The DART Board: A Different Grid
Continuing: Karin Bruckner | WayWeSeeIt at Carter Burden
In this exhibition, Karin Bruckner presents work that push the medium of printmaking to its limits, straddling the lines between printmaking, drawing, painting, collage, and assemblage. Printmaking became a focus in Bruckner’s work after a career in architecture; Its unique combination of creative flow and process requires a structured, sequenced way of thinking in layers, shapes and colors not unlike architectural plans.
Over the years, constant experimentation has propelled her monoprints from a graphic into a more painterly direction, incorporating paper lithography, etching, collagraph, chine collé and viscosity techniques to achieve thoroughly embedded and complexly layered visual landscapes of considerable depth. Now residing somewhere between that and sculpture the pieces protrude from the flat surface of the wall, casting dynamic shadow or a neon glow, and often comprising kinetic elements.
Carter Burden Gallery, 348 WEest 28st Street, #534, New York, NY Info
Wednesday, September 11, 6-10pm: In-House Inspirations | The Artists of El Barrio’s Artspace
El Barrio’s Artspace, located in PS109, celebrates the artists who live and work in this historic place since it opened in 2015. Works by 21 artists, across a broad array of media, from painting and drawing to ceramics and more. Below: Watercolor, 2023, by Rick Zimmer.
El Barrio’s Artspace PS109 is a community-driven project which transformed an abandoned public school in East Harlem into an arts facility. Designed by Charles B.J. Snyder and completed in 1898, this structure is five stories tall with a steeply pitched roof, copper-clad cupolas, and a wealth of newly restored decorative terra cotta. Today, the project boasts 90 units of affordable live/work housing for artists and their families, as well as 10,000 square feet of complementary space for arts organizations.
Through September 27th at 215 East 99th Street, New York, NY @elbarriosartspace
Also this week: Joanne Steinhardt will be offering guided walkthroughs of her solo show, Endless Second Chances, in El Barrio’s Artspace lower level gallery: Thursday, Sept 12, 12:30-1:30 PM and Friday, Sept 13, 10:00-11:00 AM . @joannesteinhardt
Tuesday, September 17th, 6 - 8pm: Yvonne Lamar-Rogers | A Sense of Place
A Sense of Place explores the essence of environments through mixed media art. Each artwork explores diverse environments and personal connections, blending textures and techniques to evoke layered narratives. From torn paper collages to sculptural artist books and diverse printmaking methods, Yvonne Lamar-Rogers work captures the harmony between people in their environments and landscapes. Nature, art, music, and life converge in her creations, inviting viewers to connect with the profound beauty and emotions embedded within each scene. This exhibition invites us to delve into the heart of our surroundings and discover the stories that resonate with us all.
Undercroft Gallery of The Church of The Heavenly Rest, 1085 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY Info
Saturday, September 21, 1:00-6pm: Salon des Refusés at BWAC
Artists who received a rejection letter for The Brooklyn Artists Exhibition at Brooklyn Museum were invited to exhibit their originally submitted artwork at BWAC instead. The number of submissions for the BWAC exhibition was capped at 200 artists—same as that of Brooklyn Museum. The original Salon des Refusés took place in 1863 when the Paris Salon held its annual exhibition of academic arts. Thousands of artists applied but were rejected and were unable to display their work in the official Salon exhibition. It was determined that their work did not fulfill academic standards of the time.
Emperor Napoleon III, who wanted the public to make the decision, organized a simultaneous exhibition of all the rejects in the Palace of Industry. This exhibition included artists such as Manet, Cezanne, Pissarro and Whistler. The exhibition of “rejects” became famously known as the Salon des Refusés 1863. “As artists, we are very grateful for having the opportunity to submit a work to be exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum,” said Janet Morgan, co-curator of BWAC’s Salon des Refusés 2024. “Still, artists want to exhibit their works, so BWAC is giving them that opportunity.” For more aboaut the show, go here
481 Van Brunt St., Door 7A Brooklyn NY Info
Sunday, September 29, 1-3pm: Fiber Workshop at Yeshiva
In conjunction with the exhibition, Tapestries by Shoshana Comet: From Survival to Strength, participants (age 14 and up) will view the show and create a piece of fabric art inspired by a meaningful life event - transition, healing, joy, or hope.
This workshop will be led by fiber artist Heather Stoltz (above right), whose quilted wall hangings and fabric sculptures are inspired by social justice issues and Hebrew texts. See her work HERE:
Yeshiva University Museum, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY Register
Continuing: Detritus Upcycled at Viridian Artists
Detritus Upcycled features the work of artists who make exciting fine art from trash. The heart of this exhibit is the message of the three R's: Reduce/Reuse/Recycle and especially "upcycling”. This exhibit reaches beyond the art world, serving as a message not only about art, but also about the environment.
By seeing beauty in the discarded, these artists have been creatively addressing the problem of too much trash by using it to create fascinating and unique art before it was even known to be an environmental problem. Artists have been using found objects to make art for eons, but now it has become ostensibly a political act.
Continuing through September 28 at Viridian Artists, 348 West 28th Street, #623, New York, NY Info
Continuing: Art Lives Here | Collecting at Westbeth
Art Lives Here is presenting an art fair featuring the work of 52 contemporary artists. All are members of ALH’s growing community of artists from New York City, the U.S., London, Berlin and Buenos Aires. This thematic show is organized in three sections:
Wall to Wall is inspired by the interior design concept of more is more; floor to ceiling walls covered with framed works on paper, collage, portraits, drawings, unique prints, fine art photography, and abstract paintings.
On the Ballot Artists exploring a range of issues from women’s rights, immigration and the environment. The artists are leading by example, it is not their intent to tell the viewer how to think, but to consider what the options are.
Art is an Object like any other object, except there is a profound emotional connection. This room is filled with sculptures on pedestals and mounted on the walls. The hand of the artist is visible in each piece, which elevates the object and the materials used to create it.
Through September 15 at Westbeth Gallery, 57 Bethune Street, New York, NY Info For information about the artwork above, please contact Art Lives Here.
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