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Decorative Arts and Design

An ornate gown, center, is flanked on either side by numerous other avant-garde dresses.

Cyborg Fashion: How Iris van Herpen’s Designs Blend the Organic and the Artificial

Writer Stephen Heyman delves into the otherworldly couture of Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen.

By Stephen Heyman Apr 04, 2017

Contemporary Art

Outlined drawing of a placeholder that reads, in typewriter font, “Object temporarily removed.”

How Artist Lenka Clayton Captures Essential Truths about the Museum

In her series Dispatches from the Museum, artist Lenka Clayton captures the quotidian experiences on view at the museum.

By Hannah Turpin Mar 28, 2017

Carnegie International

A mixed media depiction of Earth (surrounded by black paint on old, yellowing newspaper).

Drawing the Stars as a Way to Reach Distant Worlds, New Ideas

Liz Park, associate curator of the Carnegie Int’l, 57th ed., 2018, embraces drawing and letter writing as paths to new ideas.

By Liz Park Feb 28, 2017

Carnegie International

Photo of Tam O Shanter Carnegie International Proofreading

Tam O’Shanter Drawing Sessions

Ingrid Schaffner, curator of the Carnegie Int’l, 57th ed., 2018, discusses the origins and intent of the Tam O’Shanter Drawing Sessions.

By Ingrid Schaffner Feb 28, 2017

Teenie Harris Archive

A double-exposed black and white photograph of a woman playing piano onstage.

Nina Simone and the Blurred Line Between Public and Private Life

Niela Orr explores Charles “Teenie” Harris's double exposure of Nina Simone, one of the more arresting images the photographer captured during his decades long career.

By Niela Orr Feb 21, 2017

Film and Video

A rock band performs on a dimly-lit stage.

Bored in Pittsburgh: The Obscure Film That Immortalized 1980s Punk

Filmmaker Peggy Ahwesh reflects on Stephanie Beroes' film Debt Begins at Twenty, which immortalized the Pittsburgh punk scene of the early 1980s.

By Peggy Ahwesh Jan 31, 2017

Hillman Photography Initiative

Steffani Jemison sitting outside of Carnegie Museum of Art with her grandmother and brother.

How a Childhood at the Museum Influenced One Artist’s Future

Steffani Jemison recalls a childhood encounter with art, and how that informed her future work with the museum's Hillman Photography Initiative.

By Steffani Jemison Jan 24, 2017

Carnegie International

A decaying, shipwrecked boat lays by an ocean coast.

The Sum of Encounters

Emmanuel Iduma’s Travelogue is based on the 14-day research trip Curator Ingrid Schaffner conducted with Companion Carin Kuoni to Morocco for the closing of the Marrakesh Biennial, Senegal for the opening of the Dakar Biennial, and Lagos, Nigeria in May 2016.

By Emmanuel Iduma Jan 17, 2017

Carnegie International

Pages from a collection of travel diaries, written in French.

The Travelogue Series

Ingrid Schaffner, curator of the Carnegie Int’l, 57th ed., 2018, discusses the origins and intent of the Travelogue Series.

By Ingrid Schaffner Jan 17, 2017

Film and Video

Grainy still from a film in which a large group of people stare, one pointing, at the sky.

Beyond Mystery: Peter Rose Meditates on Space and Time

David Finkelstein interviews experimental filmmaker Peter Rose about his 1981 film The Man Who Could Not See Far Enough.

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