The unofficial start of summertime in New York is now—and for my money, the best one-day destination this weekend is Governors Island. Yesterday I beat the downpour for a preview of LMCCs Building 110 Swing Space studios, which will be open to the public on Saturday and Sunday. Jeanne Verdoux, a French artist living in Brooklyn, met me at the ferry in Lower Manhattan … Read the full Story >>
Public art has the power to uplift a city. This has been proven true in New York City, which now has numerous foundations devoted to installing large-scale sculpture in places where people gather. From Doris Freedman Plaza at Central Park, to City Hall, Brooklyn Bridge Park, the High Line and beyond. But some pieces become legends. It’s impossible to say why, exactly, but here … Read the full Story >>
In search of a fun post for today, I fell into a stream of typography issues, including a movement to banish the ubiquitous Comic Sans. Chip Kidd, fyi, is so anti that he used Gotham, one of the straightest of the sans, for the text bubbles of his new book, Bat Manga. "As a fan, I have an extreme aversion to computer … Read the full Story >>
Before the idea of becoming an artist was even a scribble in my mind, I was determined to become an entomologist, or "bugger", as I declared to a friend of my parents, who worked at the Museum of Natural History. The study of insects, especially butterflies, was my first love. Almost as soon as I became enthralled, I heard about a seemingly mythical place … Read the full Story >>
Last week, when the sun finally came out in Our Fair City, giant sunflowers sprouted in the plaza between Broadway and Fifth Avenue at 23rd Street - just a few blocks from DART HQ. This pedestrian zone, with lush flower-filled planters, umbrella tables and chairs, is now a free Wi-Fi zone, courtesy Toyota. NYC's Flatiron Plaza sprouts Toyota's free Wi-Fi flowers. The installation serves … Read the full Story >>
On my way to a meeting yesterday, I emerged from the subway in the dense, brilliant clutter of signs and graphics that is Times Square. Looking around, I couldn't tell which way was West; under a stormy sky, the usual navigation method failed. With all the signs here, I thought, why not add a giant compass - just a little graphic courtesy strictly for … Read the full Story >>
Getting calendars and to-do lists organized so you have everything at your fingertips, anywhere, can seem like a big job. But there's a way, and nomadic illustrator Magoz has figured it out. If you follow his point-by-point method, you can work anywhere. Or play anywhere while keeping tabs on your projects. Here's a start: My Productivity System. How I Use a Calendar and a To-Do List … Read the full Story >>
When award-winning graphic novelist, illustrator, and long-time DART contributor Peter Kuper first spent time in Oaxaca, Mexico back in 2006, he fell hopelessly in love with the majestic monarch butterfly. During his first two-year stay, he regularly posted his richly illustrated Oaxaca Journal—which later became the acclaimed book, Diario de Oaxaca. It was almost inevitable that his fascination with our six-legged … Read the full Story >>
DART Partners with the Arts at Museum of the City of New YorkFriday, March 25, 6:30 m Is Local Agriculture Good for the Environment: The Hidden Costs of Food in New York City In conjunction with the exhibition, Moveable Feast: Fresh Produce and the NYC Green Carts Program, MCNY invites you to a panel discussion about large and small issues that tend to … Read the full Story >>
For this year’s Creative Week, produced by The One Club, the theme is “Creativity for the Greater Good.” The 2014 Creative Week program includes presentations, panels and other sessions that promote sustainability, equality and community. And DART subscribers are invited to participate, with a special 50% discount for tickets to two events that focus on design: Monday, May 5, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm. … Read the full Story >>
The Eighties—the decade that celebrated punk culture as an antidote to Reganism in the US, and Thatcherism in the UK—provides the imagery for three new books being released this spring. And it’s nice that the photographers have clearly embraced their youthful endeavors with a clear eye disdainful of nostalgia. Charles H. Traub, Chair of the MFA Photography, Video and Related Media department … Read the full Story >>
On view at MoMA PS1: Precious Okoyomon | Among Flowers Artist and poet Precious Okoyomon (Nigerian-American, b. 1993) transforms the MoMA PS1 courtyard into a living forest of plants, interactive sculpture, and sound in the Museum’s inaugural Courtyard Commission. Okoyomon’s largest outdoor installation to date cultivates a world of grasses, flowers, weeds, sedges, pollinators, and vines. This ever-growing woodland brings together species often perceived … Read the full Story >>
A combination of think tank, public forum, and community center, the BMW Guggenheim Lab asks a profoundly simple question: How can urban environments be made more responsive to people’s needs – in other words, more comfortable? This is a new form of urbanism that aims for long term, sustainable results, using a surprising methodology based on asking people from all walks of life what … Read the full Story >>
This just in from the Home Office:We’re very excited to bring the creative communities back to celebrate the winners in this year’s launch of the AP38 and AI41 books and the IMAA10 video collection. The PARTY is set for Thursday, November 10. Don’t miss out in this the 28th year of A I-AP hosting this book launch event, where photographers meet illustrators meet photo editors meet art … Read the full Story >>
Special Events March 9-18 Asia Week New York. Various venues. Map Info March 9-12 NY Antiquarian Book Fair. Park Avenue Armory, 643 Park Avenue at 67th Street, NY, NY Info Protest | Resistance Wednesday, March 8 Collective Thinking, For Freedoms, 6:30 pm: Collective Thinking/Roundtable. Aperture Gallery, 547 West 27th Street, NY, NY Info Saturday, March 11 Civic Education Workshops, 1-4 pm. The Kitchen, … Read the full Story >>
The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced yesterday that a portrait of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by the renowned photographer Irving Penn (American, 1917–2009) is now on view in Gallery 690, on the second floor. The work is of special significance as Penn made this portrait on August 9, 1993, in his New York studio the day before Ginsburg left the city for Washington, D.C., … Read the full Story >>
EFA Open Studios 2013 The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts invites visitors a portal into the creative habitat of this year’s artists in residence. EFA Studio Program's multitude of member artists work in a sweeping range of styles, mediums, and subject matter, offering a significant slice of contemporary art culture in a single setting. Rarely can the public visit so many internationally recognized artists … Read the full Story >>
Mount Rainier, North America’s Fuji, stands as an icon in the landscape and in the imagination. Rising 14,410 feet above sea level, this dangerously active volcano is the most heavily glaciated peak in the lower 48 – and spawns six major rivers. When “The Mountain,” as it’s locally referenced, is “out,” it can be seen from as far away as Portland and Vancouver. Michelle … Read the full Story >>
June 4, 5-8 pm, the final First Thursday in DUMBO DUMBO’s galleries stay open late for a night of art, gallery openings, artist talks, and live performance. Visitors enjoy incredible views of the East River and the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges as they walk along the waterfront from one gallery to the next, Many spots for drinks and snacks. Free and open to … Read the full Story >>
From the Black Death to leprosy, cholera, smallox - even the fictional Andromeda Strain - deadly diseases have resulted in the need to isolate large numbers of people from the general population. While laws preventing people infected with the bubonic plague to travel freely have been enacted since the Dark Ages, the world's first institutionalized system of quarantine was established in Venice during the … Read the full Story >>
