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 >>
Art Fairs / Special Events Wednesday, May 20-Saturday, May 23 Art 15 London. Olympia Grand Hall, Hammersmith Road, Kensington, London. Information. Thursday, May 21-Sunday, May 24 Photo London. Somerset House, London. Information. Preview day: May 20. Information. Programs. Friday, May 22-Sunday, May 24 Offprint London. Tate Modern, Bankside, London. Information. Saturday, May 23-Sunday, May 24 The London Photograph Fair. Two … Read the full Story >>
If I were lucky enough to be Alice and fall through a rabbit hole, in my wildest dream I would land in Beth Dow's photographic series titled In the Garden. I would stroll through image after luminous image, savouring the humid warmth of an overcast summer day in Hampshire, marveling at the intimate spaces she carves out of whole scenes that surround … 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 >>
New York’s premier fall photo event—the W. Eugene Smith Memorial Fund Grant awards ceremony—takes place on October 17th at the SVA Theatre. This hotly anticipated program, which draws entries from the best photojournalists worldwide, includes two firsts this year. Finalists vying for the 39th annual Smith Grant and the 22nd annual Howard Chapnick Grant have been announced prior to the event. And 2018 marks … 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 >>
Finding visual reference material can be a source of enjoyment or a well of anxiety for artists, designers and researchers. Many are part-time sleuths with a natural bent for collecting. For others, the task is just that. But as museums and libraries digitize their collections to make space in their crowded quarters, a great many of them are now offering access at no cost—including … 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 >>
If you're already feeling jaded about Christmas commerce, which invades the retail terroir earlier each year, an exhibition of Lee Friedlander’s take on the holiday, opening tomorrow at Janet Borden Gallery, might be the necessary correction you've been waiting for. Friedlander, master of the road trip, has brought together takes from years of travels to non-urban places where Christmas is deeply ingrained in … Read the full Story >>
Go to Flipboard for a review of the top MAP posts from November. 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 now: The story of how a filmmaker created a masterpiece of surfing video by taking a $140,000 high-speed camera into the ocean … and some masterful pieces of hard-won filmmaking knowledge from legendary director of photography Roger Deakins. Read the full Story >>
Brooklyn based photographer, Gabriela Herman, a DART subscriber and AP31 Selectee, has an intimate connection to the recent Supreme Court ruling guaranteeing same-sex marriage nationwide. Her mother came out nearly 20 years ago, when she was in high school. Her parents separated, and eventually Gabriela’s mother married her partner in one of Massachusetts’ first legal union. She writes, “It was a raw and … Read the full Story >>
New York City-based video and photo artist Sam Cannon says her GIF series “Mutations” explores “the space between stills and motion.” And that space, apparently, is a haunting one: In Cannon’s work, people often have more than one face, or four legs. Cannon’s GIFs often touch on themes of fashion and beauty. One of her best pieces, titled “My Eyes Are Down Here,” features a woman whose breasts are eyes that dart inquisitively around. The Huffington Post has more. Read the full Story >>
As we noted recently, the deadline for entering the American Photography 32 competition is January 22. Entering the contest comes with privileges, such as a 53-percent discount on the AP annual published in November and an invitation to the AI-AP Big Talk symposium and The Party that follows. (You also receive free subscriptions to PPD, Motion Arts Pro, Profiles, Dispatches from Latin America, and … Read the full Story >>
Anastasia Aukeman, Assistant Professor of Art at Parsons the New School for Design, teaches a foundation year seminar that “brings together reading, writing and [art] making in a manner that is essential to the creative work of artists and designers in every discipline.” A long-time DART subscriber, she contacted artist Lynn Pauley after seeing her Q&A last spring. The result of their conversation was a class … Read the full Story >>
What better place than the Nation's Capitol to launch an art exhibit with the theme, ‘Tug of War'? If you're feeling contentious, pugilistic, or litigious, put this in your calendar: Hemphill Fine Arts, Saturday, March 3, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. If you're in a good mood, you'll still be welcomed. From left to right, above: Birds, by Laura Levine; Battlefield, by Tim … Read the full Story >>
You can now access the top MAP posts from April at Flipboard, the app that brings you content from your favorite websites in a magazine-style format. As we’ve noted before, Flipboard is a great way to view this newsletter and our other publications, Pro Photo Daily, Dispatches From Latin America, and DART: Design Arts Daily, on your tablet or smartphone. (Once you’ve downloaded the app, you must subscribe to the newsletter to access the MAP posts—see button at top.) Among the posts up this month are a look at 11 cinematographers you should be following on Instagram, 10 emerging GIF artists, and 25 masterpiece short films to watch online. Read the full Story >>
Today DART launches the 2015 Summer Invitational: Pimp Your Sketchbooks, in which artists show their personal work and open a window onto their artistic process. We begin with Birgit Schössow, who lives and works in a small town near Hamburg, Germany. When I sit outside with people around—in a cafe, on the beach, on a park bench—I find it very difficult. I always hope that no … Read the full Story >>
AiPAD The Photography Show | April 23–27 | aipad.com Park Avenue Armory, 643 Park Avenue, Upper East Side, Manhattan See the preview featured last week in DART Frieze New York | May 7–11 frieze.com/fairs/frieze-new-york Frieze returns to The Shed in May with more than 65 of the world’s leading contemporary art galleries and the acclaimed Focus section led by Lumi Tan The Shed, … Read the full Story >>
Peggy Roalf: Which came first the pen or the brush? Marcellus Hall: I would say the pen came first. In grade school I loved Mad Magazine. I bought quill pens and ink and emulated the art of Jack Davis, Mort Drucker, Paul Coker Jr, etcetera. Later, watercolor illustrations by Arnold Roth, James McMullan, and George Grosz had me under their spell, as well as … Read the full Story >>
Go to Flipboard for a review of the top PPD posts from November. Also look for Flipboard posts from our sister newsletters, Motion Arts Pro, 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 now: A spotlight of a new book about one of the great but now largely overlooked commercial photographers of the 1960s, William Helburn. You’ll also find a post about the jazz photographer who defined the look of the Blue Note records label, and a list of the best photo books of 2014. Read the full Story >>
