Queens and their Castles: Daenerys Khaleesi, the Unburnt, Mother of Dragons etc.
Daenerys of House Targaryen, first of her name, the last in this series and with far too many titles for me to include in the title of this piece.
Tiffany Chan
An Open Letter to My Target Dresser
Dear Dresser, I first want to thank you for your continued service. Thank you for having the dual purpose of nightstand and dresser in my new bedroom. Thank you for acting as a repository of the detritus my life, the statement necklaces, framed pictures, stray elastics. Thank you for housing my lamp so that I […]Read Post ›
Queens and their Castles: Cersei, First of her Name
Long may she reign.
Queens and their Castles: Sansa, Lady of Winterfell
In this series, I wish to examine three female characters in the HBO series Game of Thrones. In Westeros, castles are often used as examples of metonymy, standing in as representations of the family itself and their factions within the political sphere. These characters have at times embraced or eschewed their familial identities to suit […]Read Post ›
Aesthetics of Excess: Rococo Revisited
In the current sociopolitical climate, I’ve been engaging with art that explicitly functions as psychological release or as a social or political agent. Art can take a stand, art can unite and art can heal. But is there still room to think about art that is simply for looking at? Can art be cosmetic instead […]Read Post ›
Chihiro Revisited
A young girl finds herself in a whole new world-literally. Released in 2001, Spirited Away tells the story of a young girl, Chihiro, who is about to move to a new place. While she and her parents are driving to their new house, they stop by a mysterious old structure and find themselves transported to […]Read Post ›
On Freedom of the Press
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” If you asked me what I remember most fondly from […]Read Post ›
Memento Mori: A Look at Guernica
A Nazi officer, upon seeing an image of the iconic painting (supposedly) asked “Did you do that?” “No,” Picasso replied. “You did.” In the days since the new administration took office (and indeed the months before it), the rampant xenophobia and aggressive patriotism have led many to speculate that the current socio-political climate uncannily matches […]Read Post ›
A (Measured) Defense of Modernism
“Modern” is a word that gets thrown around in our everyday conversations but in the Art World, it means something very specific. A movement that arose at the dawn of the 20th century in Europe, Modernism has complex aesthetic, historical and philosophical implications. Anyone who has taken a class with me knows that I have […]Read Post ›
When was America Great, again?
Believe it or not, the holiday season is upon us. It is at this time of year that without fail, we look back towards to older pieces of art that act as what I think of as visual equivalents of hugs. Collectively, these works comprise the Cult of the Holidays that urges us to remember […]Read Post ›
