Category Archives: People

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Cin cin Brin

Posted on May 12, 2024 by Art for Housewives

for Pina Today I wanted to glow and make my life photogenic. So I bounced to the bar at my neighborhood park for an aperitif. Since I was alone, I took a book. You know, an old woman drinking Campari … Continue reading →

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Frida & Miyako Ishiuchi

Posted on February 13, 2024 by Art for Housewives

For JOY who brings joy! This post originally appeared on my blog Frida Kahlo Wears Huipiles that’s now dormant. Before I close Frida down completely, I will be sharing parts of the blog here. Japanese artist Miyako Ishiuchi takes photographs … Continue reading →

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A Life of Lacunae

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Art for Housewives

It’s 9 a.m. and the cicadas are having a loud and lively jam session. It is understandable. They spend the first 17 years of their life underground then come out to mate. It’s the males that make all the noise … Continue reading →

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The Master, Margarita, and Mona

Posted on September 16, 2022 by Art for Housewives

Even when she was seated and still, Mona was a moving picture. Best of friends for years, we were separated by geography. Then by death. Born in Cairo, Mona grew up in London. She’d studied all over Europe, spoke four … Continue reading →

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Centered

Posted on August 30, 2022 by Art for Housewives

Many years ago I participated in a Parian exhibition based on mythology. Using recycled materials, I made the above painting about Omphale and Hercules. The text is rewritten below: Ομφαλός. Hercules’ first home was his mother’s body. But once the … Continue reading →

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