by John Jerney | Jan 17, 2015 | Exhibitions
Keith Haring, Untitled (Self-Portrait), 1985. Acrylic on canvas. © Keith Haring Foundation In the early 1980s, New York City was dirty, dangerous, and just a few years out from the brink of bankruptcy. To many, the city seemed in shambles, an unrecognizable shell of...
by John Jerney | Nov 18, 2014 | Artists, Exhibitions, Featured, Public Art
Chor Boogie meditating in his studio Copyright © 2014 John Jerney Hieroglyphics: A formal writing system used by the ancient Egyptians, among other cultures, that combines logographic (symbolic) and alphabetic elements. Modern Hieroglyphics: The magic that happens on...
by John Jerney | Sep 27, 2014 | Artists, Featured, Public Art
Mexico City 1968 Olympic Games Statue – Taking a Stand Copyright © 2014 John Jerney It was the morning of October 16th, 1968, and the 200 meter track race had just finished at the Olympic Games in Mexico City. U.S. athlete Tommie Smith placed first with a...
by John Jerney | Jul 30, 2014 | Artists, Featured, Human Rights
All Power to the People by Emory Douglas Copyright © 2013 Emory Douglas It’s almost hard to imagine, but principles such as equal opportunity and security for all Americans, now widely accepted, were once considered extreme ideas. And, as history reminds us, making...
by John Jerney | Jun 1, 2014 | Art Markets
Art Market San Francisco © 2014, Art Market San Francisco Among the many joys of contemporary art—for viewers and collectors certainly, but also for the artists—is the discovery of unexpected insights into the nature of representation and understanding. And while this...
