If you ask my 4 year old and 6 year old if they enjoyed sitting quietly through Nick Cave’s two hour performance and then going to an art museum where you cannot touch anything, they will say, “It was awesome!” I am so thankful for this opportunity to share art or life with them. They …
The dancers screamed and the whole audience screamed back, but I am not sure who actually screamed first. It was a spontaneous response to a celebration of newness. For a long time, the dancers or “initiates” in Nick Cave’s Feat. changed from wearing their street clothes to the otherworldly sculptural forms that Nick Cave created. I …
My husband and son are headed to Nashville to watch the USA Soccer play this weekend. We visited the Frist in Nashville last fall and have so many good things to say about the children’s art studio! No matter what is in the other galleries, visit the Martin ArtQuest Gallery on the top floor. This large studio for …
We recently made a second visit to James Turrell’s skyspace in Nashville. James Turrell is one of the greatest American artists of the last century and most of his work is environmental. In other words, they are installations in a landscape or building that do not move easily. For example, at least three of his artworks …
A few weekends ago, we visited the Carell Woodland Sculpture Trail at the Cheekwood Botanical Gardens in Nashville. We saw Blue Presher by James Turrell.