I sit in front of Hong Hong’s 8×12-foot work on paper with Shakespeare on my mind. (more…)
False and True
Rachel Hellerich creates extra-dimensional paintings. You’d be forgiven for not knowing exactly what that means, because, until you see her work—especially in person—it sounds unimaginable. (more…)
Fine Lines
56 blocks of chunky window glass. Gold stripes on a chartreuse couch. Squared-off floorboards from amber to auburn. Don Wunderlee’s Westville studio is alive with lines, most notably the (more…)
Project Management
Editor’s note: Shortly after publishing this story, we learned that Sew Crafty is closing up shop. We regret any crafting hopes this news may dash! Sew Crafty, a New Haven craft studio, looks like Santa’s workshop if the elves were big on Pinterest. (more…)
Lost in Space
A photo essay. In a fitting end to an extended term, this year’s City-Wide Open Studios held its fourth and final weekend—there are usually three—in an extended space: Erector Square. (more…)
Public Access
A photo essay. Private art spaces weren’t so private during Private Studios Weekend, when nearly 40 artists at 17 locations left their doors unlocked and said (more…)
Work, and Play
A photo essay. The “Game On!” theme of this year’s City-Wide Open Studios has meant lots of games to play, especially last weekend at the expansive Goffe Street Armory. (more…)
What’s New?
At the Yale Center for British Art—which reopens to the public today after a 16-month closure, signaling the end of a broader conservation and renovation project begun in 2008—the answer to the title’s question is nothing, and everything. (more…)