This month offers the best in contemporary photography, showcasing themes that continue to ripple to the top of a very full glass. Here are 100 or so shows in the not to be missed category, covering themes of identity, race, class, the consequences of war, environmental concerns, and new approaches to setup photography, to name just a few. For new collectors, there are several … Read the full Story >>
To celebrate what would have been The King of Rock & Roll's 75th birthday, National Public Radio did a segment last Friday about Elvis Presley's meeting with President Richard M. Nixon, in the Oval Office, on December 21, 1970. On the previous day, Elvis hand delivered a letter to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, in which he asked the president to designate him … Read the full Story >>
New York is home to a host of independent booksellers who offer illustrated books sure to stimulate the eye and the spirit. Today, DART tags three books of interest. Martha Camarillo Fletcher Street (powerHouse 2006) Exhibition opening and book signing Jack Shainman Gallery Friday, November 17, 6 – 8 pm Martha Camarillo will be signing copies of Fletcher Street at the opening of … Read the full Story >>
Thursday, October 12: Rirkrit Tiravanija | A Lot of People at MoMA PS1 For over four decades, Rirkrit Tiravanija has created artworks that aim to "make less things, but more useful relationships." This week the artist invites visitors to play ping-pong, eat pad thai, and record music when you experience some of Tiravanija's most iconic participatory works, presented on a rotating schedule. The exhibition, his first major … Read the full Story >>
AI–AP's International Motion Art Awards (IMAA) is a newly established annual award competition, which will pay tribute to the best motion art from the year and offer a unique opportunity to the winners and their collaborators for visibility, promotion and bragging rights within the industry. Ed. note: AI-AP is DART’s parent. The logo is designed by Mirko Ilic, one of the most prolific art director/designer/illustrators … Read the full Story >>
When Brussels began planning a metro system in the early 1960s, the designers envisioned an open, lively and original environment with each station given it’s own identity. The unifying concept for the system was a program of contemporary art that now comprises the city’s biggest art museum. With the terrorist attacks on Brussels’ airport and metro last month, the art took on a new … Read the full Story >>
The seventh annual NY Art Book Fair runs from Friday through Sunday at MoMA PS 1. Organized by Printed Matter, the event will bring together 283 exhibitors from 26 countries in high-ceilinged galleries that would otherwise sit empty, awaiting installation of PS 1’s fall exhibitions. Last year over 15,000 artists, book buyers, collectors, dealers, curators, independent publishers, DIY book-makers and other enthusiasts came to the … Read the full Story >>
While the Cooper Hewitt Museum is closed for renovations, and the government is shut down as of yesterday, the Smithsonian’s People’s Choice Design Awards program continues, online. This annual event invites the public to think about the impact of design and to broaden the conversation about how innovative design makes a difference in our everyday lives. You can vote for your favorite in a field … Read the full Story >>
Above, © Mary Ellen Mark, from Prom (Getty 2012) Wednesday, May 30 Book signing, 6-8 pm: Paul Graham | The Present (Mack 2012). Dashwood Books, 33 Bond Street (between Bowery and Lafayette), NY, NY. The Visionaries Series presents, 7 pm: Maya Li., New Museum, 235 Bowery, NY, NY. Tickets $25/$20. Photo talk, 7 pm: Jon Ortner | Sacred Lands, Ancient Traditions. Rubin Museum of Art, … Read the full Story >>
The Russian Avant Garde, Futurism, and Cubism are joined by Pop Art and Minimalism to create designs for the theater in the exhibition, Stage Pictures: Drawing for Performance, on view at the Museum of Modern Art. For people who love the theater in all its forms, from drama and opera to ballet, musical theater and even happenings, this exhibition, and another at the … Read the full Story >>
Installation view of Robert Gober: The Heart Is Not a Metaphor, The Museum of Modern Art, October 4, 2014–January 18, 2015. © 2014 The Museum of Modern Art. Photo: Thomas Griesel. All works by Robert Gober © 2014 Robert Gober. Talks & Discussions Tuesday, December 16 The Artist Dialogue Series presents, 6 pm: The Heart Is Not A Metaphor: Robert Gober in conversation with Ann Temkin. South Court Auditorium, The New York Public … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from the Bronx, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in Brooklyn? A: I'm a townie in one of the greatest cities in the world! I spent my childhood in the Bronx and the 'burbs just outside the city. I moved back downtown when I was 17, then headed out to Brooklyn about 13 years ago where I work out of a … Read the full Story >>
The eighth annual NY Art Book Fair runs from Friday through Sunday at MoMA PS 1. Organized by Printed Matter, the event will bring together over 230 exhibitors from 29+ countries in high-ceilinged galleries that would otherwise sit empty, awaiting installation of PS 1’s fall exhibitions. Last year 25,000 artists, book buyers, collectors, dealers, curators, independent publishers, DIY book-makers and other enthusiasts came to the … Read the full Story >>
Powerhouse Arts opens its doors to the public on Sunday, May 21 following a 7-year rehabilitation. This center for Brooklyn art community makers offers facilities that include a metal fabrication shop, ceramics studio, and print shop. These vital, affordable manufacturing resources for artists are accompanied by a 13,000-square-foot events space that will showcase creative work on a singularly dramatic stage: the Great Hall, formerly the … Read the full Story >>
Right: First performance of Trisha Brown Dance Company’s Roof Piece, 1971, in and around Wooster and Lafayette Streets; courtesy Friends of the High Line. Right: Peter Turnley, Latin Quarter, 1978; courtesy Steven Kasher Gallery. Wednesday, June 8 Where is Ai Weiwei? Benefit performances, panel discussion and art sale, in collaboration with Human Rights Watch, 6-11pm. White Box, 329 Broome Street, NY, NY. … Read the full Story >>
I've been waiting to walk the High Line ever since photographer Joel Sternfeld offered a view of this hidden urban wilderness eight years ago on WNETs New York Voices. The first section of the restored rail line opened June 9th, with thousands of visitors queuing up to get in at the Gansevoort Street entrance. Today, under overcast skies, there was unrestricted access to … Read the full Story >>
An early-morning religious service in the Gety displaced camp, just days before the historic 2006 Congo elections. 2006. Refugees on their journey in Chad, 2004. Copyright Marcus Bleasdale, courtesy Anastasia Photo. Tuesday, September 27 Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Marcus Bleasdale. Anastasia Photo, 166 Orchard Street, NY, NY. Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Type@Cooper Student Show. The Type Directors Club Gallery, 347 West 36th Street, … Read the full Story >>
© Paul McDonough, Florida, 1979, at Pratt Faculty show opening this week. Photo courtesy of Sasha Wolf Projects Talks / Screenings / and Beyond Tuesday, August 22, 16 Benjamin Marra and Josh Bayer | Comics & Picture-story Symposium, continued, 7 pm. Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, 66 Fifth Avenue, The New School, NY, NY Info Flow 16 | Outdoor Art at Randall’s Island featuring … Read the full Story >>
If you're in New York between now and mid-August, you have the rare opportunity of seeing three exhibitions that reveal the magic and the history of modern stagecraft. Bringing together the influences of the Russian Avant Garde, Italian Futurism, French Surrealism, American Minimalism, and more, these exhibitions reveal the allure of the theater for artists bent on bringing all aspects of the arts together … Read the full Story >>
New York Illustration Week invites artists from far and wide for exhibitions and events all over town. This special edition DART List features shows of figurative art in some of the city's top galleries and museums uptown. In geographic order: Dot, Dot, Dot: Roy Lichtenstein at the MorganThis exhibition of large finished drawings is exhilarating in its range and scope - and the … Read the full Story >>
