Bread & Puppet: Art as a Vehicle for ActivismSeptember 30th, 2024
This weekend I had the privilege of traveling to see Bread & Puppet, one of the oldest theatre groups in the country. The group’s name is inspired by their distinctive practice of sharing freshly baked bread with aïoli with their audience to foster community and by their core belief that art should be as essential […]
Brand Collabs Aren’t Bold—They’re Boring: The Art World Did It FirstSeptember 22nd, 2024
Brands embracing “unexpected” collaborations may be the hot trend in today’s corporate world, but let’s be real: this isn’t groundbreaking—it’s repackaging. Not sure what I’m talking about? Have you seen Velveeta nail polish? McDonald’s Crocs? According to Adweek, bizarre brand pairings are on the rise as companies scramble to capture consumer attention. These offbeat collaborations—think Dunkin’-themed Scrub […]
PAINT LOUIS: Breaking Down BarriersSeptember 2nd, 2024
This past weekend marked one of my favorite events of the year—Paint Louis! Paint Louis is one of the largest graffiti gatherings in the world. This year, artists traveled from as far as Germany, Canada, and Australia to leave their mark on the St. Louis flood wall. The event boasts the Guinness World Record for the “longest […]
On Automation & Filling GapsAugust 6th, 2024
The Great Depression marked a time of widespread hysteria about how automation would lead to mass unemployment. Uhh, sound similar to the headlines today? In the 1930s, American newspapers started publishing about robots and automation. Mass hysteria spread when papers like the Ogden Standard Examiner spread mis/disinformation about a robot named Alpha shooting his inventor […]