Q: Where did the legendary gallerist Leo Castelli discover Jasper Johns? Q: Where did Robert Rauschenberg have his mid-career retrospective, at age 39? Q: Where did the following artists have their first solo museum exhibitions: Kenneth Noland (1965), Larry Rivers (1965), Jean Tinguely (1965), Ad Reinhardt (1966) and Yves Klein (1967)? If you have been a New York City art afficionado for fifty … Read the full Story >>
“It’s one of those things where you laugh so hard you fart, or you cry.” “Comics are better than sandwiches – there’s more to them.” These are just two comments made by students at the Center for Cartoon Studies, as seen in Cartoon College, a film by Josh Melrod and Tara Wray that will be released later this year. First of all, … Read the full Story >>
Wednesday, March 22, 7pm: Unlocking the Creative Self with Marshall Arisman Tonight, at the SVA Theater, the school’s MFA Illustration as Visual Essay program presents a master-class style documentary directed by faculty member Nada Ray following the work of late artist and MFA program chair Marshall Arisman. Above” Marshall Arisman in his studio circa 2018 Master storyteller and native New Yorker Marshall Arisman … Read the full Story >>
Photographers and IllustratorsIt's not too late to enter AI-AP's Latin American Fotografía and Ilustración. The deadline has been extended to June 21. Have your work seen by a distinguished international jury that includes Antonio Carlos Castro, Runner's World Magazine/Brazil; Martín Cóppola Segovia, Punto Ogilvy & Mather, Uruguay; Alexandre Ferreira, A&C, Brazil; Javier Guemes, Dieste, Mexico/USA; Julie Grahame, aCurator, USA; Brian Johnson, Texas Monthly, USA; Viviane … Read the full Story >>
Talks / Screenings / Book Events / Special Events / and Beyond Tuesday, June 26-Wednesday, July 4 Modern Matinees | Hitchcock/Truffaut: Fashionably Late. MoMA, 11 West 53rdStreet, NY, NY Info Wednesday, June 27 Lynn Umlauf in conversation with Michele Cone, 7 pm. Zurcher Gallery, 33 Bleecker Street, NY, NY Info Martin Puryear in conversation with Billy Tsien, 7 pm. The Great Hall, The Cooper … Read the full Story >>
Pimp Your Bookcases continues with photographer Bruce Osborne. Based in a seaside town near Tokyo, he discovered that social distancing could readily be accommodated through his ingrained practice of beachcombing. Peggy Roalf: Would you say that you have a particular type of library, or that you have more than one, based on your interests? Bruce Osborn: My library is a collection of many different … Read the full Story >>
Now at XNA Airport, Bentonville, ArkansasFirst seen in NYC with her seven-story Memphis-style mural for the 2018 NYCxDesign Festival, at Industry City, Camille Walala has since gone even larger and 3-D with her colossal new installation at the XNA Airport in Bentonville, Arkansas. Her now but retro graphics, in brilliant colors and black borders that can be seen from planes coming in … Read the full Story >>
Q: A transplant from Europe, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in two countries? A: I was born in Germany, raised in Texas, and currently divide my time between the two. Austin has the charm of the South while being staunchly progressive, and it’s a magnet for some of the best music in America. Bremen has the dark character … Read the full Story >>
The expansive exhibition of works by Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966) currently on view at the Guggenheim examines the artist's career in its entirety. Spaciously installed throughout the museum’s rotunda, the show features nearly 200 sculptures, paintings and drawings, along with vintage photographs, mural-size photographs of the artist’s Paris studio, and ephemera. The first major museum presentation in over 15 years, it offers visitors a fresh … Read the full Story >>
Land Art, embracing sculpture as media, sculpture as performance, as photography, as activism, as philosophy didn’t even bear that name when the first museum exhibition in the US took place, in 1969—40 years ago next month. Flying under the radar, outside the sphere of museums and commercial galleries, earth art was one of a number of art practices formulated by outliers taking a shot … Read the full Story >>
Shiko Munakata: A Way of Seeing, a new presentation of nearly 100 innovative works by the celebrated artist Shiko Munakata (1903–1975), goes on view December 10 at Japan Society. Primarily known for his expressive woodblock prints in black on white paper, this exhibition reveals the breadth of Munakata’s oeuvre, which spanned from prints to calligraphy, sumi ink paintings, watercolors, lithography, and ceramics. … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from Massachusetts, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in New York? A: I went to school in Boston, then moved to San Francisco for five years before returning east. I've just celebrated my 16th anniversary of moving to New York City, and for all but two of those years, I've been living and working downtown (Lower East Side, East Village, … Read the full Story >>
When 17th-century Dutch artists took up landscape as a subject for painting, they were flying in the face of European conventions regarding what was considered worthwhile in art. At the time, history painting ruled and the bloodier the battle, the more likely it was for the painter to secure patronage. Perhaps the artists of the golden age of Dutch landscape painting were prescient. Maybe … Read the full Story >>
Friday, April 19, 5-6pm: Out of the Jewelry Box Artists Talk at MAD Museum Expanding the voices represented in MAD’s permanent collection, OUT of the Jewelry Box considers the importance of queer perspectives in the world of studio and contemporary art jewelry. The exhibition showcases an extraordinary gift from Ron Porter and Joe Price, who have collected and worn art jewelry throughout their forty-one-year … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from New York, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in Philadelphia? A: Philly's got loads of history, artists and museums, and lovely green spaces. It's got so many interesting things but even more crucially, it gives you room to enjoy and explore them. It's also a city with a sense of humor—the historic prison in our neighborhood throws … Read the full Story >>
Saturday, November 23, 11am-6pm: Chelsea Art Fair Platform, a click-and-buy offshoot of David Zwirner, and the historic Chelsea Hotel invite art lovers to a one-day, free art fair this weekend. Founded during the Pandemic shutdowns, Platform started out by offering around 100 one-of-a-kind works per month presented by about 12 independent international galleries with prices currently under $2,500. In an interview with … Read the full Story >>
An artist known for her 3-D installations composed of life-sized drawings (below left), Anne Muntges has made a career of helping other artists. She currently directs the residency program and grant development at the Monira Foundation; preiously she served as program officer of fiscal sponsorship for the New York Foundation for the Arts, and prior to that, she served as education and studio manager … Read the full Story >>
Art Fairs / Special Events Wednesday, April 29-Sunday, May 3 Art Market San Francisco. Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center, 2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA. Information. Friday, May 1-Sunday, May 3 Paris Photo – Los Angeles. Paramount Pictures Studios, 5555 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA. Information. Photo Independent Art Fair. Raleigh Studios, 5300 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA. Information. Tuesday, April 28 … Read the full Story >>
Q: What are some of your favorite things about living and working in Baltimore? A: I'm originally from the Frederick area of Maryland and moved to Baltimore in 1987. Baltimore on a whole is an unpretentious town that is perfectly located between DC and Philadelphia and close to New York. The neighborhood we're in is clustered with craftspeople and artists; there's a blacksmith up the … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from Bologna, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in Milan A: I've been living in Milan for a couple of years now, and what I like the most about both cities is my relationship to them. I've always had the habit of walking around a lot as a remedy to pretty much any emotional state I felt trapped in, … Read the full Story >>
