The 2017 Summer Invitational: Pimp Your Sketchbook, in which artists show their personal work and open a window onto their creative process, continues with Peter Kuper, who lives and works in New York, and practically wrote the book on sketchbooks. Spread from Amman (with a little bit of Petra on the lower left) Thanks to an invitation to teach a comics workshop, I had the … Read the full Story >>
If 'No Trespassing' signs provoke a desire to explore forbidden territory, then hurry to the exhibition of Taryn Simon's work at the Whitney Museum of American Art. A selection of images from An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar is on view through June 24. The photographer, known for The Innocents, a wrenching portrayal of people wrongly convicted of violent crimes … Read the full Story >>
Franesco Clement, India, 2019 [detail]; continuing at Vito Schnabel Projects Talks / Book Events / Screenings / and Beyond Friday, November 15 Slow Down Fast, A Today Raja | Camila Marambio and Cecilia Vicuna, book launch, 6-8 pm. Printed Matter, 231 11th Avenue, NY, NY Info Saturday, November 16 Caress: A Yoffy Press Triptych | Elinor Carucci, David Hilliard, Mickalene Thomas, book … Read the full Story >>
To celebrate The Fourth, I invited Mark Ulriksen to contribute an image that would “expresses the joy and freewheeling spirit that Independence Day seems to bring out in many of us.” True to form Mark send an array of images, some of which expressed exactly that. He also included the image above. The story goes, “As best as I can recall the article, by … Read the full Story >>
For four days starting next Friday, London’s Frieze Art Fair will occupy a swath of green on Randall’s Island, in the East River. A temporary serpentine tent structure (above right) designed by Solid Objectives – Idenburg Liu (SO IL) of Brooklyn will host 182 galleries and the adjacent Sculpture Park will present commissioned site-specific work by 14 artists. Altogether the fair takes up 250,000 square … Read the full Story >>
Since DART: Design Arts Daily launched in September 2006, artist/illustrators and their sketchbooks have been a constant presence, starting with Peter Kuper’s Oaxaca Journal on November 10, 2006. The series continued with another 15 installments, which resulted in the publication of Diario de Oaxaca (Bilingual, PM Press, 2009)—a beautifully produced volume with a linen cover. The book saw some high visibility, and … Read the full Story >>
Amid the excitement of opening the exhibition of Sebastião Salgado’s Genesis and the accompanying series of panel discussions and talks regarding the issue of climate change, the International Center of Photography is currently negotiating the purchase of a new exhibition space in downtown Manhattan. According to the announcement from the Communications Department yesterday, ICP has also finalized an agreement for a storage space to house the … Read the full Story >>
To celebrate DART's fourth anniversary, we are launching a new regular feature: The Proust Questionnaire for Creative People. Our first respondent is Florian Bachleda, who takes over as Creative Director at Fast Company today. A former president of the Society of Publication Designers, Bachleda has served as creative director of Latina, Vibe, and several other magazines. At his own design studio, … Read the full Story >>
Tree Lights on Park Avenue, December 23, 2013. Photo: Peggy Roalf Read the full Story >>
The latest installment in New York's longest running fall show, "New Photography," recently opened at The Museum of Modern Art. Since 1985, with several years off during the museum's temporary relocation to Queens, the show has served as something of a barometer of what's new in photography. In its recent incarnations since returning in 2005, "the show has been not so much a … Read the full Story >>
Photographs by Richard Mosse from Infra, copyright the artist, courtesy Jack Shainman Gallery. Opening reception Thursday, November 17, 6-8 pm. Tuesday, November 15 Opening reception, 6-9 pm: George Hugnet | The Love Life of the Spumifers. Ubu Gallery, 416 East 59th Street, NY, NY. Panel discussion, 6:30 pm: From the Inside Out: The Interiors of Kevin Roche with Todd DeGarmo, FAIA, … Read the full Story >>
New York City boosters have always embraced hyperbole to make sure that we know who we're talking about: New York's Finest [the NY Police Department], for example. Or, New York's Strongest [the New York Fire Department]. Last night a little drama unfolded on the sidewalk below my front windows that suggests we need another namesake: New York's Kindest. Here's what happened: Quite early yesterday … Read the full Story >>
Talks / Book Events / Holiday Events | News Thursday, December 6 Tree Lighting Ceremony and Celebration, 3:30-5:30 pm. There will be ornament decorating, pupchinos and hot chocolate, coloring activities, samples and much more from our sponsors. Mad. Sq. Park will also hold its annual Candy Count! This year both children and adults will be able to participate. Madison Square Park, between Fifth & … Read the full Story >>
Anniversaries are probably celebrated more by publishers than by lovers—so as a book-lover I’m taking this opportunity to end the year by celebrating a book that came into my hands a few weeks ago. The book, Isamu Noguchi: A Sculptor’s World (Steidl 2018) has actually been following me all year, beginning with the preview of Epic Abstraction at The Met on December 10, … Read the full Story >>
Best Wishes for a Safe and Happy Holiday! Peggy Read the full Story >>
Photo: PR Photoville 2014 was bigger and, if possible, better than ever, with so many workshops and talks in addition to the container-gallery exhibitions and evening slideshows. I didn’t get to everything on my list, but here’s a rundown of some of the highlights that artist and DART subscriber Isabelle Dervaux and I took in last weekend. While we were putting this page together she said, … Read the full Story >>
Left: River 1, Position 13, 07/2007, copyright Olaf Otto Becker, courtesy Amador Gallery. Right: Untitled (Sunday Drive), copyright Luke Smalley, courtesy Clampart Gallery. DOWNTOWNRobert Bergman: A Kind of RaptureYossi Milo GalleryNovember 5 - January 9, 2010Opening reception: November 5, 6:00-8:00 pm Andrew Moore: DetroitYancey Richardson GalleryNovember 5 - January 9, 2010Opening reception: November 5, 6:00-8:00 pm Luke Smalley: Sunday … Read the full Story >>
DART Partners with the Arts at Museum of the City of New YorkThursday, December 10, 6:30 pmLegacy: The Preservation of Wilderness in New York City ParksFREE FOR DART subscribers Join photographer Joel Meyerowitz and author Phillip Lopate, collaborators on Legacy: The Preservation of Wilderness in New York City Parks (Aperture, 2009), for a discussion of the hidden pockets of … Read the full Story >>
Talks / Screenings / Book Events / and Beyond Tuesday, November 14 You Are Here NYC: Art, Information, and Mapping, panel, 6:30 pm. Pratt Manhattan Center, 144 West 14thStreet, NY, NY Info Pressing On | The Letterpress Film, 6 pm. The Grolier Club, 47 East 60th Street, NY, NY Info Goddess In the Details: Ellen Lupton: Design Is Story Telling; Paula Scher: Works, … Read the full Story >>
