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Peggy Roalf Tuesday February 19, 2013
In Savannah, GA: Monday, February 19- Saturday, February 23SCAD deFine Art, an annual showcase of lectures, exhibitions, and public events, with kenote by Shirin Neshat on Thursday, February 21 at 6-8
pm. Information. Art Fair ConfidentialThe Artist Project - Contemporary Art Fair, February 21-24The Artist Project will celebrate its 6th year with another exciting show
featuring original works from over 200 carefully juried, independent contemporary artists. From seasoned … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Monday November 28, 2016
W.M. (Bill) Hunt, a self-described “champion of photography,” will give a one-day workshop at Aperture on Saturday, for people who love photography. Called “Talking
Pictures,” this promises attendees a day of self-discovery as much as a chance to refine their taste and intentions—about collecting, making, enjoying photographs. I invited Bill to do a
Q&A and here is how it went: Like you I am … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Monday January 26, 2015
Q: What are some of your favorite things about living and working in Baltimore? A: I was born in Ohio, but we left when I was three months old, so I never really lived there. Growing
up, we moved around a lot for my dad's job. I lived in Delaware, North Carolina, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. After college, I moved to Baltimore, MD. I have been … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Thursday November 16, 2017
Stephen Shore, the American photographer whose spare, elemental,
constructed images have informed the work of so many who have followed, is the subject of a major retrospective opening this week at the Museum of Modern Art. The expansive show, curated by
Quentin Bajac, with Kristen Gaylord, occupies the entirety of the newly renovated third floor galleries, and presents a chronological view of this protean … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Friday January 26, 2024
Friday, January 26, 6-8:30pm: Jared Deery | A Liminal Light
Depicting still lifes, often with potted plants acting as a sort of cynosure, Deery maps out how the freestyle nature of flowers can reshape an environment around them. The paintings not only attract viewers, but reframe the meaning of space as they find themselves situated closer to or father away from the branching … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Wednesday March 5, 2025
Friday-Sunday, March 7-9: A Dance for Madalena at Folk Art Museum
A Dance for Madalena is a poetic tribute, through movement and performance, to Madalena Santos Reinbolt, a remarkable Black embroiderer and painter renowned for her vivid depictions of urban and rural life in 20th-century Brazil. Choreographer Ana Pi will engage in a dialogue with Santos Reinbolt’s work, responding to the “wool paintings” … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Friday December 16, 2016
IT'S APPROACHING CRITICAL MASS... Friday, December 16, 7 to 10 pm Goodby party for 99¢ Plus and Handjob Gallery, open studio and holiday gift sale, with ooak art editions, holiday
gifts and collector items, also collecting donations for Waterkeeper Alliance, 7-10 pm. 99¢ Plus Gallery, 238 Wilson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY Info [Bushwick] Through Saturday December 17 David Zwirner Holiday Pop Up
Bookstore, 10 … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Wednesday July 17, 2013
Ward Schumaker, an artist who lives near the Dogpatch area of San Francisco, has created illustrations, calligraphy, and art for just about every type of printed matter
imaginable. His passion for painting inflects his work, and over the past several years has taken the forefront, with one-man shows in New York, Los Angeles, Shanghai, Nashville and San
Francisco. Currently, the San Marco Gallery in San Rafael, California is … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Monday October 7, 2013
Josh Cochran draws, paints, cuts and places images for editorial, publishing, and
advertising clients across the spectrum of art and design. He is currently working on a children’s book that will be published next year. How and when did you first become
interested in art and illustration? I have always had an interest in art ever since I was really young, though I didn't … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Wednesday October 8, 2025
In Our Time: Eleven Artists + W.E.B. Du Bois at Pratt Manhattan
Contemporary artists reflect on the legacy of one of the most profound and influential African American intellectuals of the 20th century and on the impact that Du Bois has had on their work in this new exhibition. Works by a diverse range of artists—from Derrick Adams to Carrie Mae Weems to Theaster Gates—offer aesthetic contributions … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Thursday April 30, 2026
Friday, May 1 through Sunday, May 3: Jersey City Art Book Fair
The ink is dry, the doors are open! If you’ve spent any time in the industrial corridors of Jersey City lately, you know it’s no longer just Manhattan’s sixth borough—it’s a formidable creative engine in its own right. This weekend, the focus shifts to Mana Contemporary as the fourth annual Jersey … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Thursday February 14, 2013
On Tuesday night, the South Court Auditorium at the New York Public Library filled up to standing room, with dozens of art book afficionados turned away. The occasion: A panel on the
subject of art book publishing. Organized by the NYPL, ARTBOOK|D.A.P. and ARLIS/NY, and moderated
by Arezoo Moseni, Senior Art Librarian at the NYPL, the panel was comprised of leading figures in art book … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Friday December 19, 2025
Gabriele Münter (1877-1962) had everything her male counterparts could look for in a woman: wealth, social standing—and a great figure. Instead of looking for a match and a comfortable bourgeois life, however, Münter set out on a journey of self-discovery that led to her commanding artistry in the fields of painting and printmaking. Above: Gabriele Münter, Self-Portrait (1909–10), detail. Collection of the Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Monday April 23, 2007
One of the highlights of the New York gallery scene is the city's other art fair, an annual showing of student work. The exhibitions and open studios present work in all media, often some yet to be
named. While the exhibitions are sometimes a hodge-podge of style and substance, they offer risk-taking work that won't be a bore. Second-rate artists rarely make it through … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Friday January 23, 2026
With windchills that feel like 5F or less coming to NYC this weekend, it’s a good time to cozy in with a book. Better still, take a look at your bookcases and see if you’d like to make them look, well, more used. With that in mind—and as a prelude of more to come—today we revisit what Riccardo Vecchio thinks about his … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Friday November 30, 2018
Marco Palli, a New York-based artist who hails from Venezuela, recently completed a major sculpture commission in Malaga, Spain, which will open to the public next summer. He is currently engaged in an independent studies program at the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture, where he received his MFA in June. Following the NYSS Open Studios, two weeks ago, we sat down … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Wednesday November 19, 2008
Set-up photography, which came into vogue with the great Modernist Czech photographers inspired by avant-garde cinema of the 1920s, and has seen a revival here with Gregory Crewdson's artfully
staged tableaux, has lately taken new directions beyond the world of noirish fantasy. Several shows currently on view present work by photographers inspired by American poets and painters.
Among them are Christa Parravani, who's … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Thursday December 26, 2019
Josef Albers’s Famous New York Mural Returns to
New York Josef Albers’s enormous Manhattan mural has returned to the lobby of the former MetLife building. The mural was a central part of the Modernist lobby of the Walter
Gropius-designed building at 200 Park Avenue, and there was widespread public outcry when it was removed during a renovation in 2000. It has now been recreated … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Monday January 15, 2018
Q: Originally from [where?] what are some of your favorite things about living and working in [your current locale]? A: I’m originally from California but have been
living in Portland, Oregon since 2000. I've always been a fan of Portland's DIY and entrepreneurial spirit. The city has always made me feel that if I worked hard enough I could make something happen.
I like … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Thursday February 2, 2023
This just in from the Home Office:The jury for American Photography 39 is now in place to view your work from 2022, in the categories of Advertising, Editorial, Posters, Unpublished, Books, Graphics/Promotion, Video/Animation, 3D, Student Work.The final deadline is February 15, and you can enter here
Above: 1st row: Maïa Booker, David Cooper, Maura Friedman; 2nd row: Lauryn Hill, Amy Kellner, Robert Miller; 3rd row: Laura Oliverio, Amy Silverman, Allyson Torrisi; 4th row: Karen … Read the full Story >>
