What is street photography? What makes a street photographer? What is a street? These questions and more invaded my consciousness as I poured over images in the Keizo Kitajima mini-retrospective at Amador Gallery this morning. Little known in the U.S., Kitajima was a student at Daido Moriyama's Tokyo Workshop Photography School in the 1970s. His first exhibitions, raw images of Tokyo's seamy night life, … Read the full Story >>
Saturday, May 16-Sunday, May 17, 11am-6pm: Open Studios by Upstate Art Weekend There is a visceral magic that emanates from an artist’s workspace. The Raw smell of turpentine, the chaotic piles of raw materials, and the quiet weight of ideas still evolving on the easel , the plinth, the monitor often combine with workplace energy to cast a spell. Above: Jim Holl and … Read the full Story >>
The 2017 Summer Invitational: Pimp Your Sketchbook, in which artists show their personal work and open a window onto their creative process, continues with Matt Rota, who lives and works in Brooklyn, and enjoys drawing in the city parks. I usually have a number of sketchbooks I’m working in at any given moment. I have one or two that are for anything, working … Read the full Story >>
The exhibition of Walker Evans photographs at the UBS Gallery offers an intriguing opportunity to appreciate the evolution of photographic printmaking, using the work of a great master as the testing ground.Curated by John T. Hill and Sven Martson for the Yale University School of Art, the show explores a definitive two-year period in Walker Evan's career and a significant moment in American history. … Read the full Story >>
Books / Talks / Screenings Continuing through September 10 2nd Annual Women’s Film Series, 8 pm. Bronx Documentary Center, Bronx, NY Info Wednesday, September 7 The Public Art Fund Talks presents: David Shrigley, 6:30 pm. The New School, 12th street Auditorium, 66 West 12th Street, NY, NY InfoRoundtable discussion: Sheherzade's Gift, 6:30 pm. The Center for Book Arts, 28 West 27th Street, … Read the full Story >>
It is no exaggeration—and worth repeating—that Mike Kelley (1954-2012) was one of the most influential artists of the past half century. Scan his CV and you will find that he has had a solo exhibition ever year since 1981—most recently the major retrospective that originated at Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum in 2012; morphed larger to MoMA PS1 in 2013; then went to both locations of … Read the full Story >>
FAIR WARNING: This weekend is your last chance to see an exhibition that celebrates the photographers who are the rock stars of their genre. If the music marked significant moments in your life, chances are there are photographs from those days that have also become part of your personal mythology - and chances are that you'll find some of them in Who Shot Rock … Read the full Story >>
Talks / Screenings / Book Events / and Beyond Upcoming Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts | Business; Music; Immigration, various dates. Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, 1 East 53rd Street, NY, NY Info Tuesday, September 26 Tell Me Something Good: Artist Interviews from the Brooklyn Rail, 7 pm. 192 Books, 192 Tenth Avenue, NY, NY Info On Assignment | photographers Ryan Koopmans and … Read the full Story >>
If you’ve wanted to paint a mural and haven’t had the chance, this one’s for you. Join Arantxa X. Rodriguez (who goes by AXR) at Marcus Garvey Park to paint a mural that will be installed this June in East Harlem. The mural project was awarded AXR by the NYC Mural Arts Project, which partners with a mental health nonprofit every year to create … Read the full Story >>
Is it time for you to take up astrophotography? Today we feature a pair of tutorials, one that will help get you photography the Milky Way, our home galaxy, in just five easy steps, and another that will take your photography of the Moon to another level. While we're on the subject of the night sky, we'll also inspire you with stunning images capturing … Read the full Story >>
Milton Glaser might well be a designer's designer - but for many outside the field, he is the personification of the design arts. Widely known for his Bob Dylan poster, the I [heart] NY logo, and as a co-founder of New York magazine, Glaser has also created an enduring legacy as a teacher at the School of Visual Arts and as a designer of … Read the full Story >>
Friday, March 7, 6-8pm: First Friday Beats and Spoken Word at The Bronx FUTURA 2000’s critically acclaimed retrospective, BREAKING OUT, is on view through Sunday, March 30th! Don’t miss your chance to view this exhibition showcasing Futura’s five-decade career spanning his origins in the graffiti scene, his practice as an abstract contemporary artist, and his collaborations. Join crowd-favorite DJ Stormin’ Norman for a … Read the full Story >>
Friday, November 30 Artist talk, reception, and film screening, 6:30 pm: Kumi Korf | Red Paper from Tosa. The Center for Book Arts, 28 West 27th Street, Third Floor, NY, NY. In New Orleans Through Sunday, December 2Photonola 2012 | The 7th Annual Festival of Photography in New Orleans. Information. Today is the deadline for early registration and 10% discount: Texas Photo Roundup | Austin. The … Read the full Story >>
The long wait is finally over. This week Forecast: Nozone X hits stores just in time for the last few weeks of summer reading. How long a wait? Four years, to be precise. Said by Wired to be "a perfect palate cleanser for a night of Fox News," Nozone skewers, gaffes, garrotes and otherwise thwacks conventional thought in ways that will have Johathan Swift … Read the full Story >>
Q: A native of Brazil, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in Belo Horizonte? A: Living as an artist and illustrator in Brazil is somewhat challenging. When I first started, everything was a struggle, from finding the right resources (quality materials to work with), books, education, etc. It has forced me to be creative and work with the scarce … Read the full Story >>
Many holiday shoppers turn to the time-honored gift favorite: Books! But there’s so much to choose from. So I culled the favorite childhood books from the Artist Q&A, along with recent favorite reads and offer the following ideas. To keep you headed in the right direction, here’s the link to the DART Indie Bookstore lineup. Rachel Domm Q: What was your favorite book as … Read the full Story >>
Herb Ritts (1952-2002), explores the career of one of the top photographers to emerge from the 1980s. Herb Ritts (1952–2002) formed an aesthetic that incorporated facets of life in and around Los Angeles in his distinctive photographs of fashion models, nudes, and celebrities. From the late 1970s until his untimely death from AIDS in 2002, Ritts's ability to create photographs that successfully bridged the gap between art and commerce was not … Read the full Story >>
When I saw that Pavel Zoubok is opening a new show of Christopher Tanner's work tonight - the fourth solo at this gallery - I began looking for a press release. I wasn't surprised at not finding one. A press release would be kind of "as if to say" something almost irrelevant about this fascinating artist. Instead I found a review of one … Read the full Story >>
"Polaroid instant photography is back." That's the message that came through, boldly and colorfully, at a press conference in SoHo yesterday. "We are thrilled that today marks the return of instant photography. It's bigger - and better - than ever," said Giovanni Tomaselli, Managing Director of the Summit Global Group, the exclusive worldwide licensee for Polaroid branded imaging products. Seen at the Polaroid … Read the full Story >>
Archtober, New York City’s annual Architecture and Design Month, is celebrating its fifth year with huge roster of activities, programs and exhibitions designed to raise awareness of the built environment and to build a lasting connection among its inhabitants. While the list of events and programs may seem daunting, Archtober’s website includes a calendar so well designed that everyone can zero in on something … Read the full Story >>
