Articles by Kelly Rakowski

Triangle Met

Triangle Met

Angular visions at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection database.

Rie Wares

Rie Wares

Lucie Rie’s solid, soft ceramics combine with the dark and light of these photographs to make welcoming images. Dame Lucie Rie was a prominent British potter who became internationally known …

The Art Museum

The Art Museum

Elegant, inspired, or bored—photographer William Gedney takes us on a trip to the art museum. Via the deep and dense William Gedney archives at Duke University. The 50,000 item collection …

Future Russia.

Future Russia.

The future is here! — constructions of text and image created by Russian Futurist Aleksei Kruchenykh along with Vasilii Kamenskii, Kirill Zdanevich and his wife Olga Rozanova. Kruchenykh was a …

Dutch Bound Books.

Dutch Bound Books.

On Monday, I had the rare opportunity to feast my eyes (in real life) upon the wonders of the Wolfsonian Library in Miami, Florida. Knowledgeable librarian Niki Harsanyi, introduced me …

Costumes of Katsinas.

Costumes of Katsinas.

Hello and welcome to Nothing is New via Art21. During my stint as guest blogger, you will see posts are very image-heavy with a brief, excited description explaining each set …