Renaissance high-def: Tullio's moving portraits in marble | Washington Examiner

Renaissance high-def: Tullio's moving portraits in marble | Washington Examiner
By: Robin Tierney
Special to The Examiner, July 27, 2009

Shock value? That's kids' stuff. Back in Renaissance Venice, this was the ultimate challenge: create a beauty so ideal that onlookers would get emotionally involved, even fall in love.

One sculptor made that his mission.

If you go

"An Antiquity of Imagination: Tullio Lombardo and Venetian High Renaissance Sculpture"

Where: National Gallery of Art, West Building, Sixth Street and Constitution Avenue NW

When: Through Nov. 1

Info: Free; 202-737-4215; nga.gov

Know: Knoxville art: Portraits of the homeless

Know: Knoxville art: Portraits of the homeless
By Robin Tierney

During a recent visit to Knoxville, I filled my journal with the stories of a dozen or so folks revitalizing the city’s core as a walkable arts district that retains its downhome roots. Just as interesting were the rootless Knoxvillians encountered through the photographs of David Habercom.

In the process of moving his studio from the Emporium Center for Arts & Culture downtown...

Click here for the full article published this May in Art News.
By Robin Tierney

Made in China: Travelogue, uncensored

Article By Robin Tierney
Special to The Examiner 9/4/08
WASHINGTON – "Where in the world is Matt Sesow?” would make an amusing game.“Made in China” is one Matt Sesow painting from the Made in China exhibition at Long View Gallery in Washington. Courtesy Photo

Made In China - Work by Dana Ellyn and Matt Sesow through September 20
Dana Ellyn and Matt Sesow took a month long trip to China. In lieu of their annual 31 Days of July series, Dana and Matt are exhibiting exciting work made while on their trip to China.

Dana Ellyn's Website
Matt Sesow's Website

Long View Gallery in the City
1302 9th street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
202.232.4788

Artistically Speaking with Marilou Donahue

The June arts web site of Artistically Speaking with Marilou Donahue is online. Marilou asks a few of her colleagues to tell how they got into the arts scene in D.C. including Writer Robin Tierney. She interviews Music Director Leonard Slatkin of the National Symphony Orchestra, who is leaving his post after twelve years. Read it HERE

Examiner articles by Robin Tierney

Following are links to online versions of Robin Tierney articles
this week.  Access by clicking the link, or copy and
paste it into your browser. Note: For print copies,
check news-boxes or contact the publications directly.

->>>> Examiner Thursday, DC area editions. The List - Arts section - various. Note: The List is read at random times on Examiner partner stations such as WMAL radio and TV.

http://dcpaper.examiner.com/content/e-edition/2007/06/07/2/26.pdf

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http://dcpaper.examiner.com/content/e-edition/2007/06/02/2/23.pdf

Writer Robin Tierney's online versions of this week's articles

->>>> Examiner weekend (Sat.-Sun.) editions.

Portrait Gallery/Harry Benson, Mid City Artists,
http://dcpaper.examiner.com/content/e-edition/2007/05/19/2/29.pdf

->>>>Examiner Thursday, DC area editions. The List -
Arts section - various. Note: The List is read at
random times on Examiner partner stations such as WMAL
radio and TV.
http://dcpaper.examiner.com/content/e-edition/2007/05/17/2/28.pdf

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Museum’s “And So To Bed” exhibit
http://dcpaper.examiner.com/content/e-edition/2007/05/14/2/24.pdf

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