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david byrne interview

David Byrne, the multi-talented artist best known as the frontman of Talking Heads, discusses his visual art practice in a new interview with Artnet News. He reveals plans for a solo exhibition at Pace Gallery in New York this fall, featuring his drawings and photographs. Byrne also talks about his immersive project 'Theater of the Mind,' which explores neuroscience and perception, traveling to Chicago's Goodman Theatre in 2026, and reflects on his early art school experiences at Rhode Island School of Design and Maryland Institute College of Art.

Elucidating the Esoteric with Hilma's Ghost

The feminist art collective Hilma’s Ghost, founded by artists Dannielle Tegeder and Sharmistha Ray, is reclaiming the role of alternative spiritualities and the occult within art history. Sparked by the 2018 Hilma af Klint retrospective at the Guggenheim, the collective emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic as a research-based project that bridges artmaking with esoteric practices like tarot, witchcraft, and neo-tantric cosmologies. Through workshops and collaborative paintings, the duo explores how women and queer artists have historically been erased from the canon due to their unconventional, mystical methods.

Q&A: Laura Pass Barry

Laura Pass Barry has been appointed the Carlisle H. Humelsine chief curator at Colonial Williamsburg, a role that expands her responsibilities to include leadership of Collections, Conservation and Museums as vice president. Barry began her career at Colonial Williamsburg over 30 years ago as a curatorial intern in folk art, later working as assistant curator to Margaret Pritchard and eventually overseeing the graphics, paintings, and folk art collections. She holds degrees from the College of Wooster and the College of William & Mary.