LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY AS A VEHICLE FOR PROTEST was a new idea when the George Eastman House mounted "New Topographics: Man-Altered Landscapes" in 1975. The first major exhibition in which contemporary photographers rejected a heroic view of the wilderness, as exemplified by Ansel Adams among others, this landmark show presented the effects of human depredation on the natural world. Nearly three decades later, the message … Read the full Story >>
Shanghai is not a city that is big on preservation. What little remains of its once dense, pre-war architecture has been mostly renovated beyond recognition. An exception, however, is the 1929 Shanghai Bank Union Building at 59 Xianggang Lu (Hong Kong Road), which has retained its wood flooring and stately stairwells. Just a few blocks inland from the city’s historic waterfront area, the Bund, the building … Read the full Story >>
Shooting with a large format camera, in black and white, on weekends off from jobs assisting advertising photographers in London, Chris Killip documented the British working class of the Northeast. With In Flagrante, whose images he made between 1973 and 1985, Killip bridged a period in which the foundations of England's empire-building industries were undermined, then shattered, by new economic policies that came to be personified … Read the full Story >>
Peter Kuper, a charter friend of DART, will be enjoying a career retrospective exhibition opening next Thursday at Scott Eder Gallery, in Brooklyn. As if he didn’t already have enough to do, I sent him a page of questions. Here’s what he wrote: Q: What were you doing immediately before you picked up a pencil to make your first drawing? A: At age four or … Read the full Story >>
Where are you from originally? As an artist, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in New York? I was born in Texas, raised in Florida and then Colorado, I work and live in Brooklyn, New York. The best part of working in Brooklyn is the shared experiences with my peers and our tight-knit illustration and design community. It's not … Read the full Story >>
Downtown for Democracy is a political action committee [PAC] that works in art, music, fashion, film, writing, theater, food, media and advertising, and shares a deep commitment to America’s progressive traditions. Their activism utilizes creativity to reach people, to educate and to raise funds—through image, words and music. D4D aims to be the voice of creative people across the USA, raising money that will … Read the full Story >>
Natalie Frank's first museum show, in 2015, presented drawings based on the unexpurgated Brothers Grimms fairy tales as translated by the scholar Jack Zipes. In a series of bold, expressionistic gouache and pastel drawings, she explored subjects present in the original writings including incest, rape, physical violence and other taboo themes that have been suppressed since the Victorian era. More recently Frank has … Read the full Story >>
The biggest week on NYCs art calendar just got bigger. As galleries reopen after their August break, Armory Art Week opens for the first time during the same time slot. So if you throw a dart in any direction, chances are you’ll hit an opening or an artists talk or performance that appeals. Here are just a few things that got my attention. … Read the full Story >>
Left, Lorna Simpson: Momentum, at Salon 94. Right, Martin Kippenberger: I Had a Vision, at Luhring Augustine. Ongoing The third annual Creative Week continues with a blizzard of events celebrating creativity in design, advertising, new media, and the arts in general. Every day through Sunday, May 15th, there will be numerous events to choose from. Many of the programs are free and all information … Read the full Story >>
Photographer David Butow, a longtime subscriber and contributor to DART, arrived in Ukraine the second week of March to cover the effects of war on ordinary people who were caught in the indiscriminate shelling of cities like Lviv and Chernevo. He covered the growing humanitarian crisis amid the escalating attacks, with people seeking shelter in makeshift camps in Poland, Moldova and Romania. David … Read the full Story >>
Photoville gates opens today at 4 pm, with an opening night Town Hall with For Freedoms, a platform for artists co-founded by Hank Willis Thomas and Eric Gottesman, starting at 7pm in The Beer Garden. Info On the inaugural week of their 50 State Initiative, the For Freedoms team will highlight Freedom of Speech, bringing together contemporary artists, designers, policy makers and the … 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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
