DART presents an occasional lineup of events related to new work by illustrators. Following is the mid-February installment. Please check contact information for details. NEW YORKCalifornia FreshGroup show featuring work by Martha Rich Thomas Lee Bakofsky, Frieda Clayton, and Pamela HendersonAidan Savoy GalleryFebruary 8 - March 3, 2007Opening Reception: Thursday, February 8, 7 - 10 pmIllustration left: © Martha Rich, … Read the full Story >>
The term "comics" has a rather broad definition today, and one that expands even further through the first exhibition of African comic art in the United States, at The Studio Museum in Harlem. The work featured in Africa Comics (on view through March 18, 2007) can be interpreted as documentary art, where format cedes its weight to content. The mostly colorful art found in … Read the full Story >>
Tuesday, November 12 Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Karim Marquez | Underground at the Lower East Side. Orchard Windows Gallery, 37 Orchard Street, Basement, NY, NY. Opening day, 10am-6 pm: Roni Horn | Everything was sleeping as if the universe were a mistake. Hauser & Wirth, 511 West 18thStreet, NY, NY. Wednesday, November 13 Opening reception, 7-9 pm: Escape Velocities | Symposiumat … Read the full Story >>
Art Fairs & Special Events Opening week, July 7-13: Les Rencontres d’Arles. Multiple locations. 50 exhibitions. Continuing through September 21. Information. July 9-12 ICON8 The Illustration Conference. Portland Art Museum and various locations, Portland, OR. Information. July 10-July 13 Art Market Hamptons. Bridgehampton Historical Society, 2368 Montauk Highway, Bridgehampton, NY. Information. DART on Flipboard The June issue is now live. You … Read the full Story >>
Since its accidental discovery by Henry Hudson 400 years ago, Manhattan has been the island at the center of the world. Claimed by the Dutch, whose dominance lasted a mere half century, Niew Amsterdam, or New York, was founded in the spirit of Dutch society and culture, with tolerance and international trade its cornerstones. A celebration of New York's Dutch heritage is currently underway … Read the full Story >>
The second annual LA Art Book Fair runs from Friday through Sunday at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. Organized by Printed Matter, the event will bring together close to 300 exhibitors from 18+ countries. The LA Art Book Fair is the companion fair to the NY Art Book Fair , held every fall in New York. In 2013, 27,000 artists, book buyers, collectors, dealers, curators, … Read the full Story >>
Ralph Steadman, artist and proponent of Gonzo Journalism and its inventor, Hunter S. Thompson, has spent a lifetime loudly informing the world that it is rotten to the core. This Orwellian British artist, who has been visually skewering the bad guys since his schooldays, has collected six decades worth of images that celebrate the grit and glory of a world continually going mad, in … Read the full Story >>
Left to right: Allium SP; Hyacinthacea; Eryngium Maritimum. Copyright Erwan Frotin, courtesy M+B Gallery LOS ANGELES, CAKehide Wiley: The World Stage, BrazilRoberts & Tilton GalleryApril 4 - May 30, 2009Opening reception: April 4, 6-8 pmArtist's Talk: April 2, 7 pm, at the Harold M. Williams Auditorium at the Getty Center, Los Angeles. Free and open to the public; reservations are required. … Read the full Story >>
Could there be a better way for New Yorkers to celebrate the Fourth than to explore Manhattan's watery perimeter? Remember, this is an island, and from now until mid-October, Olafur Eliasson's New York City Waterfalls add vertical dimension to the archipelago. The Danish-Icelandic Berliner, whose 2003 Weather Project at the Tate's Turbine Hall made him the go-to for this assignment, was selected by The … Read the full Story >>
The Old Print Shop, at the southern end of Lexington Avenue in New York, is one of the city’s landmark places for print and art book lovers. Established in 1898, it is known primarily for its inventory of historic American prints, maps, books, objects, and ephemera. Surprising is the first word that comes to mind on entering; after being completely enchanted by the now-famous … Read the full Story >>
To begin the New Year I propose an alternative guide to the universecourtesy Ional Talpazan: Untitled, ca. 1999 Happy New Year!Peggy Born in Romania in 1955, Ionel Talpazan (1955-1915) was raised in a foster home. When he was 8 years old, he experienced the presence of a UFO while sleeping by a lake close to his home: he … Read the full Story >>
With a new president only days away from assuming power, Oaxaca, Mexico, where I spent two years living between 2006 and 2008, has been on my mind. Given the perspective the president-elect has put forward that Mexicans are mostly rapist and murders, it seemed like a good time to counter that fearful black and white snapshot with a palette of color. Oaxaca isn’t only … Read the full Story >>
The tragedy unfolding in Japan has prompted an outpouring of relief fundraising efforts by artists. Among the dozens of announcements that came my way, this one in particular resonates, for two reasons. The photographer, Takahiro Kaneyama, was a student of mine at International Center for Photography in 2002 and through that association has become a friend. In addition, all of the proceeds from … Read the full Story >>
With The Fourth quickly approaching, thousands will be escaping the urban scene for a long holiday weekend or week. Given a choice between seashore and hillside, more New Yorkers than ever are choosing the Berkshires—weekendspeak for Berkshire County, in Western Massachusetts. The region has been known for its liberal leanings since early times—with Shay’s Rebellion, a violent uprising during the late 1780s in protest … Read the full Story >>
AI 25 TIMELINE CONTINUES...American Illustration was initiated by a group of New York-based artists who admired European Illustration, published in London by Edward Booth-Clibborn. Spurred on by Sue Coe, who had encouraged E.B.C. to create an American version, the first AI committee met on June 8, 1981. The founders, Marshall Arisman, illustrator, Co-chair, MFA Illustration Dept., School of Visual Arts; Julian Allen, illustrator, Chair … Read the full Story >>
Thursday, June 10Will Steacy: Down These Mean Streets. Opening reception 6:00-8:00 pm.Exhibition continues through July 16th.Michael Mazzeo Gallery. 526 West 26th Street, New York, NY. 212.741.6599 Summer Staged: Group exhibition. Opening reception 6:00-8:00 pm.Exhibition continues through July 10th.Michael Foley Gallery. 548 W 28th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY. Two images from Summer Staged at … Read the full Story >>
Next week, Smithsonian Associates and Anthony Wilder / Architecture will jointly present Celebrating Whimsy in Art & Architecture, The Rodney Smith Legacy, at the Smithsonian’s Ripley Center. Until his untimely passing, Rodney was known to a small coterie of magazine Directors of Photography, Museum curators and collectors. With this DC debut of his work, his wider legacy as one of the 20th Century's great photographers … Read the full Story >>
Lucas Samaras, a multi-disciplinary artist known for the strange and often violent transformations he made to ordinary objects in his sculptures, and in the self-portraits that dominate his output, emerged in the 1960s with confrontational installations and performances. One of the most experimental artist of his generation, Samaras can be described as an avant-gardist and theoretician who embraced Dada, Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism in his work. … Read the full Story >>
Change only happens when individuals take action. There’s no other way, if it doesn’t start with people.—Aliya Haq, National Resources Defence Council This looks, on the surface, like a blinding glimpse of the obvious. However, most people know how difficult it is to make—and keep—a New Year’s Resolution. But a group of 12 artist/activists in Brooklyn and DC banded together following the 2016 … Read the full Story >>
Wednesday, August 7, 6-7 pm: Argentine Folk Dance Workshop at Socrates Queensboro Dance Festival presents Dancing Around the World’s Boro class series. Family friendly and taught by diverse Queens-based dance groups, this class on Soca is taught by carNYval dancers. If you miss this round at Socrates, check out the full summer schedule here Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Boulevard, Long Island City, NY … Read the full Story >>
