Arts Stories & Interviews

Nick Lee’s Mural Is an Ode to the Artist's Japanese American Heritage

'This Yokai is a Ningyo,' seen on the side of the Shoreway Building, is the culmination of an artist residency with FeverDream

By Jala Forest

At 38 feet tall, Nick Lee’s colorful mural, 'This Yokai is a Ningyo,' is hard to miss when you pass the Shoreway Building on West 76th Street in Battery Park. Unveiled in March through an artist residency with FeverDream, This Yokai is a Ningyo depicts a hand holding a figurine with the body of a Ken Doll and the head of a samurai...

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Photos: Ingenuity Cleveland Held their Flights of Fancy Fundraiser to Begin its Era of Ascent

Ingenuity Festival will be celebrating its 20th anniversary this fall. To get things moving in the right direction, the organization held their…

By Emanuel Wallace

Ingenuity Cleveland's Flights of Fancy Fundraiser
97 slides

Photos: Local Artists Present "Art For Earth Day" With Exhibition at Negative Space Gallery

The Art For Earth Day exhibition at Negative Space features the work of 19 artists who all created using upcycled materials and…

By Emanuel Wallace

Art For Earth Day at Negative Space
34 slides

Photos: A Preview of "Korean Couture: Generations of Revolution" at CMA

The Cleveland Museum of Art is presenting a first-of-its-kind fashion exhibition features nearly 40 works ranging from 17th-century historical garments to contemporary…

By Emanuel Wallace

Korean Couture: Generations of Revolution
50 slides

Photos: A Preview of the "Africa & Byzantium" Exhibition, Opening at CMA April 14

Africa & Byzantium considers the complex artistic relationships between northern and eastern African Christian kingdoms and the Byzantine Empire from the fourth…

By Emanuel Wallace

"Africa & Byzantium," opening at the Cleveland Museum of Art on April 14
52 slides

May 8, 2024

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