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Marvel Comics Celebrates it LGBTQ Icons in New Pride Variant Covers

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This year, Marvel Comics will kick off Pride Month with its annual Marvel’s Voices: Pride anthology one-shot, titled X-MEN: The Wedding Special #1, followed by an all-new series of Pride variant covers. On sale throughout June, this year’s Pride variant covers were drawn by two of the industry’s most promising talent: Betsy Cola and Davi Go. Across eight stunning covers on Marvel’s hottest titles, celebrate LGBTQIA+ heroes from throughout the Marvel Universe, including members of the Avengers, the X-Men, and more. Continue reading Marvel Comics Celebrates it LGBTQ Icons in New Pride Variant Covers →

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Favorite Art from The Affordable Art Fair, Spring 2024!

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50 Foot Woman By Monica Mangano is just $1500 (All Photos By Gail)

I’ve been attending NYC’s biannual Affordable Art Fair for the past ten years, with the exception of 2020, when both the Spring and Fall fairs  — like everything else — were preempted by Covid.  Since that Year Without Art, the AAF has come back bigger than ever! This season, the art seemed especially vibrant and varied, and I had a fantastic time, strolling from floor to floor while sipping a free Hard Iced Tea from the open bar and checking out all of my favorite art and art peeps. Please enjoy my photos from a really good first night at the Metropolitan Pavilion. Continue reading Favorite Art from The Affordable Art Fair, Spring 2024! →

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Modern Art Monday Presents: K-3 By Peter Krasnow

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Photo By Gail

Ukrainian-born artist Peter Krasnow (1886 – 1979) worked mostly in Southern California from 1922 onward, becoming  an important advocate of modernism in Los Angeles. During the final years of World War II, he began a series of abstract paintings featuring interlocking rectilinear forms in candy-colored hues.

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More Spy Pics of People Looking at Art

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Ellsworth Kelly’s Colors for a Large Wall, with Fan, at MoMA (All Photos By Gail)

Confession: I am obsessive about taking photographs of art that includes no people in the frame. To achieve this goal requires great patience. There is no telling how long you will need to wait for one or more endlessly dawdling, selfie-snapping, oblivious art fans to GTF out of your way so you can get the shot. It is a character-builder, for sure.
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Trailblazing Women: Celebrating Famous Female Painters

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The realm of art has been historically dominated by male figures, yet the impact of famous female painters has been substantial and transformative. These women have broken barriers, challenged conventions, and created masterpieces that continue to inspire and resonate across generations. Their works not only showcase artistic genius but also reflect the social, political, and personal landscapes of their times.
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