Springing Creativity by Matt Swanseger
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Whether we re creating order out of chaos or just embracing it, the arts tend to flourish in times of turbulence. Although that push and pull is always at play in our minds and souls, rarely has the ethical and ideological tug of war outside ourselves seemed so immediate, so omnipresent. That so many of us can find inspiration or even beauty within that maelstrom is a testament to the human spirit indeed.
The 98th Annual Spring Show at the Erie Art Museum is a regional showcase of creative magnificence amongst all the madness, featuring 92 pieces by 67 artists across a range of media and disciplines. As always, a juror from outside the region was chosen to curate the exhibit this year s being American artist, ceramicist, social activist, spoken word poet, and educator Roberto Lugo. Lugo evaluated more than 450 submissions to arrive at his finalists, choosing five of the mo
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What would I do? Frank Gehry, 92, is too busy to retire
Frank Gehry looks out from behind a model of the King Street project in his native Toronto, at his architecture studio in Los Angeles, April 6, 2021. At 92, the Pritzker-winning architect is focusing on social justice projects and dismisses the idea of scaling back. What would I do? he said. I enjoy this stuff. Erik Carter/The New York Times.
by Robin Pogrebin
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- It was midafternoon on a Monday and Pritzker Prize-winning architect Frank Gehry despite having just turned 92 in a pandemic, completed the top floor of his building in the Grand Avenue development, and prepared for a show of new sculpture at the Gagosian Gallery had little interest in sitting back to reflect on this potentially meaningful moment in his life and career.