Q: Originally from Korea, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in New York City? A: My favorite things have to be to be among the many artists in New York. I have connected with so many young, multicultural, passionate, purist artists over the years and have learned so much from them. Q: Do you keep a sketchbook? What is … Read the full Story >>
May 7, 5:00-7:00pm: Third Annual Upper East Side Art Walk Seventeen Upper East Side Galleries will join organizer Jill Newhouse Gallery for the third annual UES Art Walk. Anchored by the Metropolitan Museum, the Upper East Side is home to many beautiful galleries tucked away in historic townhouses. Showing a broad selection of fine art in all media, including European, American, and Australian art … Read the full Story >>
The exhibition of AIGA's annual competition, aptly titled 365: AIGA Year in Design, is up at the National Design Center. This year's collection consists of the best in communication design from 2008 - including logos, websites, animations, experiences, packaging, advertisements, with nearly 200 pieces on display. The installation, designed by Hipbone Design, transforms the gallery's rather awkward space into a series … Read the full Story >>
Since the NYC Ferry system went into service last year, close to 3 million people have emerged from darkness to travel the city’s outer boroughs. Commuting to work or finding summertime bliss at the local beaches, they have come to appreciate the city as a vast archipelago. Well before the ferry service began, photographer Susannah Ray, a resident of Rockaway Beach, would cross New … Read the full Story >>
With the last installment of American Illustration's 25th Anniversary Timeline Art feature, DART congratulates the artists who made this epic project possible: Seymour Chwast, Sue Coe, R.O. Blechman, Nicholas Blechman, Vivienne Flesher, Ward Schumacher, Henrik Drescher, Anita Kunz, Filip Pagowski, Ruth Marten, Matt Mahurin, Steven Guarnaccia, Jordin Isip, Frances Jetter, Jeffrey Fisher, Juliette Borda, Jason Holley, Karen Barbour, Mark Ulriksen, Roberto Parada, Steve Brodner, … Read the full Story >>
This is the third in a series of reports on great places to find books on the visual arts. Last Sunday was so gray and gloomy that I headed to what has to be New York's coziest bookstore: Alabaster, on Fourth Avenue and 12th Street. When I arrived, a first edition of one of my favorite cult classics, The Hawkline Monster, by Richard … Read the full Story >>
I'm in the elevator, on my way to see Gary Taxali's solo exhibition, "Hindi Love Song," at Jonathan Levine Gallery in Chelsea, when Jonathan himself walks in with a Feelin' Fine Woop-Ass stick in hand. He warns me that he uses this personal weapon, which was created by one of his gallery employees, to make sure that everyone behaves. I interpret this as a … Read the full Story >>
Q: What are some of your favorite things about living and working in Los Angeles? I am originally from Texas. Living in LA is great because there is a wonderful community of diverse artists. There is a positive vibe here and I feel encouraged to follow where my creativity leads. Also, I can eat out of my garden and jog year round! How and … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from [where?] what are some of your favorite things about living and working in [ your current locale ]? A: I was born and raised in the eastern part of Los Angeles. I haven’t moved far from where I was born—my studio is literally only about a 15 minute drive from the hospital. I don’t know if it’s cliché to say this … Read the full Story >>
Tuesday, February 18 The Vera List Center for Politics and Art presents, a conversation, 6:30 pm: Jill Magid on intellectual property, local culture, and internationalcommerce.The New School, Alvin Johnson/J.M. Kaplan Building66 West 12th Street, Room 510, NY, NY. Information. Wednesday, February 19 Reception, 6 pm and art talk, 7:30 pm: A Brief History of Japanese Art, 1600-present. Tally Beck Contemporary, 42 Rivington Street, NY, NY.RSVP. … Read the full Story >>
Since 1969, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts has been the leading provider of educational and legal services, advocacy and mediation to the arts community. Some of the artists/groups who have benefited from early VLA programs are Twyla Tharp, Tony Kushner, Wooster Group and Mark Morris, to name a few. VLA serves artists and arts organizations in every discipline, including: acting, animation, architecture, book … Read the full Story >>
An exhibition of photographs by Ryuji Miyamoto, currently on view at Amador Gallery, is haunting in its detached yet emotionally charged view of the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995. According to the Japan Policy Research Institute, the 7.2 magnitude quake "hit the Kobe area at 5:46 a.m. on January 17, leaving in its wake more than 5,200 deaths, 30,000 injured, … Read the full Story >>
Andrew Borowiec is perhaps best known for his black-and-white photo essay, Along the Ohio. Shot between 1985 and 1998, it was most recently shown at Sasha Wolf Gallery, Chelsea, in 2011. In a new series, Along the Lincoln Highway, Borowiec puts color to the task of surveying hamlets and towns left behind when the Interstate Highway System began speeding up transcontinental travel in the mid-1950s. And … Read the full Story >>
Several years ago, Riccardo Vecchio, whose studio practice combines multiple disciplines, from illustration and painting to sculpture and photography, began a series of paintings on location in the mountains near his family home east of Milan. A selection of these works were first shown at the Institute of Fine Arts in 2016. Photos above and below: courtesy Riccardo Vecchio Studio The sites Riccardo visited … Read the full Story >>
Remaining positive, hopeful and productive in times far more interesting than anyone could have predicted five years ago is the new task. The stunning lack of leadership at the highest levels makes this increasingly difficult as we face a Constitutional crisis in addition to nation-wide police brutality, racism and the ongoing pandemic. Above: Protesters on West 39th Street yesterday evening; video: Paula Alyce … Read the full Story >>
Talks, Walks, Books, and Beyond Thursday, June 6, 19 Alissa Bennett | Pretend You’re Actually Alive; Alison M. Gingeras | Totally My Ass, book launch, 6 pm. Printed Matter/St. Marks, 38 St. Marks/Swiss Institute, NY, NY Info Ken Rosenthal and Lynn Silverman | Works in Black & White, curator’s talk, 7 pm. Klompching Gallery, 89 Water Street, Brookyn, NY Info Dumbo First Thursday Gallery … Read the full Story >>
The summer has finally showed itself here in New York, just in time for a rare treat in the world of photography. Thirteen of the city's top galleries have combined forces to present views of the city, made since the days when photography first landed on our shores up to the present. I contacted Bill Hunt, of Hasted Hunt, to get the … Read the full Story >>
R. Crumb: Mr. Natural and Drawings from the 1960s "I lived out my youth on paper, basically. I am a bookmaker. I see blank books, I want to fill them—notebooks, sketchbooks, blank pages.... I had ideas for comic strips that I had sketched down."— R. Crumb in conversation with Ted Widmer in The Paris Review, 2010 A search for the source of R. Crumb’s most … Read the full Story >>
If you’ve ever though of using solar power to recharge your devices, this is now within reach. On Sunday, Flux Factory is offering an afternoon workshop in which participants will learn the basics of off the grid empowerment. The workshop will be led by Alex Nathanson, an artist, curator, organizer, and educator whose work spans video, sound, performance, and interaction design. Info According to the announcement, the … Read the full Story >>
If the hectic pace of city life is taking a toll on your summer, a half-day trip to Long Island City might be all that you need to reset your compass. The Noguchi Museum and garden, a half hour from midtown Manhattan, is an island of calm. It was the first museum in the country to be founded by a notable artist, Isamu Noguchi, … Read the full Story >>
