PARSONS THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DESIGN opened its new "urban quadrangle" on Fifth Avenue at 13th Street this week with fanfare that seemed modest for the scale of the space. Designed by the New York firm, Lyn Rice Architects, the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center makes a dynamic public statement about the institution and the design arts it teaches here. Fronted with glass along … Read the full Story >>
New York photographer Brian Rose contributes to the Protest Art page: Saw your piece about protest art the other day, and am happy to see artists responding to what can only be described as an emergency. I've rarely tried to address current events directly, though much of my landscape work (from the Iron Curtain to the Twin Towers) has incorporated larger social/political issues. Trump's … Read the full Story >>
John Chiara's landscape photographs put a new twist on the sublime in art. In his first solo show in New York, opening tomorrow night at the Von Lintel Gallery, these large-scale images, mostly dark and moody, create in the viewer a sense of recognition that's completely fictional and awe-inspiring - two of the hallmarks of the 19th-century Romantic style in painting. At once monumental … Read the full Story >>
The New-York Historical Society, New York’s first museum, presents an exhibition that explores the civil rights movement through one of the most emotionally compelling forms of visual expression—the children’s picture book. Picture the Dream: The Story of the Civil Rights Movement through Children’s Books, opening April 1, highlights some of the most consequential moments in American history that continue to impact the … Read the full Story >>
Photography books are like vehicles that offer rides to far-flung places, imaginary and real. This month the makers of 10 new books will be signing them and talking about their work at bookstores, galleries and museums around the country. As always, please check websites for details. Tuesday, February 5, 6:30 pm, New YorkTonight, Tod Papageorge will give a talk and sign copies of … Read the full Story >>
Art Fairs & Special Events April 21-27 The Guggenheim Museum presents: Carrie Mae Weems LIVE: Past Tense/Future Perfect | Public Programs. 1071 Fifth Avenue, at 89th Street, NY, NY. Information. April 25-27 Paris Photo L.A. Paramount Pictures Studios, Los Angeles, CA. Information. April 25-27 Photo Independent Art Fair. Raleigh Studios, 5300 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA. Information. April 25-May 24 Parsons … Read the full Story >>
Lunar New Year 2025, the year of the Wood Snake, begins January 25 and ends on February 12. This 15-day festival celebrates the sixth animal in the Chinese zodiac, who is characterized by creativity, adaptability, and long-term planning—all the elements that make for solid artistic practice! Following are some of the places where creativity is happening—and this doesn’t even include any of the … 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’m originally from Southern California, first generation Mexican-American, but I grew up in the Pacific Northwest and call Oregon and Washington my home. I’m currently living in the Midwest. I have a studio in my home that I share with my … Read the full Story >>
2012 Miami Art WeekDecember 5-9: Untitled. Information.December 6-9: Art Basel Miami. Information.Satellite Art Fair Information. Tuesday, December 4-Monday, December 17 The Fertile Crescent presents Panel Discussions about the impact of the Islamic Diaspora. The Fertile Crescent's multi-site exhibitions and events in New Brunswick, Princeton, and other locations in New Jersey, organized by Rutgers University curators, Judith … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from the Phillipines, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in California? A: I was born in the Philippines and moved to Los Angeles when I was three; I've lived in or around LA ever since. I love living in here because there are so many things to do and so many different kinds of food to eat. Also, … 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 grew up in northern California, in a small rural town about an hour from Sacramento. I now live in the Santa Cruz Mountains, about half an hour from the city of Santa Cruz. It’s a beautiful area with lots of redwoods, … Read the full Story >>
I met photographer Xing Danwen in the late 90s when I was curating China: 50 Years Inside the People's Republic at Aperture. The project - a view of a changing society as seen through photographs made by Chinese and Western photographers - was on a tight schedule, with an opening day at Asia Society fixed in stone. While it wasn't so difficult finding great … Read the full Story >>
Talks / Book Events / Screenings / and Beyond Tuesday, March 20 Jessica Dickinson | On Her Work, 6:30 pm. New York Studio School, 8 West 8th Street, NY, NY Info The Public Art Fund presents: Amanda Ross-Ho on Public Works, lecture, 6 pm. Vera List Center, The New School 12th Street Auditorium, 66 West 12th Street, NY, NY Info Reading: John Yau … Read the full Story >>
If you're among the many wailing over the loss of Domino, which was folded by Conde Nast Publications as of the March issue, take heart. Even though the shelter magazine that spoke to unabashedly girlish 20-something women is unlikely to be replaced anytime soon, there are still options for homebodies beyond House Beautiful and Architectural Digest. In Handmade Nation (Princeton Architectural Press 2008) … Read the full Story >>
One of the prominent features of the political struggles that have taken place here in Oaxaca, Mexico has been street art. Sometimes it takes the form of beautifully designed posters announcing an event; sometimes artists combine bold stenciled graphics with political slogans like The revolution will not be televised; and sometimes they're more like an open canvas that becomes an expanding dialogue between … Read the full Story >>
If you’ve been following Ted McGrath’s illustration art on the Op Ed page of the New York Times, or any other of a dozen or so places where editorial issues get a workout, you will want to know that you can meet him [yep, in person] on Friday. There’s an opening reception for his show, Weird Weather, at The Yard, in Brooklyn. … Read the full Story >>
At 8:32 am on May 18, 1980, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake blew off the north side of Mount St. Helens, a 8,365-foor-high-peak in the Cascade Range of Washington State. As people headed out for work, school, and other activities throughout the region, the furious explosion swept away forests for miles in all directions. Within minutes, a column of volcanic ash soared to 15 miles … Read the full Story >>
Brian Cronin came to New York from Dublin in 1985 to test the waters. He landed an internship with Milton Glaser; when he went on his own as a freelance illustrator, assignments from top magazines soon came his way; he’s still here. You live in Brooklyn NY, originally from Dublin Ireland. As an artist, what are some of your favorite things about living and … Read the full Story >>
This is the fourth in a series of reports on great places to buy books on the visual arts. Another gloomy day in New York made me hunger for some flash and glam in my book shopping life. So I hopped the F train for - that's right - D.U.M.B.O., and the powerHouse Arena. This self-described "laboratory for creative thought" is home to photography … Read the full Story >>
The first major American museum to collect art by living artists within a year of its making; the first to regularly include video and performance-based art on its calendar; and known for its risk-taking selections of new art for the Whitney Biennial, the Whitney Museum of American Art pulled out all the stops at the groundbreaking ceremony for its new building in the Meatpacking … Read the full Story >>
