Thursday, November 16, 6-8 pm; Barbara Nessim | Drawings at Derek Eller Balancing Act: Drawings 1969-1974 brings together a collection of portrait drawings by pioneering artist Barbara Nessim. These depictions of enigmatic female archetypes reflected the zeitgeist of a pivotal moment in women’s history by an artist who broke through the barriers in a male-dominated field and went on to become a … Read the full Story >>
This week The Museum of Modern Art opens a fashion show – its first in 70 years. Items: Is Fashion Modern? asks a question whose answer lands squarely in the sensibility of the know-it-all now-ness that is New York City. While Paris has been the capital of couture, New York is the place where some of the past century’s most culture-defining garments have originated, … 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’m originally from Orange County, California (just outside the gates of the Real Housewives); now I live in Queens and work out of my studio in Brooklyn. I've pretty much centered my life around my work. I don't know that a lot … Read the full Story >>
Sunday, April 7: Last chance for Going Dark | The Contemporary Figure at the Edge of Visibility This exhibition, which fills the Guggenheim’s rotunda, is predicated on a duality: works of art that present the figure, yet obscure it in some way, thus existing at the “edge of visibility.” The exhibition asserts that these experimentations in figuration across media—painting, photography, drawing, prints, sculpture, video, … Read the full Story >>
The Fence, a 1000-foot-long photo exhibition that runs from Pier 1 to Pier 3 along the Brooklyn waterfront, is now being installed. Selected from a juried competition, it includes work by Alejandra Carles-Tolra, Alejandro Chaskielberg, Anne Berry, Anne-Sophie Stolz, Barry Rosenthal, Bojune Kwon, Brenda Islas, Dirk Anschütz, Elizabeth Herman, Elliot Ross, Emily Schiffer, Erik Klein Wolterink, Gesche Würfel, Gregg Segal, Ilona Szwarc, Jeffrey Stockbridge, Jens Sundheim, Jonathan Auch, Julia Curtin, Kerry Mansfield, Landon Nordeman, MASTODON (Massimo Mastrorillo / Donald Weber), Melissa Cacciola, … Read the full Story >>
Gigi Giannuzzi, who died on Christmas Eve at the age of 49, founded Trolley Books in 2001 and, as Sara Rosen writes in a tribute at Le Journal de la Photography, he leaves behind more than a decade of art and photography books dedicated to truth, justice, and beauty. Born Luigi Giannuzzi in Rome, he was raised in northern Italy. He landed his first … Read the full Story >>
Special Events Monday, June 13-Sunday June 19 Look3 Photo Festival. Charlottesville, VA. Info Talks / Discussions / Screenings / and Beyond Tuesday, June 7 The Magic Flulte, Part Three: Press Conference, with Michel Auder, Jonathan Berger, Vaginal Davis, Susanne Sachsse, Jamie Stewart/Xiu Xiu, and Michael Stickrod,6:30 pm. Goethe-Institut New York, 30 Irving Place, NY, NY. Info Also at 80WSE Gallery, NYU. Info Martha Rosler | If you can’t afford to live here, mo-o-ove!!, 6-8 pm. Mitchell-Innes & … Read the full Story >>
Above Ground: Art from the Martin Wong Graffitti Collection, on view at Museum of the City of New York, centers on the many artists who transitioned from illegally writing on subway cars to creating paintings on canvas and exhibiting in galleries and museums. Their works embody an important transitional moment for the movement’s evolution, as it permeated into broader consciousness and significantly influenced global … Read the full Story >>
Last Friday's WeekendArts sections of the New York Times had opening page collages by Lou Beach that reminded me of Surrealist stage designs done by Christian Berard in the 1950s. The deep perspective and inviting colors made me want to see a dance performance, go to a flick or read a good book. So I emailed Lou to ask about his art and process. … Read the full Story >>
Edel Rodriguez is an illustrator whose style can’t be pigeonholed—he reaches into a mental resource bin informed by revolution, consumerism, pop art and Modernism and in the process, creates something right on every try. But I must confess, his portrait of Chairman Mao for a 2005 TIME magazine cover is an image lodged in my brain. I recently asked Edel to take the DART Artist Q&A, … 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 was born in Madrid, Spain, where I grew up, studied something unrelated to art and started working on corporate stuff everybody else seemed to care more than I did. Right before it was too late I got accepted at the School … Read the full Story >>
The exhibition, This Beautiful Light, is presented by White Cube in celebration of the centenary of the birth of Etel Adnan (1925–2021), a leading artistic and literary voice of Arab-American culture. This poet, novelist, journalist, and artist grew up speaking Arabic and Greek at home, and was educated in French and English. She began to paint in the late 1950s, while working as … Read the full Story >>
The LP—or long-playing record—will be 70 years old this June. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, the micro-groove 12-inch vinyl disc, rotating at 33-1/3 revs per minute revolutionized the music business, and still remains the standard for non-digital sound recording. But it wasn’t until rock and roll took over from pop music that album art became a design niche. The first record released by … Read the full Story >>
Wednesday March 20, 6:30 pm: Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya | Raise Your Voice, at MCNY These site-specific murals by Brooklyn-based artist Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya mixes selections from the public art campaign “We Are More” with original artwork of historical activist figures Malcolm X and Yuri Kochiyama. Both Harlem-based, these leaders became friends and allies in their campaigns against racism and war, and inspired future generations of activists in … Read the full Story >>
As we approach year two of this pandemic, many people are reflecting on how they got through it. Subscriber Matt Hebermehl is no exception: he sent a copy of his self-published book, Covid Calls, and joined me for an email conversation this week about the book and about art in general. Peggy Roalf: Which came first, the pen or the brush? Matt … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from Ontario, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in Maryland? A: I was born and raised in beautiful, cosmopolitan Toronto, Canada, surrounded by museums, galleries, parks, and countless phenomenal gastro destinations. In 2004 I moved to quaint historic Frederick, Maryland, an hour from both Baltimore and Washington DC. I absolutely love the friendly, arts-rich character of historic downtown Frederick. I live and … Read the full Story >>
Q: What are some of your favorite things about living and working in London? A: I’ve been here my whole life really, apart from a few years away at university. After graduating around five years ago I moved to East London. There’s lots of creative people to meet around here, and good galleries too. The galleries and museums in central London are great and … Read the full Story >>
Last summer, four students in the School of Visual Arts BFA Interior Design: Built Environments program took on the challenge of COVID-19 by dreaming up hotel-style spaces for the 14-day quarantine experience. The description for Carol Bentel’s course states that these innovative structures, each completely unique, hold up to 20 inhabitants, allowing guests to feel less isolated while still being apart. Above: Quarantine … Read the full Story >>
American Illustration's 25th anniversary timeline features 25 illustrations by 25 of today's top artists. Bending time, space, and perspective, these artists push the boundaries of visual expression, creating an artistic Utopia that is diverse and subversive in both subject and execution. 1997: Hale-Bopp, The Great Comet, by Karen Barbour The great comet approached the earth on March 22nd, not to return until 4397.Karen … Read the full Story >>
Peggy Roalf: As President of the upcoming ICON11Illustration Conference, would you tell the readers—many of whom are creatives and artists who are hoping to attend—what will set this edition apart from its predecessors? Bri Hermanson: ICON is such a unique conference. Historically, ICON has been committed to providing a diverse forum for an ongoing dialogue that serves the illustration, design, publishing, advertising, and academic … Read the full Story >>
