Last chance, Sunday, January 7: Manet/Degas at The Met While it was tighter than elbow to elbow yesterday, unless you know you’ll get to Paris soon, this show is a must. Two of the most adventurous artists of the 19th Century, Édouard Manet (1832–1883) and Edgar Degas (1834–1917), and ones who maintained a fierce rivalry streaked with deep respect for the art of the other, are presented … Read the full Story >>
Anyone who follows this page knows that I love books. All kinds of books. Home-made flip books. Scrappy zines done on copiers running out of toner. Art books. Design books. Photo books. One-off artists books. Stands to reason, being that DART exists solely because of two very special books, American Illustration and American Photography, which have been celebrating the best in design … Read the full Story >>
It's hard to recommend the Louvre at this time of year, with a half-hour wait guaranteed. Photo: Peggy Roalf, July 2015 Before NYC galleries shut their doors for a summer break, take a walk on the Lower East Side. Here is DART’s list of go-to contemporary art galleries, plus the New Museum—which attracted many of these venues to their current addresses. Some galleries are already … Read the full Story >>
Once I opened the box containing an eagerly anticipated photobook only to find that the cover was warped. It curved in an arc that radiated from the full length of its spine to its front edge. The book had a chrome yellow cloth cover. It was beautiful. But as an object, it was useless. I always thought the book was warped because the grain of the … Read the full Story >>
David Butow, whose shot from Nelson Mandela’s funeral made the cover of AP30, is a frequent contributor to DART. It must be stated that I have worked with David since our collaboration on China: 50 Years Inside the Peoples Republic back in 1998. Info. As the editor of that book, researched during an exciting—and dangerous—period as a new order was taking shape … Read the full Story >>
Renate Müller began designing and producing toys in the early 1960s as part of a program launched by the Sonneberg Technical College for Toy Design in Germany. Her large, brightly colored, ruggedly made toy animals were used in therapeutic settings for handicapped children. The toys invite interaction, even abuse as they embody the calm personalities of story-book pets who allow children to do anything … Read the full Story >>
Animalistic, millions of lines, organic symmetry, sweet and savage, and static cannibals are the words I scribbled on a napkin as I stood in front of the current Barneys New York windows with my mouth half open in awe. This is a one-of-a-kind creation by artist Dennis McNett, in collaboration with Barneys' legendary creative director Simon Doonan: a feast of hectic colors, … 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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
Best Wishes for a Safe and Happy Holiday! Peggy Read the full Story >>
