Speed of Life

Credit: Courtesy of Gregg Chadwick Opera Portrait of Elyn Saks 24”x36” oil on linen 2026 by Gregg Chadwick What: Premiere of The Center Cannot Hold, Part 3: Beyond Recovery , an original opera composed by Kenneth Wells with a libretto developed in collaboration with Elyn Saks, based on her acclaimed memoir. The opera follows Saks through her marriage to her late husband Will Vinet, her journey to becoming a trained psychoanalyst; her cancer diagnosis, which she found far less stigmatizing than her mental illness; and her international recognition as an advocate for people living with serious mental illness. The production runs for approximately three hours with intermission and features a full cast of professional singers, chorus and chamber orchestra. Who: Kenneth Wells, MD, MPH — composer and librettist; Professor of Psychiatry and Health Services Research, UCLA Elyn Saks — subject of the opera; Orrin B. Evans Distinguished Professor of Law, Psychology, and Psychiatry and the...

"Under One Roof" has been named one of the best Los Angeles art exhibitions to see in May 2026 by  @wallpapermag . Curated by  @peterfrankonart , the show celebrates the creative energy of the 32 resident artists at Studios 3026. In the News Carole Dixon ( @caroledixon ) writes of the exhibition: "The Santa Monica Studios 3026 at the Airport Arts Center launched with a dynamic multi-disciplinary group exhibition curated by acclaimed Los Angeles art critic and curator Peter Frank. Harnessing the creative energy of Santa Monica’s largest artist community... This expansive show, ‘Under One Roof,’ celebrates nearly 25 years of artistic innovation for the center." Exhibition Details Wallpaper* feature highlights my painting "Arrivals and Departures, 2015" The Venue: Studios 3026 is located at the Airport Arts Center in Santa Monica. Extended Exhibition: The exhibition remains on view through May 31, 2026. #UnderOneRoof   #WallpaperMagazine   #PeterFrank   #LAAr...

  I am truly honored that "Where the Light Gets In" has found its new home in Brooklyn. My journey as an artist was deeply shaped by my time earning my Master’s at NYU, and there is something incredibly special about seeing my work return to the city that remains so instrumental to my creative history. In this oil on linen piece, I wanted to capture the magic of the bookstore—not just as a point of sale, but as a profound portal to knowledge and imagination. To me, booksellers and librarians are the dedicated custodians of these gateways. 📚✨ My practice has always been a struggle to deeply see and to grasp those elusive, ephemeral moments that shape our lives. Thank you @saatchiart and my new collector for giving this painting such a meaningful new home. Gregg Chadwick Where the Light Gets In 34"x34" oil on linen 2025 #ContemporaryArt #OilOnLinen #BrooklynArtist #NYUAlumni #WhereTheLightGetsIn #ArtCollector #FineArt #StorytellingThroughArt #ArtAndLiteratur...

Installation of the exhibition "Michel-Ange Rodin. Living Bodies": an operation of extreme precision. ⚠️ Moving sculptures weighing several hundred kilos while adhering to a scenography down to the millimeter: this was the mission masterfully executed by the entire Louvre team, with the assistance of the installers from Chenue and LP Art. The two curators describe the main installation operations carried out on the major works in this exhibition, which you can discover from April 15 at the Louvre Museum. With the exceptional participation of @museerodinparis

Join Carmen Bambach, Marica F. and Jan T. Vilcek Curator in the Department of Drawings and Prints, and Daniel Kershaw, Exhibition Design Manager, and Caroline Elenowitz-Hess, Research Associate, to virtually explore Raphael: Sublime Poetry, on view at The Met from March 29 through June 28, 2026. Dive into the artistic process of one of history's most beloved and influential artists. A true titan of the Italian Renaissance, Raffaello di Giovanni Santi (1483–1520)—better known as Raphael—matched ambition with lyricism to create works with both intellectual heft and emotional depth, a necessary skill in the complex political landscape of Renaissance courts. In his short life of only 37 years, he achieved such profound success as a painter, designer, and architect that he was regarded as the pinnacle of artistic perfection for centuries after his death. Raphael: Sublime Poetry is the first comprehensive exhibition on Raphael in the United States, bringing together more than 170 of the ...