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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
Lower East Side, Continuing Joshua Neustein. Untitled, 30 Orchard Street, NY, NY. JJ Peet | Defend_Station_ On Stellar Rays, 133 Orchard Street, NY, NY. Ken Buhler | Birdland. Lesley Heller Workspace, 54 Orchard Street, NY, NY. Introduction, featuring photographs by gallery artists Andrew Borowiec, Peter Kayafas, Elinor Carucci, Thomas Holton, and Katherine Wolkoffamong others. Sasha Wolf Gallery, 70 Orchard Street, NY, NY. Plant-in City. Mark Miller Gallery … Read the full Story >>
Alexander Girard (1907–1993) was one of the most influential textile artists and interior designers of the twentieth century. Raised and educated in Italy and the UK, and trained as an architect, Girard became the director of fabric and textiles at Herman Miller, a position he held from 1952 to 1975. There he collaborated with Charles and Ray Eames, and with George Nelson, on groundbreaking designs … Read the full Story >>
Special Events Thursday, November 12-Sunday, November 15 Paris Photo. Grand Palais, Paris. Info Offprint Paris. Beaux-arts de Paris, 14 rue Bonaparte, Paris. Info Friday, November 13-Saturday, November 14 Hunter Open Studios 2015. Hunter College MFA Building, 205 Hudson Street, NY, NY. Info ISCP Fall Open Studios, 6-9 pm. International Studio & Curatorial Program, 1040 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY [Williamsburg] Info Saturday, November 14 … Read the full Story >>
The Yugoslavian-born iconoclast designer/illustrator/enfant terrible Mirko Ilic has an unusual theory about design and execution: He believes that concept is paramount and every step along the way towards the final execution of any design project serves primarily to diminish the original idea. So firmly ingrained is this belief that as a young independent designer in Zagreb, in the early 1980s, he called his studio SLS … Read the full Story >>
I've always loved the Socrates Sculpture Park for its hardscrabble, can-do, heavy-lifters-only appeal - to say nothing of its awesome waterfront views of Manhattan's towers and its large-scale sculptures. Located in Long Island City, the nearly 5-acre site is a study in artist-led community development. Left: Waterfront views at Socrates Sculpture Park. Right: Remote Arm Wrestle (detail) by William Stone. Photos: Peggy Roalf In … Read the full Story >>
You don’t want to miss this email conversation I recently had with Josh Cochran—artist, art director, muralist, educator and AI45 juror. In sharing his thoughts on collecting books and using his library, he also tells a story of childhood dreams come true. And please stay tuned for information about a new project launching soon Peggy Roalf: As an artist, writer … Read the full Story >>
As art galleries gear down for a summer hiatus, there are several shows in New York, closing this week and next, that will make for a vibrant weekday art tour—two of the shows on in this list close Friday; most galleries are on a summer schedule and closed on weekends. Info courtesy Art Forum. Ending August 12 Patricia Cronin’s exhibition “Shrine for Girls, New … Read the full Story >>
Today is #GivingTuesday An opportunity to support the arts orgs that nurture you. Here are some to consider, in the order they appeared in my inbox and whose offerings regularly appear in the DART Board: Society of Illustrators: Sponsor a bus for the Summer Illustration Art Academy here Smack Mellon: Support emerging visual artists in residency programs here Columbia College MOCP: Sponsor exhibitions and … Read the full Story >>
Art and fashion converged at FIAF Thursday night with the opening of Jean-Philippe Delhomme | Dressed for Art. In conjunction with Fashion at FIAF, the gallery presents a collection of watercolor drawings, along with three large paintings, that are infused with the artist’s tongue-in-cheek attitude. Delhomme’s illustrations have been featured in magazines such as Vogue, W, Vanity Fair, GQ, and The New Yorker, among others. In this … Read the full Story >>
