Curators of exhibitions rarely receive more than a mention in exhibition signage–“curated” or “organized by.” But it is nearly impossible to talk about “For a Better World 2007” without acknowledging the organizer, Saad Ghosn (head of U.C.’s department of pathology and laboratory medicine and an artist), and the show’s genesis. It grew out of another of the apparently indefatigable...

Editor’s Note: Because Daniel Brown is both Editor of Aeqai and the guest curator for the exhibition “Narrative Figuration” at The Weston Gallery in the Aronoff Center, it is Aeqai’s policy that our reviewers not review his shows. Therefore, we have asked the five artists in the show to write a brief artist’s statement about his or her work in the exhibition, and...

There is something about a nude body that makes us want to look. All bodies are different, unique in their own way. We all have feelings about our own bodies when we look at ourselves naked in the mirror—whether we love the way we look, feel dissatisfaction or just avoid it all together. It’s interesting to look at a nude painting or a photograph—to see the expression on the...

It’s Dangerous to Go Alone! Take This: New Paintings – Eric Ruschman at Aisle Gallery
While the rest of us, by framing our identities on social networking websites, playlists, Netflix queues, and avatars, fulfill the prophecies of dead postmodern writers who saw daily life being taken over by the effects of technology; Cincinnati artist Eric Ruschman takes the task...