Visual - The Taborian https://thetaborian.com Sharing written works from all walks of life. Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:48:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/thetaborian.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Site-Icon-purple.png?fit=30%2C32&ssl=1 Visual - The Taborian https://thetaborian.com 32 32 222209102 Paul Klee: Siblings https://thetaborian.com/paul-klee-siblings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=paul-klee-siblings https://thetaborian.com/paul-klee-siblings/#respond Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:48:23 +0000 https://thetaborian.com/?p=7926 In Siblings (1930), Paul Klee channels the dreamlike language of Surrealism into a tender and abstract meditation on human connection.

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]]> https://thetaborian.com/paul-klee-siblings/feed/ 0 7926 Fred’s Legacy https://thetaborian.com/freds-legacy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=freds-legacy https://thetaborian.com/freds-legacy/#respond Sat, 28 Mar 2026 23:21:13 +0000 https://thetaborian.com/?p=7914 Jeremy Okai Davis’ Fred’s Legacy does more than pay homage to an iconic sitcom character, it quietly invites viewers to consider how art, identity, and accessibility intersect across generations.

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]]> https://thetaborian.com/freds-legacy/feed/ 0 7914 Portrait of the Artist’s Mother https://thetaborian.com/portrait-of-the-artists-mother/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=portrait-of-the-artists-mother https://thetaborian.com/portrait-of-the-artists-mother/#respond Mon, 02 Mar 2026 23:17:50 +0000 https://thetaborian.com/?p=7895 Henry Ossawa Tanner’s Portrait of the Artist’s Mother (1897) is a tender yet powerful work, rendered with remarkable delicacy and emotional depth.

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]]> https://thetaborian.com/portrait-of-the-artists-mother/feed/ 0 7895 With These Hands: In Conversation with Lia Newman https://thetaborian.com/with-these-hands-in-conversation-with-lia-newman/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=with-these-hands-in-conversation-with-lia-newman https://thetaborian.com/with-these-hands-in-conversation-with-lia-newman/#respond Mon, 02 Mar 2026 04:18:02 +0000 https://thetaborian.com/?p=7889 As Davidson College continues to reckon publicly with its historical ties to enslavement and racial exploitation, few people have been as closely involved in shaping that work as Lia Newman.

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]]> https://thetaborian.com/with-these-hands-in-conversation-with-lia-newman/feed/ 0 7889 With These Hands: Memory, Art, and the Labor That Built a Campus https://thetaborian.com/with-these-hands-memory-art-and-the-labor-that-built-a-campus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=with-these-hands-memory-art-and-the-labor-that-built-a-campus https://thetaborian.com/with-these-hands-memory-art-and-the-labor-that-built-a-campus/#respond Mon, 02 Mar 2026 04:01:37 +0000 https://thetaborian.com/?p=7878 On a quiet stretch of green just off Main Street, where town and campus meet, two monumental hands rise from the earth – open, cupped, and facing one another. They do not grasp or point. Instead, they hold space.

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]]> https://thetaborian.com/with-these-hands-memory-art-and-the-labor-that-built-a-campus/feed/ 0 7878 She Holds the Key https://thetaborian.com/she-holds-the-key/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=she-holds-the-key https://thetaborian.com/she-holds-the-key/#respond Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:46:04 +0000 https://thetaborian.com/?p=7838 Simone Elizabeth Saunders’ She Holds the Key is a powerful tribute to Serena Williams, capturing her immense strength while honoring her undeniable grace.

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]]> https://thetaborian.com/she-holds-the-key/feed/ 0 7838 The Curse of Ham https://thetaborian.com/the-curse-of-ham/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-curse-of-ham https://thetaborian.com/the-curse-of-ham/#respond Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:35:09 +0000 https://thetaborian.com/?p=7825 At first glance, joy gathers in Ramsome’s The Curse of Ham.

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]]> https://thetaborian.com/the-curse-of-ham/feed/ 0 7825 Hank Willis Thomas: We The People https://thetaborian.com/hank-willis-thomas-we-the-people/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hank-willis-thomas-we-the-people Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:25:43 +0000 https://thetaborian.com/?p=7804 Recently on view at the Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College, Hank Willis Thomas' We The People was a visually arresting exhibition that paired formal rigor with conceptual urgency

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]]> 7804 Dean Monogenis: On Higher Ground https://thetaborian.com/dean-monogenis-on-higher-ground/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dean-monogenis-on-higher-ground Sun, 25 Jan 2026 00:17:12 +0000 https://thetaborian.com/?p=7785 Dean Monogenis’ On Higher Ground may be simple at first glance...

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]]> 7785 Harmonia Rosales: Reclaiming Mythology Through Art and Story https://thetaborian.com/harmonia-rosales-reclaiming-mythology-through-art-and-story/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=harmonia-rosales-reclaiming-mythology-through-art-and-story Sat, 24 Jan 2026 22:58:49 +0000 https://thetaborian.com/?p=7766 At a recent book signing and conversation, celebrated visual artist Harmonia Rosales shared the deeply personal journey behind her new work – a project that bridges painting and literature to reimagine African cosmology within the Western canon.

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