Wandering with Intent | The Quantum Art of Michael Madzo
…Enter Michael Madzo, fiftyish, lean as a denim whippet, a little weathered from twenty-below and hundred-plus winds prevailing in the Dakota Badlands where he lives and rides horses and three-wheelers and tends his father’s cattle ranch—that is, when he’s not …
Howard Finster | At the Tennessee State Museum
The Chairman of Sacred Art
Part showman, preacher, artist, visionary . . . Howard Finster is perhaps the best known and most recognizable of all american self-taught artists. His paintings and sculptures are both apocalyptic and comical, writhing with energy …
Gigi Gaskins | Wear Your Hat!
Long-time Nashville residents may recall Ju’s hatters, a small shop on 8th avenue just north of broadway. There, for decades, William “Ju” Thorne custom made hats, using straws, felts, assorted wooden blocks, and age-old techniques. To certain politicos, celebs, musicians, …
Romancing the Stones | Wayne Roland Brown
…Far away from Russia, in Nashville, lives a jewelry designer and gemstone dealer with strong ties to the opal mining community who was inspired enough by a similar story to embark on a lifetime of adventure as a supplier of …
12th Istanbul Biennial
More than 4,000 artists, critics, curators, collectors, and museum and gallery professionals from the international art communities arrived in istanbul, turkey, in mid September for the opening of the 12th Istanbul Biennial. It was estimated that over four hundred members …
Gone South | Jerry Atnip
Readers of Nashville Arts Magazine have long admired Jerry atnip’s photos – whether you know it or not. Atnip’s camera has introduced you to artists and their art through his work for this magazine. This month, he steps on the …
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