The DART List: A Week In New York
Tuesday, October 19, 7:00 pm: Dear Dave magazine presents a discussion with Susan Bright and Lyle Rexer on the release of Brights' latest book, AUTO FOCUS: The Self Portrait in Contemporary Photography (Monacelli, 2010) followed by a champagne reception and book signing. SVA Theater, 333 West 23rd Street, NY, NY. Tuesday, October 19, 6:00-9:00 pm: Opening reception for The Crude and the Rare, … Read the full Story >>
The DART Board: 04.16.2026
Preview: Wednesday-Sunday, April 22-26: AIPAD The Photography Show at the Armory AIPAD: The Photography Show, presented by The Association of International Photography Art Dealers each spring at the Park Avenue Armory, celebrates the medium’s irresistible alchemy, from its 19th-century origins to its practice by artists around the globe today. One of the featured artists is Lynne Saville [above], whose work is presented by … Read the full Story >>
Letter from the Editor
I'm holed up in my living room with my laptop, writing this issue of DART, and trying not to be distracted by the beautiful autumn light that inevitably arrives with the return of Standard Time. That makes it countdown time to the launch of American Illustration 26 and American Photography 23. And Mark Heflin is putting the finishing touches on the displays that … Read the full Story >>
The Spring 2026 DART Book Prize
The DART Book Prize—one of our favorite features—is back. For this Spring 2026 edition, readers—and I know many of you are artbook lovers—are invited to write a caption for the photo above. But first some information to get you headed in the wildest possible direction. You can tell just by looking that this is event is situated in The Flatiron District [then called The … Read the full Story >>
The Q&A: Andre da Loba
Q: What are some of your favorite things about living and working as a nomad? A: I'm from Aveiro Portugal and now I'm writing from Madrid, but I don't live here. Actually I don't live anywhere at the moment. Since I left New York, in February, I've been working/traveling around Europe. People are great—everything and everyone is close by and the art is amazing! Q: … Read the full Story >>
The American Civil War at the Met
Most of what we know about photography in America today, nearly 175 years after it was introduced, was shaped by the work done by over 1,000 photographers who created indelible images during the Civil War, of the people and the conflict and uncertainty they experienced between 1861 and 1865. Photography and the American Civil War, a collection of more than 200 images that … Read the full Story >>
Harry Potter at N-Y Historical Society
The depth and reach of the Harry Potter novels is inestimable. Facts like: more than 400 million copies sold translated into more than 60 languages only scratches the surface. The seven novels by JK Rowling, first launched with Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, 20 years ago, changed the face of publishing. The story, and the characters who told it, changed the reading … Read the full Story >>
The DART Board: 10.07.2014
Johannes Rantapuska & Milja Havas - Flux Flags, Art In Odd Places. Special Events Continuing through October: 2014 Atlanta Celebrates Photography Festival | 120 venues. Information. October 9-12: Art in Odd Places | 14th Street from Avenue C to the Hudson River. Information.October 11: Photo Review Annual Benefit Auction. Hamilton Hall, University of the Arts, Broad and Pine Streets, Philadelphia, PA. Online bidding, … Read the full Story >>
The DART Board: 12.02.2014
Art Fairs & Special Events Miami Art Week Information. December 2-7 Context Art Miami. 3201 NE 1st Avenue, The CONTEXT Art Miami Pavilion, Midtown | Wynwood Arts District, Miami, FL. Information. December 2-7 Design Miami. Meridian Avenue and 19th Street, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, FL. Information. December 2-7 Red Dot Miami. 3011 NE 1st Avenue, Miami, FL. Information. … Read the full Story >>
The DART Board: 12.04.2019
Simen Johan, Untitled, 2019, at Red Hook Labs Talks / Books / Video / Performan / and Beyond Wednesday, December 4 Mark Steinmetz | Carnival, book signing 6-8 pm. Dashwood Books, 33 Bond Street, NY, NY Info Stéphane Elbaz | Reviving PS Fournier typeface, 6:30 pm. The Cooper Union, Frederick P. Rose Auditorium, 41 Cooper Square, NY, NY InfoEmbodied Scores | The … Read the full Story >>
Christian Marclay at the Whitney
Christian Marclay: Festival, opening today at the Whitney Museum of American Art, turns the fourth floor gallery - the museum's largest space - into a sonic cave resounding with huge projections of images that relate to the zone between what we see and what we hear. Except for the back gallery where music ephemera, from vinyl record sleeves to performance announcements, and … Read the full Story >>
Ofri Cnaani's Optics at Andrea Meislin
Can you see a trick while it's happening? While this seems like a question the FBI might want to ask a bank too large, so far, to fail, it is posed in artistic terms by Ofri Cnaani’s solo exhibition Special Effects, currently on view at Andrea Meislin Gallery The front of the gallery is taken over by a series of low-tech image projection devices, from a slide … Read the full Story >>
AIPAD at the Park Avenue Armory
The AIPAD Photography Show New York, presented by The Association of International Photography Art Dealers each spring—this year for the last time at the Park Avenue Armory—celebrates the medium’s irresistible alchemy, from its 19th-century origins to its practice by artists around the globe today. I go with a collector’s eye, and after viewing the offerings on Artsy, I head to the opening night … Read the full Story >>
Special for DART Subscribers
DART Partners with the Arts at Museum of the City of New York Thursday, May 19, 6:30 pm Beaten, Seared, and Sauced: A New York Culinary Education With a grueling combination of in-class training and externships at some of the city’s most famous restaurants, the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) has graduated some of the most influential chefs and culinary celebrities on the New … Read the full Story >>