Take a Musical Trip Through Sixties Surrealism

Linda Lomahaftewa, “Untitled Woman’s Faces” (c. 1960s), oil on canvas (photo Lisa Yin Zhang/Hyperallergic) “’White Rabbit?’ That’s such an obvious Jefferson Airplane choice! I would have picked ‘Two Heads.’” Those were my first thoughts when I...

Listening to the Paintings of Serj Tankian

Serj Tankian’s abstract paintings have complex layers of a handful of colors that evoke a deep emotional longing that can be hard to describe. But his works come alive in unexpected ways when accompanied by music he composed especially for them.  “I see music and...

The Visual Artist Who Made Radiohead

OXFORD, United Kingdom — Radiohead, the 30 million records-selling, culturally iconic, yada yada English rock band, needs no introduction — though the hagiographic press release of This Is What You Get, an exhibition about the extensive artistic output...

The Artist Freeing Museums’ Captive Instruments

Satch Hoyt (undated) (photo by and courtesy Gabriel Schimmeroth) HAMBURG, Germany — “Ok, stop the cameras,” the head conservator commanded from the belly of the storage department. “I want to hear what these instruments sound like without Satch wearing the...