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A look behind the curtain at the true decadence of the iconic Fox …
June 8, 2016. Image by David Cro, courtesy the Fox Theatre. Two Moorish castles are built into the ceiling of Atlanta’s iconic Fox Theatre. Connecting them is an ancient-looking stone bridge, which serves to form the proscenium arch for the theater. A series of rugs draped over the bridge resemble flying carpets left to air out after a journey.
The legacy of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo - ARTS ATL
The legacy of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo -- brown, queer, disabled and revolutionary - ARTS ATL. "I never paint dreams or nightmares," Frida Kahlo once said. "I paint my own reality." The turbulent life and love of the Mexican painter (1907–54) are the subject of The Atlanta Opera's "Frida," with performances October 5, 9, 11 and 13.
Mike Geier and the origins of Puddles Pity Party - ARTS ATL
Editor’s note: In the summer of 2013, when ArtsATL’s Jeff Stafford sat down to chat with singer Mike Geier, he was preparing for a club performance with the Kingsized Jazz Trio and had just developed the alternate character of a clown named Puddles who had a cabaret act called Puddles Pity Party.By 2017, Puddles was being cheered in living rooms across America due to Geier’s performances ...
Rediscovering Atlanta’s Architecture: The High Museum - ARTS ATL
Art itself. The High Museum of Art is one of the premier art institutions in the Southeast, but the buildings containing the collections are works of art in their own right. Set back atop a green sloping lawn on Peachtree Street in the heart of Midtown, the High, a gleaming white aggregation of geometric forms, stands out as a unique presence.
Events - ARTS ATL
Herndon Plaza 142-148 Auburn Ave. NE, Atlanta, United States. "ICONoclasts" is a powerful new installation that spotlights six influential Black Atlantans who have shaped our city's artistic and social landscape. Created by Atlanta-based artist Marryam Moma, the installation features stunning collage portraits of Ricci de Forest, Mtamanika ...
First Look: Your early guide to the Atlanta Art Fair - ARTS ATL
Aug 26, 2024 · Poem 88. Atlanta. Poem 88 has the unique mission of combining a rigorous sense of the avant garde with a commitment to fairness as a concept. Whether it comes to ensuring representation of women and older artists or challenging institutions to serve as a model of fairness for the community, Poem 88 has been at the forefront of ensuring that art is about more than commerce.
An in-depth conversation with “The Color Purple” author Alice …
Jul 17, 2019 · Walker, whose actual birthday is February 9, was born in Eatonton to parents who worked as sharecroppers. She is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the novel The Color Purple and close to 40 other books. Over the course of her 50-year career, she has worked as an artist, activist and educator, and she was a contributor to the feminist ...
Aurora Theatre opens Lawrenceville Arts Center with public tours …
Oct 20, 2021 · Aurora Theatre opens Lawrenceville Arts Center with public tours this weekend. After much anticipation, the curtain rises this week on the $35 million, 59,500-square-foot Lawrenceville Arts Center, as it hosts grand opening tours Friday through Sunday. Completing a city block for the arts in downtown Lawrenceville, the complex is the product of ...
Review: Playwright Lauren Gunderson reframes “herstory” in “The ...
Mar 15, 2016 · Kelundra Smith reviews Lauren Gunderson's "The Revolutionists" at 7 Stages, about the importance of women being accounted for and written down.