We are often moved by art, but what is art moved by? Tragedy. Joy. Death. Life. Two dramatic exhibitions now on view at the Morikami Museum feature artworks born out of ashes and out of the necessity to cope with loss. Running through Jan. 31, Wendy Maruyama: Executive Order 9066 revives a particularly sad time to mark the 70th anniversary of the closing of the last … [Read more...]
‘Everest’ brings tragedy home with frightening power
How do you make Mount Everest laugh? Make a plan, of course. Plenty of intrepid climbers have made plans to summit the world’s highest mountain, and most live to tell about it. There have been more than 5,000 successful ascents as of 2013, but about 240 people have died on the mountain. Many of their corpses are still frozen on some godforsaken peak, ominous additions to the … [Read more...]