Author Archives: Claire Lambe

The history of art, like all history, is full of those who were successful and influential in their day, but whose influence for one reason or another, perhaps no reason that anyone can pinpoint, did not outlive its period. Painter … Continue reading →

Malick Sidibé (born 1936) is a photographer from the West African country of Mali―he is celebrated internationally for his portraits and candid photographs from the early 1950s to the mid-​​​​1970s that bear witness to the social, cultural, and political transformation of … Continue reading →

Having been hammered by Hurricane Irene in 2011 we, in the Hudson Valley, were more than a little apprehensive about Super Storm Sandy last year. Our great relief when Sandy turned out to be a storm in a teacup for us, was matched … Continue reading →

If it hadn’t been for a man called Bolton Brown, the legend that became Woodstock might well have been located in the Carolinas instead of the Catskills. Bolton Brown was a highly respected artist and teacher; a devotee of the English painter, art … Continue reading →

You don’t have to wait for “First Fridays” or “First Saturdays” to hit the galleries— indeed the best time to see art is on the days in between when you often have the galleries to yourself to really contemplate the … Continue reading →

The Irish invasion has come to the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College (CCS Bard). Curator, writer, artist, educator and Dubliner, Paul O’Neill, has been named new director of the graduate program for its two-​​​​year Master of Arts program in … Continue reading →

Stepping through the door of P·P·O·W Art Gallery at 535 W 22nd St. is an immediate “Wow” moment. The walls facing the entrance of the first gallery are covered in wallpaper of dinner-​​​​plate size dandelions on a deep black background on which … Continue reading →

Martha Frankel is a self-​​​​confessed genius at delegating, making her, if you’re a lazy sod like me, someone to avoid. However, as the executive director of the phenomenon known as the Woodstock Writers Festival, the art of being a super delegator no doubt … Continue reading →