Neo-futurism, the Metaverse, space exploration—combined with a yearning for closer connections with Earth’s natural bounty—are currently prompting renewed interest in the design trends of the 1960s. The rush to exploration and innovation that came with the Space Age gave the Swinging ‘60s an aura of freedom that filtered into every facet of life—especially art, design and fashion. Op Art escaed from galleries and classrooms … Read the full Story >>
It is a little bit of magic, realized: of natural magic. You make the powers of nature work for you, and no wonder that your work is well and quickly done….But after all, what is nature but one great field of wonders past our comprehension? William Henry Fox Talbot (1800-1877)) spoke of his invention of photography as if it were a fairy tale in his … Read the full Story >>
In the pre-digital age storefronts, murals, banners, barn signs, billboards, and even street signs were hand-lettered with brush and paint. City neighborhoods, towns and villages had unique identities which were, in part, shaped by the painted word. But, like many skilled trades, the sign industry has been overrun by the promise of quicker and cheaper. The resulting proliferation of computer-designed, die-cut vinyl lettering and inkjet printers … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from Maryland, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in Richmond, VA? A: There’s a lot more to do and see in Richmond, and a ton of other people making things. There’s a lot of galleries and venues and it’s really easy to find people to talk to about making things. I feel very at home in that … Read the full Story >>
The AIPAD Photography Show opens to the public on Thursday, and will feature will feature galleries from across the U.S. and around the world. New exhibitors this year include Feroz Galerie, Bonn, Germany; Jenkins Johnson Gallery, New York and San Francisco; Paci Contemporary, Brescia, Italy; Grundemark-Nilsson Gallery, Berlin and Stockholm; Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo, Japan; and Von Lintel Gallery, Los Angeles. Among its offerings, Grundemark-Nilsson Gallery will feature images by Christer Strömholm (1918-2002) whose noirish work and ethos have influenced contemporary photographers in … Read the full Story >>
This Week in Los Angeles Photo L.A.: The 22nd International Los Angeles Photographic Art Exposition, January 17-21, 2013. Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA. Information. Benefit Gala for Inner-City Arts, Thursday, January 17, 6-9 pm. Tickets. Classic Photographs Los Angeles, January 19-20. Bonhams, 7601 West Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, CA. Information. This Week In New York and Beyond Tuesday, January 15 Rema Hort Mann Foundation presents, … Read the full Story >>
Found public space in New York is a precious commodity—and a small city agency is doing heroic work to make an off-the-grid impact. New York City DOT Art, a four-woman office within the 5,000-person Department of Transportation, has produced 245 projects across the five boroughs since being founded 2008. From the Summer Streets program, which recently concluded, to the City Plaza Program, which has … Read the full Story >>
I first saw Jeff Liao's extreme panoramas when his Habitat 7 series won The New York Times "Capture the Times" photo contest in 2005, which was selected to appear in American Photography 22. This was also his MFA thesis project at the School of Visual Arts. Flash forward to this Sunday, at the Bronx Museum, and you can see his latest view of the … Read the full Story >>
If you are here in Arles for Les Rencontres (The Meetings, in English), the place for doing business is the terrace at l'Hotel Nord-Pinus, which serves as an open air cafe/restaurant/office at the east end of Place du Forum. If you can stay at this hotel even better but bookings are closed a year in advance. Worse still - there are few rooms and … Read the full Story >>
Special Events Friday, June 5-Sunday, June 7Bushwick Open Studios. Opening night party, Friday at 8 pm: Be Electric. Lectures / Discussions / Screenings Wednesday, June 3 Michael Blum | Our History || Notre histoire, reception and discussion with Glenn D. Lowry. Cabinet, 300 Nevins Street, Brooklyn, NY. Information. Friday, June 5 If It’s Not Work It Must Be Play, 6:30 pm. Cue Art … Read the full Story >>
Ellen Wallenstein | Blue Journey at Carter Burden Gallery In late 2021, artist and photography professor Ellen Wallenstein received a life-altering diagnosis: stage three endometrial cancer. Despite the daunting prognosis, Wallenstein found solace and strength in her art, continuing to create cyanotypes—ethereal blue shadow-grams on cloth—each sunny day. These daily practices became a profound medium for Wallenstein to channel her emotions, … Read the full Story >>
Thursday, May 29th, 5:00 - 8:00 pm: Borinquen Gallo | Mending My Garden at Alessandro Berni In this solo show, Gallo brings together a series of intricate sculptural installations that reframe our relationship to waste, beauty, and resilience. Through a meticulous and deeply process-driven approach, Gallo transforms disposable, everyday materials—trash bags, debris netting, caution tape—into visually striking weavings and spatial interventions. The exhibition underscores her … Read the full Story >>
Hi Peggy, Here's the piece I promised you from the Cape Farewell expedition. Our present location:68 Degrees 56 mins N25 Degrees 17 mins WSomewhere off the Greenlandic coast - heading back to Iceland! Photo by Nick Cobbing, courtesy of the artist. What happens when you fill a one-hundred-year-old wooden schooner with 11 artists, 3 scientists, 3 writers, 2 musicians and one comedian, and send … Read the full Story >>
Tuesday, November 19 Book signing, 6-8 pm: Bruce Weber | All-American: Born Ready. Dashwood Books, 33 Bond Street, NY, NY. Information. SVA Design Criticism Dept. presents, 6:30 pm: Vishaan Chakrabarti | A Country of Cities. 13 West 21st Street, 2nd Floor, NY, NY. RSVP. In Philadelphia Artist talk and book signing, 6 pm: Elinor Carucci | Mother. Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, 1400 American Street #103, Philadelphia, PA. Wednesday, … Read the full Story >>
In April this year, select students from various universities around New York City and Los Angeles were invited to attend Photo Camp, a hands-on photography workshops presented by Sony and Aperture Foundation. Held over two consecutive weekends, first in L.A., then in New York City, each workshop consisted of a day of shooting with a Sony Artisans of Imagery, followed by a day of … Read the full Story >>
Planning Ahead NYFA Learning presents, Thursday July 29, 6-9 pm: Doctor’s Hours for Visual Artists. One-on-one consultations with art professionals. Have a new body of work no one has seen? Have a new website? Ready for some feedback on images for an upcoming deadline? Come to NYFA's Doctor's Hours!This event offers individual, 20-minute one-on-one consultations with local curators, critics and gallerists. Get practical and professional advice in … Read the full Story >>
Sunday, October 4; Basquiat | The Blue Ribbon Paintings and the Art of Reproduction at Princeton Jean-Michel Basquiat’s urgent, visceral brushwork has long been celebrated for its raw street poetry, but a major upcoming exhibition at the Princeton University Art Museum promises to fundamentally reframe how we view his studio practice. Basquiat, the Blue Ribbon Paintings, and the Art of Reproduction shifts the lens away from … 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 >>
MANHATTAN'S FIN-DE-SIECLE CREATIVITY-DRIVEN NEW MEDIA ZONE, dubbed Silicon Alley, had a kind of mystique that derived as much from it's virtual invisibility as from its 24/7 ethos. Only after the dot.com crash, when moving vans began lining up after dark to cart away desks and Aero chairs, and neighborhood lamp posts sprouted office equipment sale flyers, did its geography become evident. By 2001, a … Read the full Story >>
Art Book Fair Saturday-Sunday, March 29-30: Philadelphia Photo Arts 5th Annual Book Fair. Crane Arts/Icebox, 1400 N. American Street, Philadelphia, PA. Exhibitors include: Draw Down Books, Conveyor Arts, Duke Center for Documentary Studies, Oranbeg Press, Spaces Corners, MACK, Matt Cavanaugh, Vox Populi, Photo Book Arts, ICA Philadelphia, Ryan Foley, Aperture Foundation, Light Work, Flat Fix, Good Game Magazine, Houseboat Press, Empty Stretch, … Read the full Story >>
