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 >>
Art Fairs November 8-16 Foto DC. Various locations. Information. Thursday, November 13 - Sunday, November 16 Paris Photo. Grand Palais, Paris. Information. L'Oeil reportage. Friday, November 14 - Sunday, November 16 Fotofever. Corousel du Louvre, Paris. Information. Special Events Thursday, November 13 2014 Benefit Reverse Auction | Buy What You Love | Rema Hort Mann Foundation. Bosi Contemporary, 48 Orchard … Read the full Story >>
The French artist, astronomer and amateur entomologist Étienne Léopold Trouvelot (1827-1895) left his native France in 1855, moving with his wife to Cambridge, Massachusetts, where his two children were born. He supported his family as an artist and nature illustrator, also working as a lithographer. He soon became active with the local scientific community as a member of the Boston Society of Natural … Read the full Story >>
Thursday, February 6: Real Clothes, Real Lives at the Historical Discover the everyday clothing of ordinary women on a gallery tour of Real Clothes, Real Lives: 200 Years of What Women Wore, the Smith College Historic Clothing Collection, an exhibition that highlights everything from hard-worn house dresses to psychedelic micro minis and modern suits to fast-food workers' uniforms. Showcasing items from the Smith … Read the full Story >>
The first known abstract painting was made in 1911 by Wassily Kandinsky, and so this 100th anniversary year offers opportunities to explore a fascinating world of art from many points of view. Undoubtedly nudged by the multi-dimensional exploration of Abstract Expressionism currently on view at MoMA, numerous exhibitions continue to unfold in New York, including 70 Years of Abstract Painting—Excerpts at Jason McCoy … Read the full Story >>
Thanks to subscribers who replied to yesterday's post. Here's the rest:The first 10 amendments to the Constitution make up the Bill of Rights. Written by James Madison in response to calls from several states for greater constitutional protection for individual liberties, the Bill of Rights lists specific prohibitions on governmental power. Below: Howard Chandler Christy, Bill of Rights, 1942; courtesy National Endowment for … Read the full Story >>
Peggy Roalf: Which came first, the brush or the pen? Jeff Lowry: Definitely the pen, as long as I can remember I have always drawn in either pen or marker. I love other materials for sure, but pen has a special place in my heart. I especially enjoy sketching in ink only, as this forces me to be more mindful the decision I make … Read the full Story >>
Diana Al-Hadid, a celebrated artist who has had more than 20 solo exhibitions at museums and galleries around the world, creates sculpture that challenges the materiality of its stuff as well as the forces of gravity, and mural-size drawings of intricacy and beauty from industrial materials. Delirious Matter, her first public art commission, which is currently on view at Madison Square Park, offers … Read the full Story >>
