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Welcome to issue 110 of Leonard Magazine. Within this issue, to celebrate the Year of the Dragon, we learn about the dragon motif in traditional Chinese art through history. We also take a look into the jewellery box of the Duchess of Windsor, discover what edition markings mean on prints, learn about "the dirty dozen" - the holy grail of military watch collecting, explore the role of technology in contemporary art, and more. https://lnkd.in/gjdHFyRv

Boston Ujima Project, 'How can art help us understand and address issues of racism and social justice in today's society?' Art has a unique capacity to confront and unpack issues of racism and social justice because it transcends language, speaking to people’s emotions and lived experiences. It serves as a mirror and a lens, reflecting societal inequalities while offering new perspectives on these struggles. By capturing the nuances of identity, injustice, and resilience, artists can stimulate critical dialogue, disrupt complacency, and foster empathy in ways that statistics or policy debates often cannot. For example, visual and performance arts that center on Black history or the experiences of marginalized communities create spaces where viewers can process systemic racism in a personal and visceral way. Such art informs and transforms the viewer, encouraging deeper understanding of how racism affects individuals and communities, past and present. Additionally, art amplifies the voices of those who are often silenced. It gives people the power to narrate their own stories, challenging dominant narratives and making visible the structural inequalities that perpetuate racism. Public art movements, such as murals or installations, can reclaim spaces and push for social change, acting as catalysts for community solidarity and activism. Art’s role creates historical memory, reminding society of past injustices while inspiring the imagination for a more equitable future. In this sense, art not only addresses the trauma caused by racism but also offers a vision of healing and progress. Ultimately, art has the power of presence to build bridges between communities, inspiring collective action and mobilization to address social justice issues. Artists like Tomashi Jackson exemplify this by using their work to investigate the intersections of race, politics, and history. Jackson's art layers abstraction, history, current events, and documentary elements to highlight issues like voter suppression, segregation, police brutality, and systemic racism to ignite a shared vision for justice and equity. Thank you for sharing.

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.

Give a senior a can of spray pain and a blank wall, the following will happen: It will bring the senior closer to a form of artistic expression usually associated with the younger generation. It will prove that concepts such as ACTIVE AGING and intergenerational solidarity make more sense every day. It will demonstrate that age is just a number. Taken from the thread entitled, “LATA 65 | urban art workshop for seniors” @ https://lnkd.in/gueGxds

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.

Industry insight: from ‘singularity art’ to art as a whole 🎨 When art becomes a part of the space, there is no more artwork, instead, the entire space becames a work of art, as Zhengyin Art explains… https://brnw.ch/21wGjnZ

Concept 18: The Value of Art The information represented as art tends to increase relative to the amount of time and importance of individuals observing, giving attributes,representations, level of personal importance and opinions.

Digital humanities projects can extend the legacy of cultural heritage in part by making assets available to new audiences. That was my goal in the recently completed project, working with the estate of Varujan Boghosian to process, digitize, and exhibit selections of the late artist's work. Varujan Boghosian’s assemblages and collages—sometimes whimsical, sometimes brooding, and ceaselessly referential—dissociate images, objects, and language from their original contexts to establish and explore new associations and meanings. Stephanie Zambrana and I were tapped by the late artist’s family to retrieve and transport the artwork under the stewardship of his estate from gallery storage at the Robert Motherwell House to storage in New York City. There, the team captured the collection’s pertinent metadata and made images of most of the collection. With the artwork described and documented, we sought to create a digital exhibit to connect Boghosian’s motifs with new audiences and elevate awareness of his contributions to the art world. Utilizing the minimal computing digital exhibition software Wax, and under the guidance of Bryan Zehngut-Willits we built varujanboghosian.com, which we invite you to explore Boghosian's artwork through! (It is optimized for desktop or tablet but is functional on a mobile device.) I am honored to have had the opportunity to collaborate with my colleagues and the artist’s family to create this resource. It was a great way to wrap up 2023! #digitalhumanities #digitalexhibition #archives #collectionsmanagement #exhibition #webdevelopment #minimalcomputing #art #assemblage #collage

In the History of SA, Art is Life edition, https://lnkd.in/g79x3Cm8

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.