Photography today is not the same as photography a decade ago. And photography tomorrow will look different from how it does now: Technology begets technology, moving the state of the art forward at an ever-increasing rate. Today we round up a number of stories looking at where photography is headed, from an innovative design that turns an iPhone into a MacBook to an algorithm … Read the full Story >>
It has been just a little over 20 years since Carcucci left her home in Israel and found a new one in New York City. In that time she has established herself as an influential and widely admired artist. With a retrospective due to open in her old school in Jerusalem, Carucci looks back at her self-revealing work - a visual biography probing her … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from a small town in Italy, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in Milan? A: We were born in Udine, in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region of Italy that borders Austria to the North, Slovenia to the East, and faces the Adriatic Sea to the South. After high school, we moved to Milan to attend Brera Academy of Fine Arts. Milan … Read the full Story >>
Following a threatened crackdown on what his administration called "corrosive ideology" in American museums, President Donald Trump has ordered several National Park Service sites to take down materials related to slavery and Native Americans, including an 1863 photograph of a formerly enslaved man with scars on his back that became one of the most powerful images of the Civil War era. Taken in 1863, … Read the full Story >>
Looking ahead: In October, The Morgan Library & Museum will open the exhibition, David Hockney: Drawing from Life. The show will focus on his portraits on paper as well as an exploration of his drawing practice. Featuring about 100 drawings, the exhibition will trace a trajectory from Hockney’s early works as a student, to his Ingres-like portraits of the 1970s, and his return to … Read the full Story >>
Ulla Puggaard is an illustrator, art director and calligrapher who grew up in Denmark but currently lives and works in London. She does a mix of editorial and commercial work, and recently completed 31 hand-drawn book covers for Penguin Books, which featured her distinctive lettering. Much of Puggaard's illustration and design work reflects her interest in the environment and sustainability. Read the full Story >>
Daniel Horowitz is a designer/artist/illustrator who works out of his storefront studio in DUMBO’s Vinegar Hill. I recently saw his self-published book, 365, which has been selected for the forthcoming American Illustration 31, and contacted him for this email Q&A. Peggy Roalf: The idea of a calendar that is not a grid page with numbers, and spaces to make notes, is a … Read the full Story >>
Artists Wendy MacNaughton [San Francisco] and Julia Rothman [New York], whose widely published works graces the pages of The New York Times, New York magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and other media outlets—as well as their own book and art projects—recently took a stand to bring the work of talented female artists to the attention of assigning editors and creative directors. The result is … Read the full Story >>
Now Open: Sixties Surreal at the Whitney Sixties Surreal is an ambitious, scholarly reappraisal of American art from 1958 to 1972, encompassing the work of more than 100 artists focused on the era’s most fundamental, if underrecognized, aesthetic current—an efflorescence of psychosexual, fantastical, and revolutionary tendencies, undergirded by the imprint of historical Surrealism and its broad dissemination. In the 60s, many of these artists sought … Read the full Story >>
Art Fairs / Special Events Friday, May 8-Tuesday, May 19 NYCxDESIGN. Hundreds of events, talks and hangs at venues throughout NYC. Events. Talks. Saturday, May 9-Sunday, May 10 Hacking Feminism, 10:30 am-10 pm. The New School, Johnson/Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street, NY, NY. Information. Saturday, May 9-Tuesday, May 12 BFA Film and Video and BFA Animation present the Dusty Film & … Read the full Story >>
Describing Jamie MacDonald's photography is a bit tough because while many photographers are easily categorized by the subjects that they shoot or one particular style, his work often defies simple categorization. Indeed, in many ways, other than using real cameras and real subjects, he pretty much fabricates his own reality after the fact. What he photographs in the world around him serves largely as … Read the full Story >>
These aren’t men you’d describe as approachable. Something about their mix of self-assurance, muscular build, facial hair and abundant tattoos keeps you at bay. Something around their eyes warns you off — the dull clarity in their unflinching gaze, hinting at knowledge of things best left unknown. There’s something in their movements, something calculating, something constantly measuring, something pent up, leashed, held in check. These … Read the full Story >>
It is no exaggeration—and worth repeating—that Mike Kelley (1954-2012) was one of the most influential artists of the past half century. Scan his CV and you will find that he has had a solo exhibition ever year since 1981—most recently the major retrospective that originated at Amsterdam’s Stedelijk Museum in 2012; morphed larger to MoMA PS1 in 2013; then went to both locations of … Read the full Story >>
Esther Pearl Watson is a remarkable artist, cartoonist, illustrator, and visual storyteller. Her artwork encompasses a wide range of styles, but it's all rich in detail and symbolism, and powerful in its impact. Whether it's Esther's current paintings, which draw on her memories of her father's attempts at building flying saucers, or her ongoing popular Unlovable comic strip, her work is memorable, artful, and … Read the full Story >>
Eleanor Davis is an illustrator, artist, and comics creator who lives and works in Athens, Georgia. She makes vibrant, graphic illustrations and very original and brilliantly artful comics. Davis has published one short comics book and several graphic novels for children. She also illustrated the memorable poster for this year's ICON9 conference. Although Davis switched from full-time cartooning to illustrating several years ago, she … Read the full Story >>
Lunar New Year 2025, the year of the Wood Snake, begins January 25 and ends on February 12. This 15-day festival celebrates the sixth animal in the Chinese zodiac, who is characterized by creativity, adaptability, and long-term planning—all the elements that make for solid artistic practice! Following are some of the places where creativity is happening—and this doesn’t even include any of the … Read the full Story >>
Before the 1960s, when Doris Freedman, the city’s first Cultural Affairs Commissioner came along, public art was limited to the obligatory war memorials and a few dedicated heads like Gertrude Stein’s at the New York Public Library. Today, NYC hosts numerous temporary and permanent installments in the city parks, plazas, and esplanades, organized by a diverse roster of civic-minded groups who arrange for … Read the full Story >>
Can you really shoot quality still life photos in a fold-up portable studio? Photographer Jeff Wignall gives the Fotodiox Studio-in-a-Box a whirl-and is pleasantly surprised. Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from Paris, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in Montreal? A: It is a great crossover between European and North American cultures, which is exactly what I needed. A few degrees warmer, I would have said a perfect place! Q: Do you keep a sketchbook? What is the balance between the art you create on paper versus … Read the full Story >>
Rodney Smith, a photographer of immeasurable talent, wit and intelligence, died in 2016 at the age of 68. His work, often commissioned by top magazine editors, spanned the arenas of fashion and finance, treating subjects from the human figure to nature’s landscapes—always imbued with his innate sense of surrealism, elegance and whimsy. Above: Scene from Members Opening last week; photo: Rick Smolan Throughout his … Read the full Story >>
