Opening February 17: Faith Ringgold | American People at The New Museum Celebrating six decades of art by Harlem-born nonagenarian Faith Ringgold, this long overdue retrospective features a collection of figurative paintings, narrative textiles, and soft sculptures shaped by a belief in the power of women’s labor and Black visual traditions. Above: American People Series #18: The Flag Is Bleeding, 1967, courtesy of The … Read the full Story >>
The palatial setting of the Morgan Library & Museum casts a spell of its own on the hundred or so pieces installed in the Morgan Stanley Gallery West. From the Marble Hall, a charcoal drawing by Susan Rothenberg, the largest in the show, can be seen in its entirety. Up close, it is an explosion of bold marks; only when stepping back can a … Read the full Story >>
The AIPAD Photography Show celebrates its 30th anniversary this weekend with special features that underscore the constantly evolving processes that make photography unique among the arts. This show, which brings together galleries from around the world presenting museum-quality images, is a destination for collectors and connoisseurs. It's also a must for anyone hooked on process and innovation in the camera arts. Organized by Bill … 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 St-Petersburg, Russia. My favorite things about living in New York are the dynamic pace of life and the variety of different cultures. Q: Do you keep a sketchbook? A: No, I don't keep a sketchbook, I just draw … Read the full Story >>
Thursday, February 26, 5-7pm: Film Screening | Remembering Yayai at Grey Fifty years ago, a painting movement emerged at Papunya in Australia’s Central Desert. It arose with such force and conviction that one could be forgiven for thinking it had existed forever, as though etched from the earth by the slow passage of time. In fact, formed in the aftermath of colonization, the … Read the full Story >>
Thursday, April 20, 7:30-10pm: Closing party for no existe un mundo poshuracán at the Whitney A night of Puerto Rican arts and culture will include full access to the renowned exhibition—the first survey of Puerto Rican art by a major U.S. art museum in 50 years, which runs through April 23—as well as dancing, a cash bar, music by DJ Bembona, and a performance and … Read the full Story >>
Photography as contemporary art is a subject that provokes heated discussion from every side of the subject. From one corner of the ring there are people who are so wrapped up in the issue of the distribution and use of images, in the post analog era, that the idea of a photograph as an object is difficult to parse. Last year, in an essay … Read the full Story >>
Q: Having lived all over the world, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in Barcelona? A: I was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. When I was 5 years old we lived in San Diego for one year and then moved back to Argentina. But when I was 13 my family went to a Kibbutz, in Israel, a few months before the first Gulf … Read the full Story >>
We're starting November a couple of days early so you won't miss a couple of notable book events. The real November launches with the 10th annual Editions/Artists' Book Fair. Held this year at The Tunnel, the legendary Chelsea hotspot of the 1990s, the fair showcases the latest trends in artists books and printmaking. Art on Paper magazine is sponsoring ad hoc chats with … Read the full Story >>
Alexander Liberman (1912-1999), longtime editorial director of Condé Nast Publications, was given a Kodak pocket camera by his father shortly before being sent to an England boarding school to avoid the perils the Russian Revolution. His parents, Marxist Jews, subsequently fled to Paris, where he joined them and began his education as a designer and architect. As the Nazi occupation of France made life … Read the full Story >>
"For most people, the Meadowlands is a place to pass through and forget on their way to someplace else. Not unlike a neglected child, the Meadowlands has grown up without guidance, constantly unsure of what the future holds. It is this loneliness and solitude that continues to bring me back year after year." Joshua Lutz, whose words form the epilogue in his book, Meadowlands … Read the full Story >>
The latest generation to be misunderstood by their elders, according to author Steve Appleford, is the largest in the history of the United States. Numbering twice as many as GenX, the iGeneration, who are now aged 18 to 24, are often characterized, says Appleford, as "spoiled cry-babies and fashionable zombies, plugged into the virtual unreality of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, MySpace, BlackBerry, Blu-Ray, Bluetooth, … Read the full Story >>
A major exhibition that explores the connections made by Richard Diebenkorn (1922-1993) with Henri Matisse (1869-1954) is currently on view at the Baltimore Museum of Art, which holds the largest collection of works by the French Modernist in America. Diebenkorn, known today more for the large abstractions through which he sought to convey the emotive qualities of California light and space, began to study … Read the full Story >>
My Neighbors’ Garden | Lunchtime Tours at Madison Square Park Bring your lunch on any Wednesday at noon for a tour of the Park’s summer installation Info Created by Sheila Pepe, this art piece in Madison Square Park brings colorful and unexpected materials that she croched into the green of the park. Sheila’s canopies and webs of string and cable ties, shoelaces, outsize sustainable … Read the full Story >>
Tuesday, June 10 Closing reception and gallery talk, 4-6 pm: Jade Doskow | Lost Utopias with the artist and Salmaan, Khan, co-founder of People for the Pavilion. Onishi Project, 521 West 26th Street, NY, NY. Wednesday, June 11 Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Yumiko Kayukawa | Year of the Firehouse. Foley Gallery, 97 Allen Street, NY, NY. Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Piers Bourke | The Philatelist. Rebecca Hossack Gallery, … Read the full Story >>
Q: What are some of your favorite things about living and working in your current locale? A: At the moment I'm working from home, in Exeter, England, so the best thing about that is not having to commute. Those late night dashes across town (to where I used to have my studio) for any last minute changes are a thing of the past. I … Read the full Story >>
Finding just the right little holiday gift for someone you might not know very well—a favorite teacher, a special librarian, or something for a Secret Santa Christmas party—can become a nagging problem, especially if you’re running out of time. This is where creative paper gift products can come to the rescue. You know, all those irresistibly arty little items you find at the front … Read the full Story >>
Saturday June 1-Sunday, 16: Photoville This year Photoville presents 85+ exhibitions in all 5 boroughs of NYC starting with an opening night jam packed with visual storytelling presentations at the Emily Warren Roebling Plaza area. On the Mainstage, We Are Happy To Inspire You presents ceative collaborations, curated explorations of emerging talent, and new and exciting projects from around the world including work from … Read the full Story >>
How artists use the news media as a springboard for exploration and execution is the premise of an exhibition that opened yesterday at the New Museum. Don't pay too much attention to the title, though: The Last Newspaper, as the show is called, is somewhat misleading in its implication that the decline of print media is the message here. That idea is … Read the full Story >>
Note: Arts organizations and galleries affected by Hurricane Sandy are still juggling their schedules. Please check websites before heading out this week. Deadline extended to midnight Saturday, November 10Call for submissions: NurtureArt Videorover | Season 5. Information. All week long: 2012 New York Illustration Week. Information. Tuesday, November 6: Election Night Events Live Election Coverage, 7-9:30 pm: Fifth Annual Political Satire … Read the full Story >>
