Bob Duggan

Bob Duggan

Contributing Writer

Bob Duggan has Master’s Degrees in English Literature and Education and is not afraid to use them. Born and raised in Philadelphia, PA, he has always been fascinated by art and brings an informed amateur’s eye to the conversation.

Artists such as Glenn Ligon still look to comedian Richard Pryor to make sense of the African-American experience.
Chinese activist Ai Weiwei is the most political artist on Earth. Did he just sell his soul to a department store?
These American artists once challenged the art world with epic land art.  Where are today’s troublemakers?
Mark Rothko’s suicide colored how we’ve seen his art ever since. His son’s book paints a brighter, richer picture.
Resolved to be more cultured in 2016? Try these art and music pairings to learn to savor more of both.
Don’t know Ellsworth Kelly or his art? Now’s your chance — he’s dead.
Freud was much more than the Id and Oedipus, and he may be the answer to today’s problems.