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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
Today DART launches the 2017 Summer Invitational: Pimp Your Sketchbook, in which artists show their personal work and open a window onto their creative process. We begin with Lisa Brown, who lives and works in San Francisco and just can’t stop drawing. My resolution for 2014 was to jumpstart my art practice. My rules were as follows: post one drawing, in any degree of completion, … Read the full Story >>
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 >>
When Brian Rea’s most recent Art Center class mural project came through on my Facebook feed a couple of weeks ago, I contacted him about sharing it with DART subscribers. There couldn’t be a better time to post this than NY Armory Week – running to 68 feet in length, in terms of size it probably outclasses anything currently up in New York. This is … Read the full Story >>
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 >>
September 12: Mexican Prints at the Vangard at The Met This exhibition explores the rich tradition of printmaking in Mexico—from the 18th to the mid-20th century—through works drawn from the Museum’s collection. Featuring over 130 works, including woodcuts, lithographs, and screen prints, by artists such as Posada, Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco, Elizabeth Catlett, and Leopoldo Méndez, the exhibition explores how prints were … Read the full Story >>
I won’t lie—I love The AIPAD Photography Show (AIPAD). Some of the most interesting photographs ever made, from the 1850s to the present, and this year with a fairly large selection of contemporary and experimental work, are on view at The Park Avenue Armory. Most dealers present a selection of images by a variety of photographers that they feel are likely to attract … Read the full Story >>
Speaking about the Meadowlands in the epilogue of his book of the same title, Joshua Lutz said, "For most people, the Meadowlands is a place to pass through and forget on their way to someplace else. Not unlike a neglected child, the Meadowlands has grown up without guidance, constantly unsure of what the future holds. It is this loneliness and solitude that continues to … Read the full Story >>
If you like to photograph shooting stars, we’ve got great news. According to a new study, rocky debris blasted away from the tiny asteroid Dimorphos when NASA’s DART spacecraft intentionally slammed into it in 2022 could create the first human-made meteor shower. This shower, known as the Dimorphids, could last for 100 years, notes CNN. You’ve got plenty of time to prepare for the light show: Fragments of Dimorphos will arrive in the vicinity of Earth and Mars within one to three decades, with the possibility that some debris could reach the red planet within seven years. Read the full Story >>
“Unfair labor practices” is not exactly a phrase that springs to mind when one considers the ins and outs of teaching at the historically progressive New School for Social Research. Founded in 1919 as a radical alternative to the tradition-bound Ivy League, The New School, which includes Parsons School of Design, “has produced some prominent academics and intellectuals, including the philosophers Hannah Arendt and … Read the full Story >>
Frieze Sculpture at Rockefeller Center returns to Rockefeller Center—opening this week and continuing through October 2, 2020. Loring Randolph, Director of Frieze NY, says, “So much has changed since our planned opening of this year’s Frieze Sculpture on the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, April 22nd, but what has not waivered is Frieze and Rockefeller Center’s commitment to putting the art of our time in the … Read the full Story >>
In a moment of heightened awareness one day back in 1995, Peter Kuper, while riding the packed #2 train, began wondering about his fellow passengers and their destinations in a new way. “Was this trip all we have in common,” he thought, “or might our lives crisscross and impact one another in positive or even catastrophic ways. If the flap of a butterfly’s wings in … Read the full Story >>
