NOT GOD: A Production at the Black Box Theater at HV MOCA

NOT GOD, A Staged Reading at Studio Theater in Exile’s Black Box Theater at Hudson Valley MOCA Saturday, November 12th at 7PM & Sunday, November 13th at 3PM BUY TICKETS NOT GOD evokes the delicate bond between a doctor struggling with limitations and a patient in search of clarity and dignity. The play, in poetry,…

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Artists and Writers as Activists: Remembering the McCarthy Hearings

Artists and Writers as Activists: Remembering the McCarthy Hearings by @marcstrausbooks #activists #artists #writers

I was just a pre-teen in the early 1950s, but I was old enough to remember quite vividly the McCarthy hearings on TV. In the midst of the Cold War, Senator Joseph McCarthy sought to identify Soviet spies and sympathizers who worked in the U.S. government and other high-profile industries, particularly Hollywood filmmaking and television. …

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Why the Global Art Market is Finally Changing

Why the Global Art Market is Finally Changing by @marcstrausbooks, M.D. #globalartmarket #art #market

Changes in the Global Art Market It was in the mid-1980s when the Guerrilla Girls started protesting the paucity of women artists at The Whitney Biennial and other prominent exhibitions. In the ensuing decades, much has been written about the far lower prices for works by women compared to men, and the lack of inclusion…

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