I’m a Polaroid nut—in the sense that this instant picture-making invention has always been of significant interest. I got the SX-70 when it was launched because back in the day you didn’t have to wait six months for the manufacturer to get the bugs out. That’s the kind of company that Edwin H. Land founded, headed, and operated until it went bankrupt—not once, but … Read the full Story >>
Post-war America was a can-do place with a corporate and industrial ethos that created incredible prosperity for much of its citizenry. Upward mobility was a given; the ability of most families to own a car and a home accelerated the growth of suburbia; and consumerism became a top-down American way of life. It was the right time, and New York City was the right … Read the full Story >>
Mark Todd, an artist and illustrator whose work appears in all the right places, from Rolling Stone to Mtv to the New York Times, currently has a solo sow of his art at La Luz de Jesus Gallery in L.A. I caught up with him for an email interview this week; here’s what we wrote: Peggy Roalf: You have what many people – … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from North Carolina what are some of your favorite things about living and working in New York? A: Moving to New York was a sensory overload, but in the best way. I took a huge leap of faith and moved here without a job. A lot of people gave me the wary "good luck" when I left, but my motto was "be … Read the full Story >>
Here at the Pathshala South Asian Institute of Photography, the internet is up sometimes, down at others. But having a connection in my room is an enormous luxury in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. I count my blessings, hold my breath and double click: the system is working. I first came to Dhaka in 2002 to report on the Chobi Mela Photography Festival, … Read the full Story >>
On March 3 the Barnes Foundation will open Alexey Brodovitch: Astonish Me, a major exhibition exploring the influence and significance of photographer, designer, and instructor Alexey Brodovitch (1898–1971). Brodovitch is best known for his art direction of the US fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar from 1934 to 1958 and his role in making photography the cornerstone of its visual identity. The first US … Read the full Story >>
Last month an exhibition of Timothy Briner's Boonville series opened at Daniel Cooney Fine Art to acclaim. I was among those who became deeply engrossed in the nineteen photographs hung on the walls that night, and by the larger group collected in a limited edition book also on display. This collection reveals the soul of small-town America - in particular, the view by a … Read the full Story >>
Q: What are some of your favorite things about living and working in Brooklyn? A: I’m originally from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. I’m currently living and working in Brooklyn with some extended jaunts to Toronto. Brooklyn definitely has a lot going for it—great food/beer and the happiest place on earth—Prospect Park. Physically being in New York has afforded me a ton of work opportunities with … Read the full Story >>
Cindy Sherman’s work is currently on view in a major retrospective at the Walker Art Center, closing February 13th after having been seen at MoMA New York and MoMA San Francisco; it will open on March 17, 2013 at the Dallas Museum of Art. In addition, a show of early works from 1975-1977 continues at Centre de la photographie in Geneva through January 30. Her work is … Read the full Story >>
I stumbled upon the Center for Land Use Interpretation (CLUI) in 2010 when I was looking for images of the West. Not the romantic West that was invented by Carleton Tompkins or Ansel Adams; more like what Robert Adams calls home, but worse. I discovered the CLUI’s residence program at Wendover, Utah, located on the Great Salt Flats, which is home of … Read the full Story >>
The Ark at Powerhouse Arts The cavernous, industrial expanse of Powerhouse Arts in Gowanus—a beautifully repurposed former power station—has been transformed into a sprawling, modern-day art sanctuary. Curated by Eric Fischl and Eric Shiner, the venue's main inaugural exhibition gathers over 90 animal sculptures and installations by 51 artists. It is an ambitious, visually stunning exploration of coexistence, vulnerability, and our shared precarity in an … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from South Korea what are some of your favorite things about living and working in the New York area? A: I lived in Seoul, South Korea till 2010. In the summer of that year, I came to New York to study art. New York has much to see. I like wandering around the city, especially West Village and Upper East Side, watching … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from Dallas, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in Portland, Maine? A: I was actually born in Portland, Maine, but went through most of my growing pains in the suburbs of Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas. I currently reside back in lovely Portland. I have to say, after living eight hours away from the nearest beach growing up, I … Read the full Story >>
Friday, February 13: Art of Noise at the Cooper Hewitt Museum “Music is the soundtrack to our lives, and design is at the center of how we experience it,” said Maria Nicanor, director of Cooper Hewitt. “Through iconic works that many will be able to trace back to their own memories, ‘Art of Noise’ underscores how design shapes the very emotions of our … Read the full Story >>
Tuesday, September 11 | New York Discussion 7-9 pm: The Victory Lab | by Sasha Issenberg, in conversation with Maggie Haberman of Politico. powerHouse Arena, 11 Main Street, Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY. RSVP. Wednesday, September 12 – Thursday September 13 | New YorkPhotoshelter presents: Luminance Seminars and Workshops. BMCC TriBeCa Performing Arts Center, 199 Chambers Street, NY, NY. Information. Wednesday, September 12 | New York Opening reception, … Read the full Story >>
One of the exhibition casualties of the Corona19 pandemic is the tightly focused, small, gemlike exhibition, Cézanne: The Rock and Quarry Paintings, organized by the Princeton Museum of Art. The exhibition, comprised of just 19 paintings, drawings and watercolors by Paul Cézanne [1839-1906], together with a number of black-and-white photographs of the sites where he made the works, opened on March 7, 2020, only … Read the full Story >>
ESTAMOS BIEN – LA TRIENAL 20/21, El Museo del Barrio’s first national large-scale survey of LatinX contemporary art featuring more than 40 artists from across the United States and Puerto Rico, continues in person, on weekends, through September 26th. Featuring works in diverse mediums, from time-based art to reliefs from detritus to sculpture in the round as well as paintings, drawings and works … Read the full Story >>
If you have not yet found your way to the exhibition of Richard Avedon's fashion work at the International Center of Photography (ICP), your last chance could be the best bet. Why? Starting this Thursday, Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week arrives at Bryant Park, just a couple of blocks south of ICP. Chances are that many of the fashionistas at this twice yearly extravaganza will also … Read the full Story >>
Media outlets are predicting the Women’s March on Washington, on Saturday, January 21st, could outdraw the Inauguration Day events. Find out more about the march and its sister marches: Info The biggest sister march is the New York City Satellite event, starting at 10:45 am at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, East 48th Street and First Avenue. Info Photo above: © Hennessy Vandheur/Curbed On January 20, … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from Borneo, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in Los Angeles? A: I have mixed feelings about working in LA, being so far from home. On the one hand, I really do miss where I come from—the culture, the food, the environment, but at the same time, LA has been somewhat of a gateway to another world … Read the full Story >>
