David Schonauer
AI-AP Wednesday January 13, 2016
If you haven’t done so already, prepare your submissions for the American Photography 32 competition. The deadline is January 22. Entering comes with privileges, such as having your work seen by
a jury of top creative professionals, who often make assignments on the spot. Entrants receive a 53-percent discount on the AP annual published in November, as well an an invitation to the AI-AP Big
Talk symposium and The Party that follows. They also receive free subscriptions to PPD, Motion Arts Pro, Profiles, Dispatches from Latin America, and DART: Design Arts Daily. (But you may have already
known that.) Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Thursday May 26, 2011
Special for DART Subscribers: $100 discount for tickets to ABSTRACT: The Future of Design in Media Conference, which will take place on June 10, 2011 in Portland, Maine. It is
organized and hosted by AIGA Maine. The conference will bring together leading graphic designers and innovators to share their views on the changing media
landscape, to inspire and challenge, and to help … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Tuesday July 21, 2009
If all that you knew about Isabel Toledo was the elegant lemongrass yellow ensemble that Michelle Obama wore to her husband's inauguration, don't miss the
exhibition of her couture fashions currently on view at The Museum at FIT. Toledo, who is often called "a designer's designer," is something of a cult figure and, very
definitely, an iconoclast. Her last runway show under her … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Tuesday October 16, 2012
Thursday October 18-Sunday October 21: Texas Contemporary Art Fair. George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston,
TX.Information. Friday October 19-Sunday October 21: Noon-6
pm: High Line Artists’ Open Studios. Information/Map. Saturday, October
20-Sunday, October 21: The Philadelphia Photo Arts Center presents: Philadelphia Open Studio Tours (POST) 2012. Information/Map. Tuesday, October 16 Book signing/panel
discussion, 7 pm: Join Francoise Mouley, Nora … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Tuesday September 18, 2018
Talks / Book Events / Screenings / Fairs / and Beyond Thursday, September
20-Sunday, September 23 Photoville 2018, gates 4 pm: Exhibitions, talks, workshops, activities &
tours, special events, and beer garden. Info Brooklyn Bridge Park under the Brooklyn Bridge/Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY Info/ Visit Danspace Project | Times Square. 3 site-specific commissions. Info Thursday, September 20 Allen Hansen … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Wednesday September 11, 2019
It is hard to imagine how
New York City as a destination for art could be improved upon, with its wealth of venues offering—in some cases—24/7 access to art of all kinds. But this week ushers in the physical
results of the vision and commitment of two leaders in the field. Photo above, courtesy of Pace Gallery Downtown, the family-owned, commercial Pace Gallery has … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Thursday May 23, 2024
Woodblock prints known as ukiyo-e (''the floating world'') have had a lasting effect on Western art. Their pictorial and printmaking innovations have reverberated in the works of Impressionists and Post-Impressionists, notably Monet, van Gogh and Whistler—especially the work of Utagawa Hiroshige (1797-1858). This artist, who was of the samurai class, is probably best known for the series, 100 Famous Views of Edo. … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Thursday March 29, 2012
Opening night for The AIPAD Photography Show at the Park Avenue Armory amassed a throng of collectors, art dealers, photographers, and members of the
press – among them, Bill Cunningham of the New York Times (bottom row right). The newly renovated Wade Thompson Drill Hall has never offered a better home for North America's premier
photo show; everything about the setting, from the gorgeous … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Friday June 7, 2019
PR: Where do you live and how does that place contribute to your creative work? Dasha Tolstikova: I live in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. It’s sort of remote
where I am. It feels like you are in the countryside when you are here. I really like this. I like being close to the city but also having this escape hatch from the insanity of Manhattan. I … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Thursday March 21, 2024
“if you can’t make it big, make it red.” A favorite, often misquoted art school saw was best exemplified—at least for this writeropposiin the form of the big, red and shiny 3D piece of typography that once marked the entrance to 9 West 57th Street, NYC—a prime location opposite a luxury retail strip, built in 1974 by developer Sheldon Solow.
A regular commuter to … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Thursday April 18, 2019
Peggy Roalf: Which came
first, the pen or the brush? Daniel Baxter: I've always gravitated towards working with lines, and still do today. When painting, I am in currently in love with dry-brush
technique. PR: How did you decide on art as your métier? DB: As a teenager, I was a dreamer by nature, and felt comfortable with the idea of being an artist. But this
was a … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Thursday February 12, 2015
As western leaders worked overnight, in Minsk, to negotiate a cease-fire in the
conflict in eastern Ukraine, heavy fighting is said to have escalated. The ceasefire, described as "fragile," goes into effect at midnight [GMT] on Saturday. Information. Meanwhile, in the old city of Kiev, overlooking the shipyards of Podil,
the Izolyatsia Foundation of Donetsk boldly continues its exhibition, education, and outreach programs in … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Friday October 9, 2015
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum celebrates outstanding achievement in American design this fall with its 16th annual National Design Awards program, the highlight of National
Design Week (October 10 – 18). A series of educational programs for all ages begins tomorrow. Information/events calendar. Next week the Cooper Hewitt hosts the National Design Award
Winners’ Panel, featuring Roman Alonso and Pamela Shamshiri (Commune), Stephen Burks (Stephen Burks … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Friday August 7, 2015
For the DART Book Prize Contest last week, subscribers were invited to guess where in France I was at the time. And the
winner is: Joy Hecht, of Canada. She wrote: I'd say this photo was taken on the north-west bank of the Bassin de la Villette, looking towards the Passerelle de la
Mosell—Paris, 19ème. Or geocoordinates as shown on the attached satellite image—48 … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Friday August 24, 2007
Stephen Shore was something of a child prodigy. He sold his first photograph to New York's Museum of Modern Art at age 14. At 23, he became the first living photographer to have a solo exhibition
at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. Schooled in Andy Warhol's Factory during his teenage years in the 1960s, Shore became interested in pop culture, the aesthetic qualities … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Saturday May 17, 2008
Day two of the New York Photo Festival brought rain, wind, and throngs of industry people from around the world to Brooklyn's Dumbo. Battling gusts that flipped umbrellas inside out, visitors
explored the four main exhibitions and numerous satellite shows presenting some of the most innovative image making being done today. From 11:00 am onward, presentations by Harrell Fletcher,
Jeffrey Millstein, Donovan Wylie, Stephen … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Wednesday August 15, 2018
The 2018 DART Summer Invitational, Pimp Your Sketchbook, in which artists open a window onto their creative
processes—and their summer travel experience—begins with Paul Hoppe, who spent July in Europe. This summer I was
able to do a month-long trip to Europe, to visit family and friends, and also to have time for further exploring. During this time I kept a simple sketchbook diary … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Thursday October 29, 2009
Joel Meyerowitz, a self-styled Huck Finn and urban explorer, will be honored Monday November 2nd at Aperture Foundation's annual auction. And the timing couldn't be better for photography
collectors attracted to events that benefit important cultural organizations. Among the items up for bid are a personal tour of Central Park's Hallett Nature Sanctuary, which is closed to the
public - and a print of … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Friday June 29, 2007
Rensselaerville, a crossroads town sandwiched between New York's Catskill and Adirondack Mountains, enjoys a higher than average percentage of artists. Some time in the future, it might even become
a mecca for contemporary art lovers when the Guggenheim Museum opens Second House, a major installation by Richard Prince recently purchased by the museum. Until then, the sleepy hamlet is
home to the Way … Read the full Story >>
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Peggy Roalf Thursday June 1, 2023
Along with great weather for outdoor activities, springtime also encourages artists to open their doors to the public. And this month, on the rebound from COVID lockdowns, artists and their organizing cohorts are ready to offer a rare glimpse inside the studio buildings, former factories, and warehouses where they work. They’ll be on hand to discuss their work and showcase their latest projects; these … Read the full Story >>
