Black Panthers 1968: Selections From A Major Photo Archive in San Francisco
“A lot of people tried to talk us out of it,” Pirkle Jones told The New York Times in December 1968 when an exhibition of photos of the Black Panther…Continue Reading →
How ‘Pigeon’ And ‘Elephant & Piggie’ Author Mo Willems Protested In 2018
Mo Willems has won Caldecott Honors three times for his picture books for children—beginning with 2003’s “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!”—and Emmys six times for his previous work…Continue Reading →
Recommended: Holi • Tattoos • Spearthrowing • Sharks • Roz Chast • Freezepop
March 29 to April 4, 2019: Pictured above: Holi celebrated at Wheaton College in 2012 (Greg Cook) Friday, March 29, 10 p.m. Playland at Dorchester Art Project, Boston. Electronic music…Continue Reading →
Fatty Spice’s ‘Tunnel of Self-Love’: ‘Be Your Own Valentine’
“‘Tunnel of Self-Love’ is the offspring of the line in the Bible ‘your body is a temple’ and John Mayer’s line ‘your body is a wonderland,’” Fatty Spice (aka Dani…Continue Reading →
Tomi Ungerer’s 1960 Octopus Adventure ‘Emile’ Is Finally Back In Print
Tomi Ungerer, who died in February, was one of the great fabulists and weirdoes of children’s book illustration. And his razor sharp drawn line punctuated by patches of rich black…Continue Reading →
Kimberly Witham’s Sweet And Somber Still-Life Photos
Kimberly Witham’s exhibition “On Beauty,” at Boston’s Gallery Kayafas from March 1 to April 6, 2019, offer lush still-life photos from 2017 and ’18. Her “On Beauty” series is sweet…Continue Reading →
Laura Chasman’s Paintings Of The Unwelcoming Architecture Of Art Galleries
“For more than 40 years I have been a painter of people, looking closely at their faces and what they reveal,” Laura Chasman writes of her current exhibition “Barely Visible”…Continue Reading →
Comics: Maybe The Internet
Copyright 2019 Greg Cook. Read more of Greg’s comics here. If this is the kind of coverage of arts, cultures and activisms you appreciate, please support Wonderland by contributing to…Continue Reading →
In ‘Small Worlds,’ Artists Fashion Tiny Models Of Dreams And Nightmares
In “Small Worlds: Miniatures in Contemporary Art”—at the University of Vermont’s Fleming Museum of Art in Burlington from Feb. 13 to May 10, 2019—artists adopt the techniques of dioramas, model…Continue Reading →
In Gloucester, Celebrating Purim With Costumes, Stories And Beer: ‘It Is A Mitzvah’
As is traditional, the families gathered at Gloucester’s Temple Ahavat Achim for their annual celebration of the Jewish holiday of Purim on Wednesday evening were costumed as superheroes and princesses,…Continue Reading →