horde of art stolen during World War II is finally beginning to find its way back.... Read More...

ArtCRIME

Mozart 1770 Portrait Set for Sale in Paris After Astonishing Journey

Keith GirardNovember 22, 2019

In Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s short life, he found time as a 13-year-old to sit for a portrait.... Read More...

ArtAUCTIONS

Greg Messel Novel Re-Evaluates Robert Kennedy: A Tale for the Age of Trump

Keith GirardMay 20, 2019

Greg Messel writes in a new book Robert F. Kennedy stood at the precipice of history when he ran for president .... Read More...

ArtBOOKS

Keith F. Girard Debuts ‘Trippy Read’ in New Novel ‘The Heidelberg Conundrum’

Keith GirardMay 15, 2019

Award-winning journalist Keith F. Girard, has released his first novel “The Heidelberg Conundrum."... Read More...

ArtBOOKS

Met’s ‘Heavenly Bodies’ Fashion Exhibit Heads for Final Weekend After Record Run

Keith GirardOctober 5, 2018

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s “Heavenly Bodies” is heading for its final weekend.... Read More...

ArtMUSEUMS

Mary Corse Among Highlights as Whitney Museum Switches to Summer Hours

Keith GirardJune 22, 2018

Mary Corse, David Wojnarowicz and Kevin Beasley are among the artists whose works will be featured at the The Whitney Museum of American Art.... Read More...

ArtMUSEUMS

Donald Trump Naked (The Statue) Sells, Headed to Vegas; See Who Bought It!

Keith GirardMay 4, 2018

A statue of a naked President Trump, titled “The Emperor Has No Balls” has sold at auction.... Read More...

ArtAUCTIONS

Met Unveils Glory of Mexican Art From Flourishing, 18th Century Era (Photos!)

Keith GirardApril 25, 2018

Mexico is too often stereotyped as a dusty backwater, but it had a flourishing culture.... Read More...

ArtMUSEUMS

Guggenheim Presents First Hilma af Klint Solo Exhibition in United States

Keith GirardApril 5, 2018

Hilma af Klint (1862–1944) radical abstract paintings will go on display at the the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City.... Read More...

ArtMUSEUMS