Category: Critic
  • CHRISTIANITY AND ART IN THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE

    The Harlem Renaissance was a cultural and intellectual explosion of African American expression during the early 20th century that marked a transformative era in art, literature, and music. Central to this movement was the enduring influence of Christianity, a faith deeply interwoven with the African American experience. This short piece will explore how Christian religion…

  • French Art in Kyoto: focus on Villa Kujoyama and Nuit Blanche Kyoto 2024

    I recently contributed an article to the Kyoto Journal, a quarterly magazine that presents cultural and historical insights from Kyoto, Japan, with which I have been involved for over a year. The piece explores Villa Kujoyama, a French artist residency where I completed an internship last year, and highlights Nuit Blanche Kyoto—a festival inspired by…

  • The Barbizon School: Masters of French Rural Life

    The Barbizon School, an artistic movement that emerged in the 1820s and shared ties with Romanticism, was rooted in a succession of landscape painter colonies established around Barbizon, France. These artists sought to paint en plein air, particularly in the nearby Forest of Fontainebleau. This forest, located just outside Paris, provided a refreshing escape for…