Q: Originally from Philadelphia, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in New York? A: I've recently moved to Brooklyn. Community is important to me and so a smaller, weird city like Philly is very close to my heart and I'm hoping to return some day. I'm new to New York City—it seems weird enough for me. Not that small … Read the full Story >>
Peggy Roalf: Originally from Rome, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in Florence? Simone Massoni: I was born in Rome even if I cannot say I'm a Roman guy. I was raised in Lucca, a small town in the heart of Tuscany and now it's more than 18 years that I've lived in Florence. So that makes me a … Read the full Story >>
Fine-art photographer Dina Goldstein calls herself a "pop surrealist" and a satirist of modern culture. The Vancouver-based fine-art photographer has taken aim at everything from Dinsey films to mass religion in her work over the past decade. "I make it simple when I describe my what I do - I say that I'm looking at iconic characters that are built up in society's collective … Read the full Story >>
Ross MacDonald is perhaps best known as an illustrator, yet all the while he has led a secret double life designing and fabricating props for over 40 movies and television series. Type Directors Club is currently presenting the exhibition Hidden in Plain Sight, giving a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how movie, TV, and theater props are created. Info Q: Originally from [where?] what are some of your … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from Boston, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in New Haven? A: I grew up in Boston, though I spent a lot of time in Europe as a child. My mom and her boyfriend from Amsterdam took 10 years to figure out whether or not they should get married (they never did). Each summer the three of … Read the full Story >>
Lou Beach, a longtime friend of DART, has left the illustration business for an illustrious career as a collage artist. The recent recipient of a Krasner-Pollack Foundation Grant, Beach has graciously agreed to respond to the Q&A. If you disagree with what he says, you may tell him to his face on April 16th, at the opening of his forthcoming show at Craig Krull Gallery, in … Read the full Story >>
Q: What are some of your favorite things about living and working in New York? A: Originally from North Haven, Connecticut, I moved to Brooklyn and in with my then girlfriend/now wife, Scholastic Creative Director Elizabeth Parisi, in the early 90’s when Brooklyn was still a city in transition. Park Slope was beginning to be gentrified and when we felt we were priced out … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from the Golden State, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in Tinsel Town? A: I’m originally from a small town in California’s Central Valley called Turlock. It’s mostly an agricultural community—lots of almonds, peaches, and cows. I moved to Los Angeles about ten years ago to attend Art Center College of Design. My favorite thing about Los … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from Azerbaijan, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in Saint Louis? A: I grew up in Baku, Azerbaijan during Soviet times and immigrated to the United States with my family in 1993. It was a big change. At first I lived in Houston, Texas, but since 2005 l live and work in Saint Louis, Missouri. … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from Italy, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in New York City? A: Because I’m not from here, I originally fell in love with the New York that I got to know from books, movies and photography. I kept nurturing that idea when I first came here in the same way. Moments of dramatic lighting, and snippets … Read the full Story >>
Talks / Screenings / Book Events / and Beyond Tuesday, September 19 Andrew Durgin’s MacArthur Park, book launch, 6-8pm. Petzel Gallery, 456 West 18th Street, NY, NY Info Conversations in Contemporary Poetics: Elaine Kahn and Fred Moten, 7 pm. Hauser & Wirth, 548 West 22nd Street, NY, NY Info Eugene Richards, Sam Stephenson in conversation of Art and Journalism | Past and Present, … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from Connecticut what are some of your favorite things about living and working in Southern California? A: Pasadena has a massive flea market down at the Rose Bowl each month. It's like being able to snoop through some stranger's attic that’s the size of a football stadium. I rarely buy anything, rather I just keep my eyes open and make mental notes on all … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from South Korea, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in Toronto? A: I’ve been living in Toronto for over 20 years and I love it here, as there’s a very large contingent of fellow cartoonists in town. It’s great to be able to run into fellow artists when you’re out for a walk or having a drink … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from Leonia, NJ what are some of your favorite things about living and working in New York City? A: The great city’s sensory overload is always exciting and energizing—it commands one to work hard. But the underrated or less-trademarked treasures with their quality unsurpassed are what sing our town: Dave’s Brisket House in Bed-Stuy, the New York Public Library’s picture collection, … Read the full Story >>
Arts and Book Fairs Thursday, April 3-Sunday, April 6 The ABBA presents: The 2014 New York Antiquarian Book Fair. Park Avenue Armory, Park Avenue at 67th Street, NY, NY. Information. Thursday, April 3-Sunday, April 6 The Affordable Art Fair, Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th Street, NY, NY. Information. Friday, April 4-Sunday, April 6 ArtExpo New York. Pier 94, 711 12th Avenue at … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from Texas, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in New York City? A: The energy, and the people of this city, are insanely inspiring. I grew up outside of Houston and I always dreamed of living and working in NYC as a kid. I’m guessing it was the movies, cartoons and video games that did it? Can’t … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from London, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in a small town? A. I come from a big Irish family and grew up in Harlesden, North West London. There was a great Irish immigrant community and the whole neighbourhood was a bit of a melting pot of cultures—Irish, Polish, Afro Caribbean, Indian kids, everyone muddled together. I … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from Cuba, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in St. Louis? A: I was born in 1976 in Cuba. I graduated from the Design School in La Habana and left my country when I was 27. I followed a ballerina that was visiting La Habana to Quito, Ecuador in 2003. After a year of dating she confessed … Read the full Story >>
Alessandro Gottardo is a Milan-based illustrator who goes by the name of Shout. Gottardo/Shout's smart, elegant illustrations have graced the pages of numerous magazines and newspapers in the US and Europe, book covers, posters, and more. His work is noted for its powerful conceptual skills; Gottardo explains that it's important to keep "the idea of my work clear and strong." He's a busy guy; … Read the full Story >>
Q: What are some of your favorite things about living and working in your hometown? A: I’ve lived in Minneapolis most of my life. I like looking out my window and seeing trees and grass. Lake Harriet is just down the hill past the park. When our house was built 120 years ago it was a summer cottage on the edge of the countryside. Now we’re right in the city. … Read the full Story >>
