(thanks, Rachel!)

A bill is being introduced into Congress which would allow artists todeduct the fair market value of any work donated to a non-profit. Atpresent, we can only deduct cost-basis. To send an email to yourrepresentative to support this bill, please go to:

http://www.capwiz.com/artsusa/issues/alert/?alertid=9521951&type=CO

It only takes a minute to fill in the form.

from Lorraine O’Grady

Last week I spoke at LA MOCA for the “WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution” show. Besides discussing my piece in the show, Mlle Bourgeoise Noire, I read a brief piece written in response to Marsha Meskimmon’s article in the WACK! catalogue. Meskimmon’s is the lead article and the best thing in the book, I [...]

(Alice’s my girl and about to be a mommy any minute now!)

Gente e Pietre at The Gallery at Tacoma Community College Tacoma , Wash. –
Gente e Pietre –Italy and the U.S. , A Closer Look, featuring photography by Kyle Dillehay and Alice Di Certo , will be on view March 26 through May 11 at The Gallery at Tacoma Community College .
Gallery hours are [...]

pet peeve #3

I have to post this, because it bugs me. Recently, a couple of people (strangers) have written to me asking for information about something–one was seeking information about a residency I’d been on but about which there is little published info; the other was seeking info on publishing. Now, I don’t respond to every E-mail [...]

foolish but fascinating and all over the Internet

Meet the Mandingos

They’re gentlemen in the street, thugs in the bedroom, and your wife’s steamiest fantasy. Read the article and then post your comments below.
-By Sanjiv Bhattacharya-Photograph by Dana Lixenberg (dang, I know Dana!)

Jeff didn’t always like black guys. He was prejudiced—he admits it. As one of the few white kids at [...]