Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc (1814–1879) was a visionary French architect who, among other things, devised the structural system that made it possible for Gustav Eiffel’s Statue of Liberty to sport a skin of self-oxidizing copper. His approach to materials was: understand the properties and the form will ensue. Many years later, this idea was popularized by Louis Sullivan, who coined the phrase, “Form Follows Function”—a … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from Seoul, Korea, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in New York? A: I love New York’s Upper East Side for living and working because it’s famously safe, charming and classic NYC. Central Park and renowned museums never made me bored living here, and I love the yoga studio a few blocks away from my home. I … Read the full Story >>
As summer clicks in for a week of sweltering heat, it becomes essential to find cool events for chilling the evening hours. The Lower East Side Business District (LES BID) has organized a monthly art gallery night, with 34 venues staying open until 9 pm for this Thursday’s installment - the last one of the summer. Images from From Dawn to Dusk at Jen … Read the full Story >>
Photographer David Butow was in Washington covering the recent James B. Comey and Jim Sessions hearings before the Senate Intelligence Committee. What follows is a description of the world that is the high-profile Washington hearing. At 7:45 a.m. Washington time, more than two hours before the world will get its first public glimpse of James B. Comey since his firing by President Trump, there … Read the full Story >>
"Never try to meet your rock 'n roll heroes," urges Jasen Emmons, Curatorial Director at the Experience Music Project in Seattle. Emmons, who invited rock hero Graham Nash to curate an exhibition of photographs on the subject, goes on to suggest that while most of us will never encounter the royalty of rock, we can still "turn to something that is always available, … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from Denver, what are some of your favorite things about living and working there? A: I am a Denver native, I left town just long enough for a BFA and then moved back. Denver's got a great creative community, really wonderful museums and galleries and nice weather. Until fairly recently the cost of living was ok, it's been creeping up and reasonable … Read the full Story >>
Continuing: Working Knowledge | Shared Imaginings, New Futures at Bronx Museum Through stories, movement, food, music, and collaborations with The Bronx Museum community, Working Knowledge presents work by artists who value and examine the concept that creativity is a force for social change. The exhibition invites visitors to engage, explore, and contribute their knowledge and experiences through interactive elements that shape their artistic … Read the full Story >>
While the idea of creating mass-produced houses has ignited the imagination of Modernist architects, engineers and inventors throughout the 20th century, the practical application of their concepts has often met defeat. The reality is that high volume production is necessary to make mass produced homes economical. Today however, new digital programs for designing components that can be laser-cut and assembled first as scale models, … Read the full Story >>
Kandahar Air Field (KAF), Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. I am sitting in a small corner of shade on the edge of the runway at KAF. My flight has been pushed to the right once already this morning. Four days ago I began a seemingly never-ending travel odyssey with a ride down from the budding Tur-Muryani strongpoint, which will — when complete — overlook Mizan Valley in Zabul Province. I … Read the full Story >>
Every three-day weekend counts and the continuing cold snap might tempt us to stay in. But consider hitting some exhibitions instead. This idea, thanks to MAD Museum (above), inspired a look at what’s happening around town. Museum of Arts & Design [MAD Museum] is offering a range of shows and activities across the long weekend: • Explore the creative rewards of collaborative … Read the full Story >>
A new year. New prizes. New judges. The American Photography Open 2021 competition is now accepting entries, and this year's edition of the contest looks to be the biggest yet. American Photography is known around the world for its juried competition for professional photographers, but in 2018 we launched the AP Open competition for photography enthusiasts at all levels shooting with any type of … Read the full Story >>
This weekend a major exhibition of works from the Mexican avant-garde opens at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts. México 1900–1950: Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, José Clemente Orozco, and the Avant-Garde, which presents more than 200 works, including some of Rivera’s famous murals and pieces by lesser-known Mexican artists, premiered in Paris last October. The Dallas exhibition, its only appearance in the U.S., … Read the full Story >>
Christer Strömholm (1918-2002), known as the “father of Swedish photography,” has remained until recently virtually unknown outside of Europe. Trained as a painter, he took up photography at the age of 40. According to a 1980 article in Camera (Magazine), he eventually found painting to be too static; he sought a more descriptive form of reality outside of the studio, which photography offered. In … Read the full Story >>
“One side is a great exuberant warmth, a love of the plebeian energy of American life, and the other side is a persistent despair, that it’s all out of control and that it will end up badly. The two are so welded to each other that in any one of the best photos, you don’t know whether to feel elated or horrified, and you … Read the full Story >>
Robert Kushner: I Still ♥ Matisse at DC Moore This exhibition expands upon Kushner’s series of paintings inspired by Matisse still lifes, first shown in 2021. In the winter of 2024, Robert Kushner began his study of Henri Matisse’s major 1915 painting, “Still Life after Jan Davidsz de Heem's La Desserte.” He became fascinated by the history of this Matisse painting, which is itself a variation … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from Missouri, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in Brooklyn? A: Well, it is very stimulating and I never feel bored. I go to a lot of concerts, movies, and art shows that I don't think I would have access to anywhere else, and I get to ride my bike everywhere because I am pretty centrally located in … Read the full Story >>
Q: What do you like best about living and working in L.A.? A: I was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. I’m still located in the LA area. Some of my favorites things about living and working here are being around my friends and fellow artists. Also, the weather—and the tacos, of course. Q: How and when did you first become interested in art and illustration? … 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 live and work in upstate, NY. I really enjoy all the natural parks I'm surrounded by, and ease of movement that comes with living in a medium sized city. The best thing about where I live is its diversity and the culture that … Read the full Story >>
Martha Graham, the choreographer whose revolutionary vision and artistic ingenuity has influenced generations of choreographers, dancers, and actors, created a uniquely new form of dance that continues to captivate audiences. Graham took as her master narrative the American experience – from Native Americans to the Puritans to African-Americans at a time when European influences ruled the world of dance. Throughout her long career, … Read the full Story >>
In choosing a subject for his MFA Thesis project back in 2002, John Hendrix settled on the idea of disasters. Whimsical disasters, earthquakes, border skirmishes and the like. The work got noticed and straight away, he became the go-to guy for any type of train wreck. It turned out that what he likes to draw most of all is complex and complicated scenarios. … Read the full Story >>
