Eleanor Polak

Photographers Make Life Into Art

John T. Deneka’s Lifeguards tells an entire story by itself. The photo is one of 88 photographs selected to appear in “IMAGES 2024,” an exhibition running now at Kehler

“Everything Is Political In America,” Including The Art

Howardena Pindell had already created the spiraling mess of oranges, yellows, blues, and greens, footprinted with red arrows indicating the path of the swirls, when she realized that the lithograph

At Weird Music Night, ​“It’s A Mixed Up, Muddled Up …”

“Hellooo!” called out John O’Donnell, in an exaggerated, almost Cookie-Monster-like voice. “Hellooo!” called back the crowd, matching his energy and tone. It was weird, wacky, and wildly entertaining, setting

“Jammin” Salmon Seasoned Straight From Jamaica

Damian Clarke, chef and owner of Jammin Jamaican Cuisine at 611 Washington Ave. in the Hill, set to work preparing a salmon entree that has become one of the restaurant’

Ashley The Creator’s Art Bears Fruit

According to legend — and poet Christina Rossetti — one should never eat fruit offered by fairies. It’s considered illicit, otherworldly, and so good that one taste will leave you hankering

The Holocaust, In The First Person

How do we talk about something for which we have no words? How do we develop a vocabulary for a tragedy of such volume that the human language does not

Shaunda Holloway Shows Up

For Shaunda Holloway, art is all about getting yourself a seat at the table. It’s a way to be seen, to be heard, to express yourself and then have

Witch Bitch Brings The Puppets

What do felt, paper, string, feathers, eggs, and odd socks have in common? They can all be made into puppets, and they all came alive on Friday night during the

Fashion Cops Probe Ketchup ​“Crime”

In the middle of the floor of director Zach Fox’s parents’ kitchen lay some fake blood, a real knife, and an avocado. This was a crime scene, and the

Art Is Served At The Table (& Gallery)

On the wall next to the entrance of The Table & Gallery, located at 1209 Chapel St., is the “Blue Vein Mural,” which encapsulates everything that the culinary and artistic

Theory Becomes Practice Becomes Abstract Art

When you enter City Gallery, located at 994 State St., the first thing you notice is the vibrant painting in the window. Joyce Greenfield’s Boeing resembles an abstract plane,

Album Club Dives Into The Punk Poetry Of Patti Smith’s Horses

The powerful voice of Patti Smith emanated from the speakers in the side room of Never Ending Books Monday night, as the latest installment of Album Club met to pour

Religious Artists Make The World A Gallery

“Life could be black and white like the old TVs. Instead, God made it like an art gallery.” These are the words of Msgr. Paul Steimel on Aug. 27, 2020,

Caribbean Fest Lights Up The Green

Bossa Nova Energizes, As Arts & Ideas Fest Nears Finish

The evening was warm but not too warm, the New Haven Green was packed full of people, and the sweet sounds of Brazilian bossa nova perfumed the air. Caro Pierotto,

What’s In A Legacy? Exhibition On Wheels Brings High-School Art To NXTHVN

A small white bus was parked outside of NXTHVN, at 169 Henry St., its walls decorated with handwritten definitions of the word “legacy”: “legacy is saying cheers to the next

Star-Crossed Acrobats Take Romeo & Juliet To New Heights

The 7 Fingers, an acrobatic and theatrical company, was about to begin its performance of Arts & Ideas’ Duel Reality, a circus-like retelling of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, when

“Open-Mic Surgery” Successful

When Brian Robinson entered the side room of Never Ending Books, he greeted everyone seated there as if they were old friends, and most of them probably were. Robinson’s