When the poet William Butler Yeats [above, center] had his portrait done by John Singer Sargent in 1908, he said, “I wore a velvet jacket to remind myself how important he is.” Yeats, a lynchpin of the Irish literary scene, was one of many luminaries in the arts who was awed by Sargent’s gift for capturing the essence of those who withstood his compelling … Read the full Story >>
Q: What are some of your favorite things about living and working in Oakville, Ontario? A: I am originally from London, Ontario, and am currently living in Oakville, getting my certificate in Web Design at Sheridan College. My favorite thing about where I live now are all the well-maintained trails through the forests surrounding my apartment. It’s a great place to escape from all the hustle and … Read the full Story >>
Nick Lamia’s abstract paintings combine vibrant color ranging from solidly opaque metallic hues to shimmering transparent washes in a graphic style that clearly springs from observation of nature. A meeting ground for biomorphic and geometric forms, deep and shallow space, the shimmering surfaces of these paintings invite the exploration of opposites, from mapping urban constructs to navigating gradually revealed landscapes. In a presentation at … Read the full Story >>
Continuing in New York City Through January 12: Henry Leutwyler | Ballet. Foley Gallery, 97 Allen Street, NY, NY. Through January 12: Ed Ruscha. Gagosian Gallery, 555 West 24th Street, NY, NY. Through January 13: Wade Guyton | OS. Whitney Museum of American Art, 945 Madison Avenue, at 75th Street, NY, NY. Through January 19: Chris McCaw | Marking Time. Yossi … Read the full Story >>
Isaac Mizrahi's quintessentially New York style—as a designer, an artist and an entrepreneur—is on view in an exhibition of his life’s work, so far, opening Friday at The Jewish Museum. Aptly titled Isaac Mizrahi: An Unruly History, the show highlights his witty and intelligent mix of high and low, which extends from the runway to stage and television in a mashup of ideas and materials that, in … Read the full Story >>
Thursday, January 15, 6-9pm: Anita Kunz | Evolution at Philippe Labaune Philippe Evolution, a solo exhibition by Canadian artist and longtime AI contributor, Anita Kunz, brings together decades of work that explores evolution as a living system, one shaped by continual change, expansion, and recalibration. Kunz is internationally recognized for her editorial illustrations for such magazines as: The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, and … Read the full Story >>
Simon Norfolk has been studying war for much of his career, in places like Rwanda, Bosnia, Iraq, Lebanon – and most recently, in Afghanistan. In a presentation on Wednesday at Aperture, Norfolk talked about his shift away from photojournalism, saying that he had become enraged by the prosecution of the Gulf War and didn’t want his images, in which his perception and opinion … Read the full Story >>
In Manhattan, Friday, May 17, 6 pm Presentation and opening reception, 2013 Annual Student Scholarship Competition. Society of Illustrators, 128 East 63rd Street, NY. NY. Information. Free. Opening reception/party, 6:30-9 pm: Alvaro Montagna | Life After Life. Gallery Bar, 120 Orchard Street, NY, NY. Information. RSVP appreciated. In Long Island City, Saturday May 18 & Sunday May 19 Open Studios, as part of … Read the full Story >>
Wednesday, July 30, 6:30-8:30: Rooftop Drawing at Ornithology Jazz Club Join Danial Pagan on Tuesday, August 5th for an unforgettable evening of figure drawing set to live jazz at Ornithology Jazz Club, one of Brooklyn’s most inspiring music spaces. Bring your sketchbooks, your favorite drawing materials, and settle in as live music fills the room. We will be drawing from a live model, starting … Read the full Story >>
Continuing: Lois Dodd | Natural Order at the Bruce One of the eight exhibitions inaugurating the new Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT this week presents almost eighty paintings spanning nearly the entirety of Dodd's artistic production, from the mid-1950s to 2021. For nearly eight decades, Lois Dodd (American, b. 1927) has produced a compelling body of work grounded in direct observation of her immediate surroundings. Working … Read the full Story >>
Opening June 30: Art and Race Matters | The Career of Robert Colescott at The New Museum The bold and richly rendered works of Robert Colescott (1925–2009) plumb art history to discover issues of race, beauty, and American culture that are rife for satire. Often ahead of his time, Colescott explored the ways in which personal and cultural identities are constructed and enacted … Read the full Story >>
The New Year brings a spectacular list of museum exhibition openings in New York and nearby. Notable events include the new Met Breuer for contemporary art, in the former Whitney building on Madison Avenue; Beauty | the Cooper Hewitt Triennial; and Everything Is Dada at the Yale University Art Gallery. Photo above: Peter Fischli David Weiss, The Way Things Go, 1987, opening at the Guggenheim Museum, February 5. January 22 … Read the full Story >>
A Different Kind of Order: The ICP Triennial, a global survey of contemporary photography and video, continues at the International Center of Photography through September 22, 2013. The exhibition features 28 emerging and established artists from 14 countries whose works speak to and illuminate the new visual and social territory in which image making operates today. That is the stated mission of the show, … Read the full Story >>
Photograph magazine, the ubiquitous guide to photography galleries and events nationwide, is one of those unsung publications that is universally liked. It's small and portable, easily found in galleries - in fact, the magazine includes a list of galleries where it's available - and when copies run out, it's easily accessed online. Each issue features an arresting cover and short, snappy articles about what's … Read the full Story >>
Opening April 16: John Divola | Swimmer Drunk The exhibition includes two photographic series that represent the breadth of the artist’s more than 40 year career: Zuma Series (1977-1978), and Daybreak (2015-2020). Both series are a result of Divola’s engagement with abandoned buildings, and his interest in transforming a situation through photography: the photographs do not serve as mere descriptions of the scenes depicted but … Read the full Story >>
October 19: Edward Hopper’s New York at the Whitney The exhibition charts this iconic artist’s enduring fascination with the city he called home for nearly six decades through more than 200 paintings, watercolors, prints, and drawings. Although Hopper aspired to recognition as a painter, his first successes came in print through his illustrations and etchings, an important history featured in a section of the … Read the full Story >>
China’s Cultural Revolution (1966-1976) was set into motion by Mao Zedong to remove capitalist, traditional art and imperial cultural elements from Chinese society as a way of instilling Communism. The revolution marked the return of Chairman Mao to a position of power after the disastrous Great Leap Forward, a movement that paralyzed China politically and resulted in tens of millions of deaths through famine and political persecution. The … Read the full Story >>
Laurie Rosenwald, the self-described Iron Chef of Encaustic, has hardly ever been more evidently in charge than she is this week. On receiving the invite to her closing reception at Area/One Fifth Avenue NYC this Wednesday, I looked further, to find that her new book: How to Make Mistakes, [Hachette] will be out in November. But first, don’t miss this show of recent … Read the full Story >>
Saturday, June 19, marks the anniversary of what we know as Juneteenth. According to the Smithsonian Institution, in 1865, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation, 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas, and over 250,000 enslaved Africans were declared free by the executive decree known as General Order No. 3. Today, Juneteenth celebrations take place largely in the form of regional parades, … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from Manila, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in Brooklyn? A: I like the freedom and independence. I feel lucky to have a chance to try to make it here. I also like the ease of public transportation, having four seasons and the endless places there are to explore in the city. It's so very different from … Read the full Story >>
