Portraits of Corruption: “A Time of Malfeasance,” Through October 14 at the...
What kind of person habitually lies, cheats, and steals? In the exhibit A Time of Malfeasance at the Figge Art Museum, printmaker Virginia Myers visualizes corruption through the psychological...
View ArticleArt in Plain Sight: Nature Spiral
Nature Spiral is a circular arrangement of limestone boulders situated near the Mississippi River in the Illiniwek Forest Preserve, near Hampton, Illinois (just north of East Moline). Ideally suited...
View ArticleSolitary Journeys: Emma Farber and Zachary Cleve, through October at the...
A school bus sits in an overgrown field, along with an abandoned car. A pipe bursts bright liquid in the upper right corner, and a bird’s nest with blue eggs rests in the lower left. Keys dangle from...
View ArticleIlluminating Comics: “Graphic Language,” through December 11 at the...
Graphic Language: The Art & Literature of Comics (on display at the University of Iowa) traces the origins of comics, from the evolution of graphic style alongside printing technologies to their...
View ArticleArt in Plain Sight: Fort Armstrong Theatre Building
At the corner of Third Avenue and 19th Street in the Rock Island District is a glazed terra-cotta bust of an American Indian wearing a war bonnet that encircles his head, almost like the traditional...
View ArticleArt in Plain Sight: Christmas Lights
It’s easy to start taking outdoor Christmas lights for granted about now. They have been draped over trees and strung along porch railings and under the eaves for weeks – even longer in the shopping...
View ArticleHeroes Through the Lens of the Depression: “Beyond the Surface,” Through...
Artists use certain visual cues to make a portrait feel heroic: bright, clear lighting, a low viewing perspective, strong or kind facial expressions, adoring masses, flying flags. These techniques cast...
View ArticleArt in Plain Sight: First National Bank Building
The entrance to the First National Bank Building (now U.S. Bank) at 201 West Second Street in Davenport tells the story of commerce and banking through classical images and symbols. The ancient Greek...
View ArticleArt in Plain Sight: Palmer Busts
In the Heritage Court on the Palmer College of Chiropractic campus (at 1000 Brady Street in Davenport) are four large bronze busts. Sculptures of D.D. Palmer, his son B.J. Palmer, and his grandson...
View ArticleWinter Photography-Contest Winners
Our winter photo contest – the first such reader competition we’ve held since 2008 – brought 80 submissions over three categories: attraction, resistance, and ambivalence. Thanks to all who entered! In...
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