Q: Originally from [where?] what are some of your favorite things about living and working in [your current locale]? A: I’m originally from Toronto and I’ve lived in Montreal for the last long stretch. But recently, my wife and I moved to a rural suburb off the island of Montreal called Saint-Lazare. It’s the equestrian capital of Quebec, or something like that, … Read the full Story >>
Q: When is a social satirist also a children’s book author, a Pulitzer prize-winning cartoonist, a playwright, a novelist, an Oscar-winning animated filmmaker, and a screenwriter? A: When his name is Jules Feiffer. New York’s fall cultural landscape seems to belong to this consummate New Yorker. In conjunction with the release of The Long Chalkboard and Other Stories (Pantheon), a book by his … Read the full Story >>
Of comics, Lynda Barry says, “Comics are a place to go. They gave me a ‘meanwhile’ and an ‘elsewhere’.” Now she returns the favor, big time, with an exhibition of more than 80 original comic drawings, watercolors, and mixed media collages from the past 35 years opening on Satruday at Adaum Baumgold Gallery. There will be work from her seminal books Two Sisters Comeek, Girls and Boys, Big … Read the full Story >>
Documentary filmmakers are speaking out about the toll the filmmaking process takes on their mental health, notes Indiewire. “The documentary film industry is in crisis,” declares Rebecca Day, a British psychotherapist who is a co-founder of DocuMentality, an initiative pushing the documentary film community to talk more openly about the issue of mental health. Over the past two years, more than a dozen film production companies have turned to the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma for training to support doc filmmakers covering trauma. Read the full Story >>
Swiss-born installation artist Urs Fischer’s 23-foot-high painted bronze 20-ton teddy bear/lamp sculpture just moved onto the Seagram Building plaza for a 5-month stay. On Wednesday afternoon, workers were waiting out the showers before fabricating a granite pedestal for the piece. The sculpture, one from an edition of three cast in 2005-2006, is based on an 11-inch-high toy cut and sewn together by Fischer, and … Read the full Story >>
Marketing guru and uber-blogger Seth Godin has said that the best way to sell stuff is to “tell a story that resonates with people and make sure it’s a true story.” As the presidential campaign rumbles on, very few memorable stories have emerged. At the first Democratic Presidential debate, for example, Hillary Clinton couldn’t beat Bernie Sanders for friendly crowd appeal. The best she could … Read the full Story >>
Some of the best examples of American Folk Art from the 18th and 19th centuries convey an aura of optimism and plenty. Consider the artistry of this dreamlike painting of Aurora, goddess of the dawn, who flies across the sky every morning to announce the arrival of the sun, as you celebrate Thanksgiving 2018. This painting was done by an unidentified New England schoolgirl between 1818 and … Read the full Story >>
Books / Talks / Screenings / and Beyond Tuesday, October 4 Asaf and Tomer Hanuka | How to Tell a Story in 9 Panels or Less, 6:30 pm. Society of Illustrators, 128 East 63rd Street, NY, NY Info Photographing Politics | Campaigns, Protests, Demonstrations, panel with Sarah Blesener, Johnny Milano, Cédric von Niederhäusern; Stephanie Keith, Moderator, 6:30 pm. ICP Museum, 250 Bowery, NY, NY … Read the full Story >>
The American Institute of Graphic Arts [AIGA] places book design high on its list of legacy commitments. In fact, its very first design competition, launched in 1923, was Fifty Books of the Year. In 1995, it became 50 Books | 50 Covers, in recognition of the many illustrated books flowing into the market. This year’s competition netted 696 entries from 36 countries; the … Read the full Story >>
Exceptional art offers an experience apart from explanation. There’s hardly been a better demonstration of this notion than the experience offered by Ebony G. Patterson in her installation titled …things come to thrive…in the shedding…in the molting…, currently on view at the New York Botanical Garden. Patterson turns a light onto dark subjects: the violence, extinction, annihilation and erasure brought by colonialism, … Read the full Story >>
Today, Tomorrow and Sunday: PhotoPlus Expo. Jacob Javits Convention Center, NY, NY. Information. This is the largest photography and imaging show in North America, attended by over 24,000 professional photographers and enthusiasts. Don't miss your chance to explore over 250 exhibits, see thousands of new products, attend conference seminars, keynote presentations, special events and much more. In addition to seminars held in the auditorium, many of the … Read the full Story >>
This week's DART Board celebrates the LA art scene, with shows including subscribers Marcellus Hall, Mark Todd, Esther Watson, Tim Biskup, Dean Monogenis, Stephen Wilkes, and Michael Benevenuto. Above: Stephen Wilkes, Blue Lagoon, Grindavik, Iceland, Day to Night, 2019. In Galleries Opening 11.23 K Ryan Henlsey, Danny Janotta, Damon Reinagle. TagGallery, 5458 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA Info Through11.27 Jutta Haeckel | … Read the full Story >>
Born in Buenos Aires, illustrator Fernanda Cohen lived in New York City for 12 years—she has contributed articles to our sister newsletter, DART: Design Arts Daily—and in 2011 returned to her native city. Her latest solo show, up through the end of the year at the Elsi del Rio gallery in Buenos Aires, focuses on a series of 122 drawings, 68 of which feature baby faces show crying and laughing. The work highlights how much these opposite facial expressions are often not that different at that age, says Cohen. Read the full Story >>
And the winner is: [rimshot] Christopher Dibble! Dibble is a Portland-based photographer, an American Photography 39 winner, and a self-proclaimed HUGE fan of Alexander Girard. He will soon receive a copy of the incredible Phaidon book, Alexander Girard: Let the Sun In. You can follow Christopher @dibblephoto on Instagram. Thanks to everyone who joined the raffle—it was such a pleasure to hear … Read the full Story >>
The top MAP posts from August are now on view at Flipboard, the app that brings you content from your favorite websites in a magazine-style format. Also look for Flipboard posts from our sister newsletters, Pro Photo Daily, Dispatches From Latin America, and DART: Design Arts Daily. (Once you’ve downloaded the app, you must subscribe to the newsletter to access the PPD content—see button at top.) Among the posts up this month: a list of the top 25 film schools in the United States; and a story by photographer and filmmaker Bob Krist. Read the full Story >>
LAST CHANCE FOR WHAT IS MISSING. MAYA LIN, WORLD-RENOWN ARCHITECT of the Viet Nam War Memorial in Washington, DC, has spent the last seven years creating what she calls her "last memorial." She has been traveling the globe to gain an understanding of species extinction and to highlight what scientists and environmental groups are doing to protect endangered species and their habitats. Above: … Read the full Story >>
Best PhotoBooks of 2014 lists, that is. But not every list is a true “top ten.” Time magazine had photography editors, curators, and writers from here and abroad take a stab; their list runs to nearly 30 titles. And American Photo, with five categories, has the longest list of all. So I went through ten of this year's top ten lists and selected one favorite of mine … Read the full Story >>
The Metropolitan Museum of Art reopens to the public on Saturday, with member previews that started yesterday. I began my preview yesterday morning with the 2020 Roof Garden Commission: Héctor Zamora, Lattice Detour (above). Zamora (b. Mexico City, 1974) is known for works that engage public spaces and the built environment, and which generate friction between commonly perceived roles of public and private, exterior and interior, … Read the full Story >>
HERE Kitty! This Saturday night, Giant Robot 2 will open Free to a Good Home, a group art exhibit and sale to benefit Kitten Rescue, a Los Angeles organization that saves kittens and cats from the high-kill shelter system. Paintings, illustrations, photography, and other pieces will be inspired by - but not limited to - cats.Illustration, left: The Tangle, by Susie … Read the full Story >>
Editor’s Note: Artist/Journalist Richard Johnson of Canada's National Post begins his third journey to Afghanistan this week, with regular reports to be featured in DART. This just in: Ever wonder what an artist and journalist takes to war? It starts with a few pencils… I have two rules when it comes to embedding with the military in a war zone: 1, I have to be entirely … Read the full Story >>
