Having recently streamed The Andy Warhol Diaries on Netflix, I was struck by one of those out-of-the-blue questions I sometimes get waiting for the F train: What if Andy had an iPhone? The iconic American Pop artist, who anticipated the issues, effects, and pace of our current digital age, styled himself a machine; made duplication and repetition key features of his output, … Read the full Story >>
James McAnally, editor of Temporary Art Review recently asked Matthew Coolidge, founder of the Center for Land Use Interpretation [CLUI] how his vision of the manmade landscape forms a “cultural inscription” [for America] that can be read and interpreted, and what is the central narrative he sees in the inscription. Matthew Coolidge replied, “Any central narrative shifts, depending on the angle of view. Our projects and … Read the full Story >>
I went to Printing Show—TKY at Aperture Gallery last Friday afternoon in order to do a feature for DART. Deep into the process of streamlining my library, I had no intention of participating in the creation of another book, but after about fifteen minutes observing the high energy, highly focused work going on, I caved in and bought one of the three remaining tickets, … Read the full Story >>
Special Events October 8-11 New York Comic Con. Javitz Center, NY, NY. Information Talks / Lectures / Demonstrations / Screenings / Beyond Tuesday, October 6 Bell hooks+ Kevin Powell | Black Masculinity: Threat or Threatened, 4 pm. The New School, 65 West 11th Street, NY, NY. Information. NY Comics & Picture-story Symposium, 7 pm. Joyce Farmer on her career in Underground Comics in an audience-led … Read the full Story >>
As commencement exercises roll out from coast to coast, DART takes a moment to reflect on what it means to face the future with hope, pride and optimism. For some, it seems inevitable that success is on the horizon. For others, the view is not so crystal clear. Either way, a little book that came my way from Art Center College of Design, in … Read the full Story >>
Frank Viva is an illustrator and designer whose first children’s book, Along A Long Road, landed at the top of major top ten lists when it was published in 2011. And it was one of my favorites in The Original Art show that year. On Saturday, June 1, he will read to children age 6 to 8 from his new book, A Long Way … Read the full Story >>
Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back opens this weekend at The Art Institute of Chicago. More than 400 works offer a new view of the iconic American Pop artist, not only illuminating the breadth, depth, and interconnectedness of Warhol’s production across the entirety of his career but also highlighting the ways that he anticipated the issues, effects, and pace of our current … Read the full Story >>
Art Fair ConfidentialThursday, September 19-Sunday September 22: Expo Chicago. Navy Pier Festival Hall, 600 E. Grand Avenue, Chicago, IL. Information Tuesday, September 10, 2013 Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Ted Riederer | Only Forever. The Lodge Gallery, 131 Christie Street, NY, NY. Book signing, 6-8 pm: Juergen Teller | Eating at Hotel Il Pellicano. Dashwood Books, 33 Bond Street, between Bowery & Lafayette, NY, NY. … Read the full Story >>
Talks / Book Events / Screenings / Art Fairs / and Beyond Tuesday, October 24 Sale to benefit relief efforts in Mexico City and Puerto Rico, 6-8 pm. Baxter St / Camera Club of New York, 126 Baxter Street, NY, NY Info Optics: A New Way of Seeing Contemporary Culture | Protest, 6:30 pm. International Center of Photography, 250 Bowery, NY, NY Info NYU’s … Read the full Story >>
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s holdings of art from sub-Saharan Africa, the Pacific Islands, and the Americas are integral to the museum’s legacy. When it acquired the former Museum of Primitive Arts, in 1974 (founded by former Governor of New York, Nelson A. Rockefeller) and further established the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, where the arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas are on view, … Read the full Story >>
The summers in Rhode Island seemed to last forever. Despite all the boat rides, swimming and biking, the days slowed to a crawl, tipped gently into dusk and at last succumbed to star filled nights. Summer’s end always loomed but never intruded. So, when September arrived, distracted by the excitement of new lunch boxes and school clothes, we soldiered on with out looking back … Read the full Story >>
Peggy Roalf: Which came first, the pen or the brush? Calum Heath: The pen definitely came first. I do love painting, especially the feeling of applying paint can be really satisfying, but drawing has always been the driver for my work. A lot changed for me when I started using brush pens, I love the varied weight of line and heavy ink. PR: Please … Read the full Story >>
Edvard Munch (1863–1944), the Norwegian artist who brought self-scrutiny into the canon of modern art, is the subject of a major exhibition opening today at The Met Breuer. Born and raised in Kristiana (now Oslo), Munch’s career spanned 60 tears and included his ties with European Symbolism, Expressionism, and Modernism in France, Germany as well as in Norway. Largely self-taught, Munch was a prolific … Read the full Story >>
Editor's Note: The Book Prize Contest winner will be announced on Friday, August 7Northeast America Is Hard to See, through September 27. Whitney Museum of American Art, NY, NY. Information. Sargent, through October 4. Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, NY. Information. China: Through the Looking Glass, through August 16. Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, NY. Information. Albert Oehlin | Home and Garden, … Read the full Story >>
September 6-8: 30th Anniversary Armory Show at the Javits A cornerstone of New York’s cultural landscape since its founding in 1994, The Armory Show brings the world’s leading international contemporary galleries to New York each year. Through elevated presentations, thoughtful programming, curatorial leadership, meaningful institutional partnerships and engaging public art activations, The Armory Show has played a significant role in global contemporary art. The … Read the full Story >>
During his recent exhibition, “Dream Date”, at ClampArt, Joseph Desler Costa spoke with Gregory Eddi Jones about conditions that have influenced his highly polished, machine-made- and very expensive-looking photographs. Jones, Founding Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of In the In-Between, said, “The fabrication of your work gets me thinking about art as a product, and on how art pictures essentially act as advertisements for … Read the full Story >>
THE SPRING ROUND OF ART FAIRS OPENED THIS WEEK with an air of optimism for better times. And whatever your taste in art is, there's enough to fill your weekend three times over. In geographical order, from South to North, here's what's in store. Please check websites for location, direction, and hours. The Independent at X Initiative, 548 West 22nd Street; Fountain Art Fair … Read the full Story >>
Talks / Books / Screenings / And Beyond Wednesday, August 9 Ismar David | The First Hebrew Typeface Family, 6:30 pm. Type Directors Club, 347 West 36th Street, NY, NY Info Institution Building | Abrons Art Center, with Yo-li Chan, Timothy Hartung, Alan Ruiz, 6:30 pm. Abrons Art Center, 466 Grand Street, NY, NY Info Luke Willis Thompson | Mourning, Militancy and Media, Talk/Screening, … Read the full Story >>
I’m a documentary photographer, and have been documenting tables for a few years now, without realizing that one day I’d have my own worktable where I could sit for hours and draw whatever comes to mind. Drawing takes time and patience, just the opposite of photography, yet something about it keeps drawing me in, pun intended:) The desire to illustrate little bits of my … Read the full Story >>
MONDAY DAWNED WITH MY GROANING ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the possible existence of writer's block. So I hurried to the office in hopes that my list of story ideas would jump start my day. No such luck. As I sipped the last of my coffee while answering email, a package landed soundlessly at my elbow. My worries were over, at least temporarily, when I discovered inside … Read the full Story >>
