The fourteenth installation of Documenta was inevitably a success and in the short week I was in Kassel, this gathering of contemporary art proved to be much more fulfilling than the Venice Biennale. This year, the exhibit was held in both Athens and Kassel, however, I did not feel as though I was missing anything…

During midterm break, I was fortunate enough to visit the East Side Gallery, a 1,316 meter stretch of the Berlin Wall. It depicts about 101 different paintings from numerous artists around the world and expresses the sheer joy of the fall of this infamous structure as well as the hopes and dreams for a better…

I was not aware of my status as an art tourist until I travelled to Rome. A group of us spent an eventful weekend visiting some of the most touristy destinations. My mindset was that of someone who felt the need to see everything all at once, essentially, a tourist. I wanted to take everything…

In the midst of the migrant crisis in Europe, I have begun to question what type of “foreigner” I really am. I have never travelled to Europe before and so I really had no idea what to expect. I thought my knowledge of traveling to the African continent would help me understand European cities, but…

When I first walked in to the Pavilion of Cuba, I was fascinated by how large the building was for such a small country. From the very little that I know about Cuba, I expected a much smaller venue and art that did not have the same funding as other pavilions such as USA or…