If a neighborhood's memory is held in its creative spaces, then East Harlem is currently a vivid, breathing archive. This weekend, the East Harlem Open Studios (EHOS) returns, transforming private workrooms into public forums for conversation and discovery. From 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM on Saturday and Sunday, more than 25 artists and galleries invite you to see the "marks we leave in the world"—those … Read the full Story >>
Talks / Book Events / Screenings / and Beyond Continuing River to River Festival 2017, various locations, Lower Manhattan. Info Typographics 2017, The Cooper Union, 41 Cooper Square, NY, NY Info Tuesday, June 20 Practice Lecture Series presents Martha Rosler, 12:30 pm. School of Visual Arts, 335 West 16th Street, NY, NY Info Live from the NYPL | Lee Friedlander with Giancarlo T. Roma: … Read the full Story >>
Talks / Book Events / Performance / and Beyond Tuesday, November 13 Dismantling the Gaze | The Spiritual Hunt, curator and Art+Feminism co-founder Jacueline Mabey 6:30 pm. ICP Museum, 150 Bowery, NY, NY Info Neil Winokur | Dogs, Portraits and Objects book launch, 7:30 pm. The Strand Bookstore, 828 Broadway, NY, NY Tickets Mary Gabriel | Ninth Street Women, book signing, 5-6 pm. … Read the full Story >>
Thursday, January 11, 6-8pm: Mika Tajima | Energetics at Pace Through her multidisciplinary practice spanning performance, sculpture, painting, and installation, Mika Tajima takes up questions of identity and agency in a world increasingly influenced and mitigated by technology. Drawing on various points of reference—from physics, philosophical writings and biology—the artist imbues her work across mediums with scientific and philosoculturalphical import. The exhibition takes its title … Read the full Story >>
While working as a reporter for New York Korea Daily in 2012, photographer Yeong-Ung Yang was invited to several media tours presented by the Asian marketing divisions of casinos in the Northeast. “While it has been reported that casino operators have targeted Asian high rollers for years, creating pan-Asian restaurants and entertainment as part of the draw,” Yeong-Ung said in a recent email exchange, “the predatory practice … Read the full Story >>
The good news for book lovers is that indie booksellers, publishers, institutions and makers continue to team up with events and unusual offerings designed to satisfy the visual treats we all yearn for. Following is just a snack for the coming weeks. More to follow as the DART Board continues to keep you posted. Monday, January 12, 6pm: Sergio Ruzzier and … Read the full Story >>
Wednesday, May 20, 6-8pm: Guy Billout | Quiet Catastrophes at Philippe Lebaune Philippe Labaune Gallery is pleased to present Quiet Catastrophes, a comprehensive solo exhibition celebrating the work of acclaimed illustrator Guy Billout. The exhibition brings together original drawings and editorial works spanning Billout’s career. This collection highlights Billout’s decades- long influence on American and European editorial illustration, while simultaneously showcasing his … Read the full Story >>
The subject of the German/Egyptian artist Susan Hefuna is people, and all the ways they live, together and apart. This multi-disciplinary, global artist has created drawings composed of the lines and dots produced by dancers moving through crossroads—literally, intersections in London, Stein am Rhein, Switzerland and Istanbul. Video In an exhibition in Manchester, UK last year, her intensely experienced drawing practice resulted in … Read the full Story >>
On the first Thursday of September, Chelsea art galleries spring back to life after a quiet August - for gallery hoppers, at least. Last night, Bruce Silverstein Gallery opened a solo exhibition of recent work by Todd Hido to a big crowd that filled the generous space to overflowing. For those who mainly know his portraits of young women, photographed in anonymous hotel rooms, … Read the full Story >>
The interest in Polaroid is gaining momentum this spring, with the hotly anticipated new production of the beloved instant imaging film almost within reach. One of the most beautiful installations at AIPAD The Photography Show this March was the all-Polaroid presentation at Photology of Milan. The gallery-style installation included gorgeous, sexy images by Helmut Newton, Andy Warhol, Luigi Gherri, and Christopher Makos, … Read the full Story >>
“Photography books have never commanded greater interest than they do today.” Those were the opening words to the first edition of Publish Your Photography Book (Princeton Architectural Press March 2014) and are as appropriate now as they were in 2011. Next Wednesday, May 7, New York Public Library’s Career Development lecture series presents the book’s authors, Darius Himes and Mary Virginia Swanson. They will show … Read the full Story >>
If there is an “Honorary New Yorker Pantheon,” I would like to nominate Carlo Stanga as a fellow. Starting back in 2008—or perhaps even before—this Italian, Berlin-based polymath has shown his passion for the metropolis I call home. He created subway posters for the MTA Arts & Design program that began to appear in 2009 and 2010—architecturally complex and layered images that celebrate 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 Bilbao, a city in the North of Spain. It’s a rainy town but surrounded by beautiful green landscapes. Since 2010 have been moving between different places in Spain: first I lived in Barcelona, then two years ago I moved … Read the full Story >>
Photoville—the brainchild of Sam Barzilay, Laura Roumanos, and Dave Shelley—celebrates its 10thanniversary starting this weekend in Brooklyn Bridge Park. If you are new to Photoville, here’s how the story goes: The founders realized that there was something missing in the world of photography, and that was inclusiveness. They came up with the idea of making photography of every kind accessible to … Read the full Story >>
What could possibly drive two men to spend $500,000 of their own money over four years, become employers of a million female spiders, and rekindle an indigenous tradition on the island of Madagascar? The answer: To create an incredibly beautiful artifact that is unique in the world. The American Museum of Natural History is currently exhibiting a 11-foot-by-4-foot tapestry made completely of spider silk. … Read the full Story >>
Paul Hoppe, an illustrator and comics artist, has been a friend of DART since his work first appeared in AI26. At the New York City comics fairs, he acts as a semaphore: a tall fellow, he is also one of a few participants who has figured out how to be visible in a crowded hall—often standing alongside his even taller Rabid Rabbit vertical banner. Next … Read the full Story >>
MY WIFE VIVIENNE FLESHER AND I ARE IN SHANGHAI for the week to celebrate the opening of my show at Jianwei Fong's Stir Art Gallery, and he's giving us a tour of the city. "My driving has improved since I moved to China," says Jianwei, as he turns 90 degrees to the right, cutting across five lanes of oncoming traffic. Then he speeds … Read the full Story >>
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago's announced its Spring 2014 Visiting Artists Program this week. The first artist in the lineup is Ron Athey, an iconic figure in the development of contemporary Queer Art and performance. In his frequently bloody portrayals of life, death, crisis, and fortitude in the time of AIDS, Athey calls into question the limits of artistic practice. These limits enable his exploration of … Read the full Story >>
Tuesday, April 2- Saturday, April 6 Nordic Outbreak continues all week at these locations. Symposium takes place on Saturday at Scandinavia House (see below). Thursday, April 4 – Sunday, April 7 The AIPAD Photography Show. Park Avenue Armory, 643 Park Avenue, at 67th Street, NY, NY. Information. Saturday, April 6-Sunday, April 7 MoCCA Arts Festival 2012. 69th Regiment Armory, Lexington Avenue at 28th Street, … Read the full Story >>
Rodney Smith, a photographer of immeasurable talent, wit and intelligence, died in 2016 at the age of 68. His work, often commissioned by top magazine editors, spanned the arenas of fashion and finance, treating subjects from the human figure to nature’s landscapes—always imbued with his innate sense of surrealism, elegance and whimsy. Above: Scene from Members Opening last week; photo: Rick Smolan Throughout his … Read the full Story >>
