10 Upstate Art Weekend Destinations Worth the Trip

Jul 16, 2025

It’s that time of the year again when the sweltering, swampy heat of New York City has even the cockroaches stumbling down its sidewalks. For those who find themselves among the swarms of city folk hopping aboard the Hudson Line this week to catch their breath and...

Bas Jan Ader Made Fate Into an Art

Jul 16, 2025

HAMBURG, Germany — Only July 9, 1975, the artist Bas Jan Ader, age 33, set sail from Cape Cod, intending to cross the Atlantic in a 12.6-foot vessel called Ocean Wave and then mount an exhibition at the Groninger Museum in his native Netherlands. The journey was,...

Stripper Collective’s Life Drawing Merges Sex Work and Art

Jul 16, 2025

Sketch from the East London Stripper Collective’s life drawing session in May by artist Jean-David Solon (image courtesy the artist) LONDON and BRIGHTON, England — Almost two decades ago, Stacey Clare began stripping to make ends meet. An environmental arts...

10 Exhibitions to See in Chicago This Summer

Jul 16, 2025

CHICAGO — Experts are warning that Chicago is heading towards a hotter-than-usual summer. And while I’m no climatologist — just an art historian — I can tell you one thing: The city’s already simmering like a pressure cooker. With oppressive political tensions, major...

Can an Artist’s DNA Help Detect Forgeries?

Jul 16, 2025

Jean-François Millet, “Man with a Hoe” (1860–1862) (courtesy the Getty Center) Are there more great artists or great art forgers? Statistics are hard to come by, but when an art forgery is uncovered, the likelihood is that one man or, more rarely, a woman,...

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The Echo of Creation: Why True Art Is Never Made Up

Jul 15, 2025

We have another post today by Eugene Terekhin, the man and the mind behind the publication Philosophy of Language. We’re pleased to announce that Eugene is now a regular contributing writer to The BoldBrush Letter.The Echo of Creation: Why True Art Is Never Made...

adidas unveils immersive HBE exhibition curated by Rog & Bee Walker

Jul 15, 2025

As the directors of adidas’ 2025 Honoring Black Excellence initiative, Rog & Bee have transformed portraits, film and performance into a powerful archive of black identity, culture and community. Few creative partnerships feel as deeply rooted in intention as that...