Chandra Noyes

A page from Dr. Seuss’s Horse Museum, illustrated by Andrew Joyner.
Dr. Seuss's Long Lost Guide to Art History
Though fans of all ages around the world mourned the loss of Dr. Seuss in 1991, the late great author has a brand new offering sure to delight readers.
Installation view of Natalie Ball: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Snake, 2019, at Seattle Art Museum
How Natalie Ball's Sculptures Reframe Native Identity
In her genre-bending sculptures, Natalie Ball is playing with what we think we know. Subverting tropes about Native American identity and art by repurposing familiar materials, Ball points out the…
Nigel Poor and Frankie Smith. Mapping Joel Sternfeld, side B, 2011/12. Inkjet print, with ink notations. Courtesy Nigel Poor, with thanks to the Prison University Project.
San Quentin State Prison from the Inside Out
A collaboration between the photographer Nigel Poor and current inmates at San Quentin State Prison is giving us a rare change of perspective on how we understand the lives and stories found behind…
Colin Quashie, The Wedding Party Billboard, 2018-19. Digital collage.
Linking the Past and Present: How Two Artists Examine the History of Racism in America
In a city with its own contentious history of racism (like many others), two artists are grappling with the past and how it continues to shape the present.
Hengameh Golestan, Untitled, from the series Witness 1979, March 11, 1979. Ink-jet print.
After the Revolution: 6 Female Photographers share "My Iran"

The Iranian Revolution ushered in an era of social change that many Iranians, especially women, are still grappling with. When the Iranian people took to the streets to overthrow their monarch in…

Marisa Merz, Fontana (Fountain), 2007. Lead, motor, stone, water and copper wire, 7 1/16 × 31 1/2 × 21 5/8 inches. Courtesy the Collection of Leo Katz.
Remembering the Alchemy of Marisa Merz
Last month, the art world mourned the loss of Marisa Merz, the only female artist associated with the Arte Povera movement. Merz, who died in her native Turin at 93, was known for her unconventional…
A federally endangered Florida panther, Puma concolor coryi, at Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo.
Joel Sartore’s Photographic Ark
Award-winning photographer Joel Sartore is on a mission to document the world’s dwindling wildlife population.
Border Wall at Ardovino's Desert Crossing, Sunland Park, New Mexico
Artists Bring a Rare Moment of Playfulness to the US-Mexico Border
Installed in between the vertical steel slats of a section of border wall in Sunland Park, New Mexico were several bright pink see-saws, inviting residents on either side to engage in a few moments…
Ebony Magazine, March 1972, Vol 27, No. 5, Black Children & Adoption 
Foundations Unite to Save Ebony Magazine Archives
Last week a group of foundations came together to ensure the preservation of an important trove of American history.
The Whitney Museum of American Art
Protests Force Controversial Whitney Board Member to Resign

After months of protests and calls for his resignation, Whitney Museum of American Art Board Vice-Chair Warren Kanders has resigned from his post. Kanders, who, according to the New York Times,…

Olivia Parker, Sea Creatures, 2014. Inkjet print.
The Delicate Intimacy of Olivia Parker’s Photography
In Order of Imagination: The Photographs of Olivia Parker, now at the Peabody Essex Museum, Parker creates intimate moments through a variety of subject matter.
Leonardo da Vinci, Saint Jerome (detail)
The Met Marks Da Vinci Anniversary with Rare Vatican Loan
Beginning this week, the Metropolitan Museum of Art will display the da Vinci masterpiece Saint Jerome Praying in the Wilderness, on special loan from the Vatican Museums.
Untitled Film Still #54 by Cindy Sherman, 1980. Courtesy of the artist and Metro Pictures, New York; Cindy Sherman is at the National Portrait Gallery from 27 June to 15 September 2019.
Who is the Real Cindy Sherman?
For nearly five decades, Cindy Sherman has been playing hide and seek with her audience. Always not quite herself, her self-portraits in elaborate disguises have offered poignant commentary with…
Bagan, Myanmar
7 New Must-See UNESCO World Heritage Sites
It may be time to update your bucket list. This week UNESCO (The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ) designated 29 new World Heritage Sites.
Thomas Gainsborough, Going To Market, Early Morning
Thomas Gainsborough Painting Sets New World Record for the Artist
Thomas Gainsborough’s Going to Market, Early Morning, considered a masterpiece of 18th-century British landscapes, set a new record for the artist at auction this week. Selling for  $10 million…