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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
This weekend Beyond/In Western New York, a collaborative contemporary art exhibition, opens its second edition in 12 museums and galleries in and around Buffalo, NY. It is a true biennale in the sense that it began with nearly a thousand submissions vetted by Anna Kaplan, a curator at the area's premier contemporary art museum, the Albright-Knox Gallery, followed by exhaustive studio visits … 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 >>
Thursday, February 27-Sunday, March 1 | Gala Preview Wednesday, February 26 The Art Show | Art Dealers Association of America. Park Avenue Armory, Park Avenue at 67th Street, NY, NY Info “The nation’s most respected and longest-running art fair is comprised of 72 booths presented by ADAA member galleries and offers collectors, arts professionals, and the public the opportunity to engage with … Read the full Story >>
Ional Talpazan (1955-2015), Untitled, New York City, August 4, 2004. Courtesy of the American Folk Art Museum. Photo: Adam Reich. Wishing you a Safe, Happy, Hopeful Holiday Peggy Read the full Story >>
What do you see when you’re not even looking? Today as I was waiting for a bus on Madison Avenue, after having an penetrating discussion with a friend about the fact of terrorism as a feature of contemporary life, I saw that the fear of this reality has informed corporate decisions in a way that was evident exactly where I was happened to be standing. Take … Read the full Story >>
As we greet the return of Hillary Rodham Clinton to the political stage, it cannot be denied that she is unique in many ways. One of these is an almost unheard-of political longevity. Players in politics seldom hold onto front-runner status after 23 years in the public eye. In spite of great controversies (and one very big loss) Hillary, most definitely, still does. Of … Read the full Story >>
As I navigate the uncertain terrain of Phase Two Opening in NYC, avoiding places and people I like, I try to avoid wondering how long the Virus will rule our lives. Worrying is out of the question: it does not help and most of the stuff we worry about never materializes after all. So it was with a mixture of trepidation, pleasure and curiosity … Read the full Story >>
If you missed the '60s - or if you miss the '60s - an exhibition opening tomorrow at the Whitney Museum will take you there. The entire second floor is installed with early works by Claes Oldenburg and later projects in collaboration with his wife Coosje van Bruggen, the late art historian and writer. In his introduction of Mr. Oldenburg at today's preview, Adam … Read the full Story >>
On Wednesday night, Legacy: The Preservation of Wilderness in New York Parks, which presents the work of photographer Joel Meyerowitz, opened at Museum of the City of New York. Meyerowitz has spent more than three years recording wild places in New York City's parks, located in all five boroughs. These escapes to the woodlands, streams, waterfronts, marshes, and beaches are among … Read the full Story >>
THE AIPAD PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW opened today at the Park Avenue Armory. Its 28th installment might be the best ever - for several reasons. A new design for booths and graphics creates an environment that is clean but not sterile, open and airy, yet concentrated with images as far as the eye can see. The color scheme of warm gray, blue and red backgrounds makes … Read the full Story >>
Editor's note: Steve Brodner, a National Treasure and a great friend of DART, has offered his coverage of the national conventions, starting today. (I've often wondered how Steve gets through the intervening years...)--PR I’ve covered many political conventions over the years. They are hard to forget, but sometimes I think it would be a good idea. Today, conventions seem to be … Read the full Story >>
Born Anna Mary Robertson in 1860, this artist left home at a young age to work as a hired girl at a neighboring farm.Marrying at age 27, she eventually gave birth to 10 children (5 of whom survived past infancy). Moses disliked spending time knitting and sewing, but she began entertaining herself by making needlework pictures and quilts portraying colorful scenes of farm … Read the full Story >>
Desiccated goat, rat, and turkey; steel, rope, carpet, peach basket, wood, tire scraps, plastic toys, shoes, motor-oil bottle, wire fencing, chains, ironing board, farm and construction tools, wire, paintbrushes, enamel, spray paint, and Splash Zone compound. While this list could understandably be mistaken for items encountered by John McPhee on one of his epic road trips, they are, in fact, the materials … Read the full Story >>
In New York: Carmen Herrara | Lines of SightSome artists get a major museum show right out of graduate school; some artists have to wait until they’re 101. This is an overdue showcase for the Cuban-born centenarian painter, whose exacting geometric compositions – of boldly contrasting blue and orange stripes, or whispering green triangles drowned in fields of white – have an emotional … Read the full Story >>
