I should be at the AIPAD preview now and since I’ll miss this event, I’ve compiled a list of booths not to miss on a Thursday visit, shared here. Previously featured in DART are Joseph Bellows Gallery; Andrea Modica at L’Artiere, Booth 83; Steven Kasher Gallery; PCNW. Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York, Booth 500 Artists: John Wood, Constantin Brancusi, Mishka … Read the full Story >>
Thinking of Op Art usually conjures up ‘60s fashions and geometric pattern paintings in psychedelic colors. But until June 30th, a series of nine stainless steel sculptures whose optical illusions are warping perceptions of form and space are jazzing up Park Avenue between 51st and 67th Streets. Created by Miami-based sculptor Rafael Barrios, the brilliantly painted geometric forms, some over 20 feet high, trick the eye … Read the full Story >>
ICON, the biannual conference that brings media people and artists together to discuss signal issues and trends in publishing, launches in just a month, in sunny LA. One of the keynote speakers who will be talking about the future of publishing, on a panel moderated by the legendary Roger Black, is Kelly Doe, Art Director at the New York Times. I … Read the full Story >>
The exhibition Cine São José: 35 Years of Estúdio Campana, opening this week at Friedman Benda’s LA outpost, was planned before Fernando Campana passed away last fall, but it’s become an homage to him, and to the legacy of Estúdio Campana. For over 35 years, the brothers Fernando and Humberto pushed the boundaries of furniture design by combining unlikely, often found materials, … Read the full Story >>
As China struggles to clear train tracks of snow so millions of migrant workers can finally get home for the Lunar New Year, Shanghaiese who remained in town started the holiday early. After 12 years without any white stuff, two solid weeks of rain, sleet and finally snow brought out the kids -- and the kid in everyone else. Left to right: Shanghai winter … Read the full Story >>
Editor's note: Painter and cartoonist Tom Neely's first graphic novel, The Blot, follows a nameless everyman who, while dealing with the fallout from a doomed relationship, is stalked by a mysterious black splotch. As the story unfolds, this shape-shifting blot appears as a harmless cloud of ink, a faceless demon, and an inescapable nemesis that tests the character in a new way with each … Read the full Story >>
Le Havre is a city that has risen from ashes more than once. After its commercial area and port were demolished during WWII by the British, to prevent a Nazi invasion of England, a new city rose in its place. Designed by Belgian architect Auguste Perret, the modern Le Havre was named by UNESCO a World Heritage Site in 2005. But this was just another stage … Read the full Story >>
Art Fairs & Special Events June 15-21 Art Basel Week Art Basel information; Volta | Basel Information; Scope Basel information; Photo Basel information; the-solo-project information; Liste Art Fair information. Thursday, June 18- Sunday, June 21 Skin and Bones Comic Con. The Studio Museum in Harlem, 144 West 125th Street, NY, NY. Events Friday, June 19-Sunday, June 21 PCNY presents Long … Read the full Story >>
Photoville | The Tip of the Iceberg Opening tonight on Pier 5, Brooklyn Bridge Park, Photoville presents all thing photographic, including over 40 exhibitions, installations and happenings, special screenings and night time projections and a full menu of artist talks, panels and hands on workshops. Among the many exhibitions and events are: work from the Camera Club of New York's 2013 Artists in Residence program; work … Read the full Story >>
Last Thursday the deep freeze lifted long enough for lots of New Yorkers, self included, to hit the first gallery openings of the year. Three shows that made my favorites list are: Timothy Briner: Boonville, photographs on view through February 27 at Daniel Cooney Fine Art. 511 West 25th Street, Suite 506, New York, NY. 212 255 8158. Diane Arbus: The Absence … Read the full Story >>
AI-AP, the parent company of DART: Design Arts Daily, invites subscribers and their friends to The Party, on Thursday, November 6, to launch American Illustration 33, American Photography 30, Latin American Ilustración 3, Latin American Fotografía 3, and the International Motion Art Awards. Tickets. But first, warm up at the BIG TALK Symposium, on Wednesday, November 5. From 1 to 5 … Read the full Story >>
You can now access the top MAP posts from May 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 Brooklyn filmmaker Catya Plate’s award-winning animated short Hanging By A Thread, a selection of the Brooklyn Film Festival, and director Ramtin Nikzad’s short documentary about the lost art of the courtroom artist. Read the full Story >>
Talks / Book Events / Open Studios / and Beyond Tuesday, September 25 REGISTER TO VOTE AT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY. On September 25th, across all NYPL branches, you're invited to register to vote as part of the National Day of Voter Registration, and in collaboration with the New York City Campaign Finance Board. Info Claudia Rankine, Will Rawls and John Lucas | … Read the full Story >>
Saturday, June 15, 6pm-Midnight The 4th annual Lumen Festival returns to Staten Island on Saturday. This year it takes place at the Lyons Pool, built during the Great Depression, by the WPA, to cool off 5,700 people each day during the summer months. Curated by David C. Terry and Esther Neff, LUMEN 2012 will feature video installations, new media projections, performance art, animation, light and … Read the full Story >>
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Like our son’s discovery once of a two-carat gemstone sparkling among the tourist-worn cobbles of Bourbon Street, in New Orleans, our family’s visit to the South Street Seaport Museum was an unexpected delight. Tucked in among the mall boutiques and gelato carts, this collection of venerable buildings and seacraft in lower Manhattan is an enchanting treasure trove of New York’s history—well worth braving the tour buses … Read the full Story >>
Today the Guggenheim Museum opens an exhibition of mid-century abstract art from its permanent collection, with more than 100 paintings and sculptures installed on the ramps below the rotunda. This breathtaking view of paintings and sculpture, most of which was acquired by the museum’s second director, James Johnson Sweeney between 1952 and 1960, explores the dramatic transformations that occurred in art during the post … Read the full Story >>
As we enter a new age of protest—or is it simply a continuum of “I can’t believe I’ve been carrying the same sign for 45 years”—it’s a good time to delve into photo archives regarding issues of social change. And how photography has foregrounded important landmark causes. At The Photography Show presented by AIPAD, which runs from April 5th to 8th at Pier … Read the full Story >>
The 2016 Summer Sketchbook Invitational concludes with Edel Rodriguez, who hopped a flight to Europe after sharing his thoughts with DART: I started my travel sketchbooks while I was in college at Pratt Institute. The first time I traveled abroad was at that time, when I went to study in Venice for the summer; I also traveled to Paris, Nice, Barcelona, Brussels, Amsterdam, Rome, … Read the full Story >>
