Books / Talks / Screenings Continuing through September 10 2nd Annual Women’s Film Series, 8 pm. Bronx Documentary Center, Bronx, NY Info Wednesday, September 7 The Public Art Fund Talks presents: David Shrigley, 6:30 pm. The New School, 12th street Auditorium, 66 West 12th Street, NY, NY InfoRoundtable discussion: Sheherzade's Gift, 6:30 pm. The Center for Book Arts, 28 West 27th Street, … Read the full Story >>
Thursday, May 29th, 5:00 - 8:00 pm: Borinquen Gallo | Mending My Garden at Alessandro Berni In this solo show, Gallo brings together a series of intricate sculptural installations that reframe our relationship to waste, beauty, and resilience. Through a meticulous and deeply process-driven approach, Gallo transforms disposable, everyday materials—trash bags, debris netting, caution tape—into visually striking weavings and spatial interventions. The exhibition underscores her … Read the full Story >>
Memes, crowds, and marches: After six days of the Trump administration we thought it was time to catch up on the visual news surrounding the new president, which has been abundant. Our round-up starts with the internet's response to a portrait of Trump writing his inauguration speech. There was also a gaff in which a photo from President Barack Obama's inauguration in 2009 was … Read the full Story >>
Thursday, October 16, 6-8pm: Opening Rception, Edward Gorey at Society of Illustrators The Society of Illustrators presents a new exhibition, Something Else Entirely: The Illustration Art of Edward Gorey, celebrating the centenary of the birth of artist and writer Edward Gorey (1925-2000). Known for his obsessively detailed pen and ink drawings, Edward Gorey published more than one hundred titles himself and illustrated hundreds of … Read the full Story >>
Special Events Tuesday, March 28-Sunday, April 2 Salon Zürcher Photo. 33 Bleecker Street, NY, NY Info Wednesday, March 29-Sunday, April 2 The Photography Show presented by AIPAD. Vernissage, Wednesday, March 29. Pier 94, 711 12th Avenue between 52nd-54th Streets, NY, NY. Complimentary shuttles will run every 30 minutes starting Thursday, March 30th at 11 am, at three locations. Info Above: © David Allee, … Read the full Story >>
Using her mastery of technology and careful study of BPCA’s commitment to environmental sustainability, Shuli Sadé created an innovative, temporal installation that hopes to bridge the potential of technology and bring viewers close to nature in a new, site-specific augmented reality (AR) installation created for Battery Park City Authority (BPCA).. “Behind the origin of this project is the wish to share the discovery of … Read the full Story >>
Thursday, January 11, 6-8pm: Mika Tajima | Energetics at Pace Through her multidisciplinary practice spanning performance, sculpture, painting, and installation, Mika Tajima takes up questions of identity and agency in a world increasingly influenced and mitigated by technology. Drawing on various points of reference—from physics, philosophical writings and biology—the artist imbues her work across mediums with scientific and philosoculturalphical import. The exhibition takes its title … Read the full Story >>
Marcos Chin is an artist and illustrator whose practice ranges from fashion illustration to fashion itself to surface design and beyond. Having created art for the long-running Lavalife ad campaign, which had a big presence in New York’s subway cars, he was a natural choice for an Arts in Trasit assignment celebrating Grand Central Terminal’s centennial. The original art for Grand Central Catwalk remains on view … Read the full Story >>
Fine-art photographer Dina Goldstein calls herself a "pop surrealist" and a satirist of modern culture. The Vancouver-based fine-art photographer has taken aim at everything from Dinsey films to mass religion in her work over the past decade. "I make it simple when I describe my what I do - I say that I'm looking at iconic characters that are built up in society's collective … Read the full Story >>
Have you entered the American Photography 2018 Open contest yet? The number of entries we received over the past month has skyrocketed; people from all around the globe, and from all around the U.S., have been sharing their work with us. The contest is open to images taken with all types of cameras -- from your smartphone to your DSLR or mirrorless camera. The … Read the full Story >>
As an artist, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in New York? I spent part of my childhood outside of New York City, went to middle school in Westchester, and came into Manhattan every Saturday for Japanese school, very close to where I live now, when that area was very sketchy. For me, New York was always my second … Read the full Story >>
It's time to see what's new in erotic news: Today's report features a look at "the strange sensuality" of photographer John Kayser's erotica, which was on view recently in an exhibition in Los Angeles, as well as ongoing investigation into the New-Wave Feminism of nordic women. There are also Tokyo-based Photographer Hal's portraits of vacuum-sealed lovers. On the business front, we look at the … Read the full Story >>
Q: What are some of your favorite things about living and working in New York? A: Originally from North Haven, Connecticut, I moved to Brooklyn and in with my then girlfriend/now wife, Scholastic Creative Director Elizabeth Parisi, in the early 90’s when Brooklyn was still a city in transition. Park Slope was beginning to be gentrified and when we felt we were priced out … Read the full Story >>
The New School Part-time Faculty Strike Update DART has been covering the strike by part-time faculty at The New School, which includes Parsons School of Design, since the Union representing faculty, Act UAW 7902, voted to strike, on December 6th. Yesterday, Ben Davis, National Art Critic for artnet news, updated the situation with a look at the support by prominent artists, writers and … Read the full Story >>
Steven Guarnaccia is a graphic grandmaster-a Brooklyn-based illustrator, artist, book author, designer, educator and all-around brilliant visual thinker whose imagery has appeared in countless publications, books, on product design, posters, and much more. At SVA and Parsons and as an art director at The New York Times, Guarnaccia has been responsible for teaching, nurturing and showcasing generations of visual creative talent. And while he's … Read the full Story >>
For the last article this year on great places to find illustrated books, I randomly polled illustrators about their favorite haunts. Peter Kuper, who was on his way to Brussels to promote his latest book, Stop Forgetting to Remember, just had time for a quick note about the Strand and Forbidden Planet. So then I invited every illustrator who emailed or phoned during … Read the full Story >>
October 19: Edward Hopper’s New York at the Whitney The exhibition charts this iconic artist’s enduring fascination with the city he called home for nearly six decades through more than 200 paintings, watercolors, prints, and drawings. Although Hopper aspired to recognition as a painter, his first successes came in print through his illustrations and etchings, an important history featured in a section of the … Read the full Story >>
Peggy Roalf: When did you know for sure that art and design would be your métier? Fernand van Alphen: I have been drawing since I was very young, but it wasn’t until high school when I started to get the idea that this was a direction I should go in. I had a very passionate art teacher and by the time I had to … Read the full Story >>
You live in Cambridge, Mass., growing up in different towns around New England. As an artist, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in Cambridge? I love being an illustrator. Having the luxury of being able to draw all day, and work anywhere is a perk that definitely doesn’t suck. My favorite things consists of waking up and taking my dog Pixel … Read the full Story >>
Wednesday, October 28, 6:00–8:00pm: In A Dream You Saw A Way To Survive and You Were Filled With Joy Celebrate the spirit of activism and remembrance as the New York City AIDS Memorial marks a monumental ten-year milestone with this pop-up exhibition. Co-organized by Keith Fox and Stephen Truax in collaboration with David Kordansky Gallery, the show takes its title from Jenny Holzer’s striking … Read the full Story >>
