LGBT Couples In Russia, New Orleans' 'Sonic Playground'... And More!

October 3, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Striking Photo Series Profiles 7 LGBT Couples In Russia "Today, we love living in Saint Petersburg, but understand that people like us can't have a quiet life here," Dasha and Victoria, two twentysomething Russian women, explain. "Hopefully one day we'll get a Jack Russell terrier. Right now, we just want simple human happiness." Victoria and Dasha are just two of the fourteen LGBT subjects profiled in photographer Anastasia Ivanova's touching series, "From Russia with Love." The project, covered in the queer arts and culture journal, Muff Magazine, features images of gay women living under Putin's presidency, a regime that's become infamous for its harsh anti-gay legislation.  Continue reading... 15 African American Art World Game Changers Amazing Kickstarter Will Bring 'Sonic Playground' To New Orleans Treasure Trove Of Surrealist Paintings Found Under Late Artist's Bed WATCH: Ballet Timelapse Brings You A Moment Of Calm and Beauty LOOK: These Kodak Moments Were Snapped 125 Years Ago How Burning Man Changed A 50-Year-Old Texas Institution Sex And Pleasure In Traditional Japanese Art (NSFW) LOOK: These Kodak Moments Were Snapped 125 Years Ago LOOK: These Kodak Moments Were Snapped 125 Years Ago WATCH: Ballet Timelapse Brings You A Moment Of Calm and Beauty 11 Untranslatable Words From Other Cultures CLARA LIEU Ask the Art Professor: How Do You Balance a Full-Time Job, Kids and Your Own Art? Successfully balancing a full-time job, kids and your art is all about various forms of sacrifice. This balance is a work in progress. I allocate my time and concentration so that each pursuit essentially takes turns being compromised. Continue reading... DAVID TERESHCHUK Walls Can Talk: Readers Get Stories of New York Murals According to media lore, thanks principally to the vintage series The Naked City on ABC television, "there are eight million stories" in New York. But one of the great untold stories of this metropolis is the high-quality art on its walls. Continue reading... JOHN SEED Face to Face: Flanders, Florence and Renaissance Painting at The Huntington Although I am used to looking at contemporary art -- which often broadcasts its messages with great immediacy -- I found myself slowing down and scanning the 15-century works on view in their entirety, hoping for more subtle moments. Continue reading... GEORGE HEYMONT Attention Must Be Paid Call me old-fashioned, but I'm the kind of person who is frequently more turned on by process than product. I like following the path of artistic creation that begins with an idea. Continue reading... G. ROGER DENSON Breaking the Frame: A Cinematic Immersion Into The Art and Life of Carolee Schneemann at The 51st New York Film Festival On Sunday, October 6th, 2013, at 2:30 p.m., The 51st New York Film Festival presents the New York City premiere of Breaking the Frame, a lyrical film testament of the life and art of Carolee Schneemann. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003