© 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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
Saturday, September 28, 7-10pm: American Punchline at Subliminal Projects Cartoonist/artist/illustrator Ward Sutton—the creator of the Sick-O cartoonist Stan Kelly, who has been telling people what to think at The Onion for an interminable length of time—is now branching out into the FINE arts, with his debut on Saturday at Shepard Fairy’s gallery, Subliminal Projects, in L.A. [Just stick with me, ok?]. Fairy, … Read the full Story >>
Since last Saturday, the subject of racism has figured prominently in my daily news. Between Frank Rich's recent Op-Ed on Sara Palin (he points out that she stood for the "real America") to the horrific news of the defilement of Emmett Till's coffin at Chicago's Burr Oak Cemetery, racism again surfaces as an essential subject for reflection and debate. And my DART calendar … Read the full Story >>
Jan Staller: Target, Missouri, included in exhibition Heavy Duty Landscapes, at ISE Cultural Foundation, through March 2nd. 555 Broadway, NY, NY. Tuesday, February 7 Happy Birthday, Mr. Dickens! Today, the Morgan Library & Museum offers free admission to everyone who mentions the author’s bicentennial birthday. (On other days, admission is $15.) The exhibition “Charles Dickens at 200”, which features manuscripts, … Read the full Story >>
Last week, Ken Carbone emailed the news that he had completed his apple a day project, which has been unfolding on Instagram and Facebook for the past year. This is what he wrote: An apple a day. No. 365!!! [above, right] Mission accomplished! It has been a beautifully exhausting journey, in all the right ways. I learned to love the daily challenge of making art. It … Read the full Story >>
Left: Gidropark (#45), 2008; right: Gidropark (#67), 2008. Copyright Yelena Yemchuk, courtesy Gitterman Gallery. 67 is group; 45 is couple Wednesday, June 15 Book Launch, 6:30 pm, for Penelope Umbrico (Photographs) along with a reading by poet Rob Fitterman and a conversation with Virginia Rutledge, Vice President and General Counsel of Creative Commons. Aperture Gallery and Bookstore, 547 West 27th Street, … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from Costa Rica, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in New York City? A: I was born and raised in San Jose, Costa Rica. I lived among trees and mountains my whole life so moving to a big city like New York six years ago was a big shock at first. But I’ve learned to enjoy the … Read the full Story >>
Talks / Screenings / Book Events / and Beyond Tuesday, January 9 The Beautiful Brain | Curator Eric A. Newman, gallery talk on The Drawings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal, 6:30 pm. Grey Art Gallery at NYU, 100 Washington Square East, NY, NY. Info NYC People’s Hearing on the Repeal of the Clean Power Plan, 2:30 and 6 pm. The New School – … Read the full Story >>
Editor's note: To celebrate the release of his new graphic novel, the normally reclusive Peter Kuper agreed to take a few questions about his book, Stop Forgetting To Remember. When we looked to find an appropriate interviewer the obvious choice was cartoonist Walter Kurtz. After all, Kuper's new book is the autobiography of Mr. Kurtz. -PR Walter Kurtz: Let me start by asking-where … Read the full Story >>
