The New Museum, now in its 40thyear, is known for presenting confrontational art by living artists—the kind of work that is not easily adopted by traditional art museums. In 1990 it produced the exhibition, Have You Attacked America Today?, Erika Rothenberg’s parody of dissent and freedom of speech, complete with flag-burning kits; in 1998 it mounted the first solo show of Colombian artist Doris … Read the full Story >>
Peggy Roalf: Which came first, the pen or the brush? Chemin Hsiao: The brush. In Taiwan, where I grew up, it was customary for children to learn how to use the brush to write calligraphy in elementary school. It was considered an honor back then if you could write beautiful characters. I was among the kids who had to practice diligently and followed the … Read the full Story >>
Marshall Arisman (1937-2022), longtime chair of the MFA Illustration as Visual Essay Department at the School of Visual Arts, and a co-founder of American Illustration, will be honored by SVA in an exhibition, Does that Make Sense?, opening tomorrow at the SVA Gramercy Gallery. Info Arisman began teaching at SVA in 1964 and founded the MFA Illustration as Visual Essay … Read the full Story >>
The Cape Farewell project, as reported in photographer Nick Cobbing's Letter from Greenland last month, brings scientists, artists and environmentalists together aboard the 100-year-old Dutch schooner Noorderlicht. The team headed to Greenland on a 17-day expedition to draw attention to the melting ice sheet and the effects that changing weather patterns will have on us. Tomorrow night in New York, Ben Jervey, a Brooklyn-based … Read the full Story >>
The Museum of Modern Art’s announcement this week of a “transformative gift” of African Contemporary Art from collector Jean Pigozzi is reason to celebrate. How Pigozzi, the Italian heir to an automotive fortune who took up photography as a student at Harvard, came to assemble one of the largest—and most comprehensive collections— of sub-Saharan art is a long one; but following is a short … Read the full Story >>
Talks / Screenings / Book Events / and Beyond Tuesday, October 3 The Work of Nicolas Carone, panel with Ro Lohin, David Ramm, Marticia Sawin and John Yau, 6:30 pm. New York Studio School, 8 West 8th Street, NY, NY Info Black Intimacy | Film Series, through October 16. Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53rd Street, NY, NY Info Xu Bing | Art … Read the full Story >>
Morgan Library & Museum Garden For the first time in its 116-year history, the Morgan Library & Museum in Midtown Manhattan has opened its garden to the public. Part of a six-year $13-million “century renovation “, the garden was originally designed in 1912 by Beatrix Jones. Watch videos of subject experts on the renovation of the building’s exterior, including the bronze doors, night lighting, … Read the full Story >>
The 2016 Summer Invitational: Pimp Your Sketchbooks, in which artists show their personal work and open a window onto their artistic process, continues with Lauren Simkin Berke, who lives and works in Brooklyn. I’ve used sketchbooks since I was quite young, and have been making my own for the last seven years. Sketchbooks are, and have always been, an integral part of my artistic practice, and … Read the full Story >>
I recall the very first project I gave to my students on my very first day as a photography tutor. If they learned a tenth as much about photography as I did from it, I’d consider it a success. I had a group of thirty-six students and it went something like this: Each student thought of an object, place or scenario to be photographed. … Read the full Story >>
There has not been a showing of Raghubir Singh’s work in New York for nearly ten years—the last being a small, gem-like presentation at the Hermes Gallery, located on the top floor of the Madison Avenue store. But last week, The Met Breuer opened a major exhibition of photographs by the Indian photographer born in 1942 whose prolific career was cut short when he … Read the full Story >>
Thomas Libetti sent an invitation to join him to celebrate the exhibition of art from his new book, Floral Drawings, tomorrow night. so I invited Thomas to do the Artist Q&A. Here's what he wrote:Q: Originally from the Bronx, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in the Village? A: Being a working artist in Greenwich Village, knowing the … Read the full Story >>
As I walk through this wicked world Searchin' for light in the darkness of insanity I ask myself, "Is all hope lost? Is there only pain and hatred and misery?" And each time I feel like this inside There's one thing I wanna know What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding?—Nick Lowe, 1974 Artistic freedom is not the first thing that comes … Read the full Story >>
California artist Wayne Thiebaud has eluded categorization throughout his nearly 60-year career, which he came to comparatively late in life. Lumped together with Pop Art stars in the 1960s because of his subject matter—ordinary objects like lavishly frosted cakes, and hot dogs—his ceaseless inquiry into what is art reveals a deeply philosophical base grounded by keenly observed still lives, landscapes, and portraits. Nine … Read the full Story >>
For a weekend of peace and love, art and music (is this beginning to sound familiar?) grab your camping gear and hop the Metro North Harlem line and get off at the last stop. In just two hours, you’ll emerge in the hamlet of Wassaic, New York (pop. 1,200), just about as far from the urban jungle as you can imagine. The three-day Wassaic … Read the full Story >>
The artistry of Milton Glaser (1929-2020) is surely key to the mark he has left on our ways of looking at, and thinking about, the world we live in. In his seven decades behind a pencil, Milton looked and thought twice about more subjects than there is space here to mention. As co-founder of Push Pin Studios, with his Cooper Union classmates, Seymour Chwast … Read the full Story >>
Saturday, October 15 is City of Forest Day! Our Fair City is home to more than 7 million trees, hundreds of acres of woodlands, and miles of trials. A healthy urban forest makes for a healthy city, cleaning our air and water, cooling our neighborhoods, providing critical habitat for wildlife, and improving our environment. Presented by Forest for All NYC in partnership with the Parks … Read the full Story >>
Grief and Grievance: Art and Mourning in AmericaThe New Museum, February 17-June 6 Originally conceived by Okwui Enwezor (1963-2019) for the New Museum, and presented with curatorial support from advisors Naomi Beckwith, Massimiliano Gioni, Glenn Ligon, and Mark Nash. “Grief and Grievance” addresses the concept of mourning, commemoration, and loss as a direct response to the national emergency of racist violence experienced by … Read the full Story >>
Work by Lucio Fontana (1899-1986), an artist of profound immensity, is being presented in a historic exhibition, Lucio Fontana Sculpture, which opened last week at Hauser & Wirth’s Upper East Side gallery. Fontana’s first major U.S. solo show was in 1961 at Martha Jackson Gallery—which occupied the same space on East 69th Street—and presented his acclaimed Tagli (Slashes). Although he was applauded in Europe at … Read the full Story >>
Special Events Monday, May 2-Sunday, May 8 Salon Zürcher | New York. 33 Bleecker Street, NY, NY. Info Wednesday, May 3-Sunday, May 8 Art New York. Pier 94, 12th Avenue at 55th Street, NY, NY. Info Context New York. Pier 94, 12th Avenue and Westside Highway, NY, NY. Info Tuesday, May 3-Monday, May 23 Parsons Festival 2016. Various Locations. Info Tuesday, May 3-Tuesday, May … Read the full Story >>
Special Events Thursday, September 15 – Sunday September 18 NY Art Book Fair 2016. MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Avenue, Long Island City, Queens, NY Info September 13-25 Taryn Simon | An Occupation of Loss. Park Avenue Armory, 643 Park Avenue, NY, NY Info Continuing through November 18 Asian Contemporary Art Week. Various locations in New York City. Info Books / Talks / … Read the full Story >>
