Special Events January 20-24 ArtPalmBeach, 650 Okeechobee Blvd., Balm Beach County Convention Center, Palm Beach, FL. Info London Art Fair, Business Design Center, 52 Upper Street, London, UK. Info January 21-24 Outsider Art Fair | New York, Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th Street, NY, NY. Info January 21-24 PhotoLA, various locations. Docent Tour with Weston Naef, Thursday January 21, 4:30 pm. Tickets Fair Info January … Read the full Story >>
Joan Miró (1893-1983), the Catalan artist of biomorphic paintings, prints and sculptures, and Alexander Calder, the American maker of kinetic sculptures, stabiles, and jewelry, met in Paris in 1928 when Calder visited Miró’s studio. They saw in each other’s work influences drawn from the subconscious, from symbolism and a thematic interest in astrology. They immediately forged a transatlantic friendship that saw both artists through … Read the full Story >>
Tim Burton was born in Burbank, California on August 25, 1958 and raised in a sunny middle-class neighborhood of the city. He never felt at home there and so - self-reliant and possessed of a restless imagination - he consoled himself with the pleasures of drawing and humor and an interest in visual media that he indulged by feeding on the most accessible and … Read the full Story >>
DART Picks from performance art and media installations around town: Christian Marclay: The Clock. 24-hour weekend screenings of this groundbreaking video work, as well as weekday screenings, continue at Paula Cooper Gallery. In her New York Times review, Roberta Smith wrote, The sense of [Marclay’s] mind at work, piecing everything together — thinking endlessly of time and timing, of sight and sound — … Read the full Story >>
Founded by curator Helen Toomer, co-founder of Marbletown’s Stoneleaf Retreat artist residency, the Upstate Art Weekend launched in 2020 with a roster of 23 venues organizing mainly outdoor exhibits and installations. Back for its third edition, this year’s three-day, self-guided event will include 145 museums, art institutions, galleries, local businesses, and artists. Running from Friday, July 22 to Sunday, July 24, there will be over 100 … Read the full Story >>
You might think that the recent demise of stand-alone book review sections in big city papers would be bad news for illustrators. In Ward Sutton's case, however, it led to what he calls "a dream job." How so? Barnes & Noble recently created its own online book review as a way of introducing readers to the best new publications in store for them … Read the full Story >>
Wednesday, April 16 Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Lebbeus Woods Architect and Len Lye | Motion Sketch. The Drawing Center, 35 Wooster Street, NY, NY. Talk and book signing, 6:30 pm: Richard Relaldi | Touching Strangers. Aperture Gallery and Bookstore, 547 West 27th Street, NY, NY. Information. Donation/$5 The SVA MFA Designers as Authors + Entrepreneurs presents, 12:30 pm: Venture | Design Entrepreneurs Thesis Forum. SVA … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from Brasília, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in your hometown? A: No matter how many times I had the opportunity of living in other cities and countries, I always ended returning to Brasília somehow! But because of that I suspect I can appreciate better the advantages and quirks of this strange town. Brasília can be a … Read the full Story >>
Among the high points of the AIPAD show in March were two large installations of photographs by Matthew Brandt. Between his work shown at Yossi Milo Gallery and at M+B, Brandt commanded more wall space than any other artist at the fair. Tonight a show of new work opens at Yossi Milo, with large-scale unique prints from his ongoing studies of the natural world. … Read the full Story >>
Thursday June 26 5-6 pm: Karen Finley | Performance / Let Me Bitch A Little at Freight + Volume As part of her current exhibition, Karen Finley will perform her spoken word piece, Let Me Bitch A Little followed by a walk-through of the show, More Desperate Than Ever, which closes in two weeks. The centerpiece of this show is a large ongoing … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from the Golden State, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in Utah? A: I grew up in the Bay Area (Berkeley/El Cerrito) and Salt Lake City, Utah, and spending 10 years living in South and Central America, I recently returned to Sandy, Utah. Utah is a beautiful place with lots of types of landscapes. The thing … Read the full Story >>
June 17: Branching Out: Tree as Community Hosts Anchored by an exhibition of six site-specific sculptures by emerging New York artists, Power of Trees will be experienced by visitors across the Garden through visual art, performances, and special events as well as simply by walking the grounds. The central art exhibition of this program, Branching Out: Trees as Community Hosts, features six site-specific sculptural … Read the full Story >>
Art Fairs/Special Events Wednesday, April 9-Saturday, April 12: BEPAD | Harper's Books, Fulton Ryder, and Karma at the Lowell Hotel. 28 East 63rd Street, NY, NY. Information. Thursday, April 10-Friday, April 11 Symposium |Beyond Earth Art: Contemporary Artists and the Environment. The Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Information. Thursday, April 10-Saturday,April 12 Sculpture City Saint Louis presents: Monument| Anti-Monument, a … 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 was born in Hong Kong and moved to England when I was 13. One of my favourite things to do in London is to visit galleries and museums such as the Victoria and Albert Museum; aside from the exhibits themselves, the atmosphere and the architecture … Read the full Story >>
Last Friday this eerie head materialized above the Shibuya district as part of the 2021 Tokyo Tokyo Festival organized in advance of the Tokyo Olympic Games. Titled “Masayume,” which translates to “prophetic dream,” the hot air balloon piece was launched from a park in the busy financial and shopping district in the western section of the city. Above: "Masayume" by the artist collective [mé] … Read the full Story >>
For many urbanites, gallery hopping is the only way to beat holiday overindulgences. So lace 'em up and hit the bricks: here's a selected list of shows you won't want to miss. Fa la! NEW YORK, NY Ecotopia: The Second ICP Triennial of Photography and Video The International Center of Photography Closing January 7, 2007 New Photography 2006 Museum of Modern Art Closing January … Read the full Story >>
With After Nature, an exhibition that opened yesterday at the New Museum, the arts of installation and appropriation have come together throughout the museum's main exhibition space. An apocalyptic view of nature spoiled by war, pollution and other human intervention, the show was curated by Massimiliano Gioni, who took his inspiration from a 1988 prose poem of the same title by W.G. Sebald. … Read the full Story >>
Talks / Screenings / Book Events / and Beyond Planning ahead: October 19-21 The Brooklyn Conference | Inspiring Social Change. Brooklyn Museum, 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY Info Planning ahead: October 30 Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts presents: Immigration Panel for Artists, 5:30 pm. JAMS, 820 8th Avenue, 34th Floor, NY, NY Info Tuesday, October 10 Lauren Greenfield, talk, 6:30 pm. International Center of … Read the full Story >>
Maurizio Cattelan | Sunday at Gagosian In this new installation, Cattelan doubles down on his response to economic inequality in America, using precious metal to deconstruct the country’s relationship to the accessibility of weapons (a condition against which privilege affords no defense). Panels of stainless steel, plated in 24-karat gold, have been “modified” by gunfire. The components’ formerly smooth surfaces are left riddled … Read the full Story >>
ALTHOUGH DUMBO, THAT PRECIOUS WEDGE down under the Manhattan Bridge overpass in Brooklyn, has seen the exodus of many of its pioneering artists and galleries due to skyrocketing rents, it is still home to a number of top notch galleries, performance spaces, shops and restaurants. If you haven't yet made a visit, now is the time to go. Power Move: This week marks … Read the full Story >>
