How Art Influences Culture and Wins Elections
Art is not the object you look at. Art is what you feel when you look at the object. That is all you really need to know to appreciate art. When asked about art the average conservative’s reply to me
Articles by Joseph Granda
Ayn Rand Musical Coming to Lynn Redgrave Theater Next Month
Ayn Rand’s 1938 novella Anthem is coming to the stage complete with song and dance numbers. What better way to get the message of conservative-leaning individualism to a leftist arts culture who dreams of utopia only to wake to the creation of
President George W. Bush's Art Exhibition Epitomizes Leader's Dignified Retirement
Like Winston Churchill before him, former President George W. Bush has picked up a paintbrush and become an artist of leisure. Churchill said of retirement, “Retirement may be looked upon either as a prolonged holiday or as a rejection, a being
'Noah' Art Exhibit Shows Economic Clout of Faith-Based Features
NEW YORK CITY, New York–Works of art of a Biblical nature not meant to mock the faithful are a rare site in the modern art world. But thanks to the power of Hollywood to direct the culture any place it
'Sub Par' Obama Artist Speaks Truth to Power at Long Last
Six years ago street artist Shepard Fairey created “Hope & Change” posters from an AP photo to help elect Sen. Barack Obama and usher in a bigger machine while claiming the moniker of anti-establishment artist. Being a propagandist for the
Alec Baldwin's Raging Performance Art
Performance art can be scripted or unscripted, random or carefully orchestrated. The performance can be live or via media; and must involve: time, space, the performer’s body and a relationship between performer and audience. It can happen anywhere and last
Is Artist Damien Hirst's New Work Pro-Life?
British artist Damien Hirst, best know for his work of a shark preserved in formaldehyde inside an acrylic display case that ultimately sold for $12 million, is back with a new, more provocative installation. The Miraculous Journey, 14 massive bronze sculptures which chart
