Currently on view at The Ukrainian Museum, one of NYCs almost hidden treasures, is Finding Sanctuary During the Pandemic, an installation by Christina Saj. In the catalog for the exhibition she writes, “At the beginning of the quarantine, glued to news outlets, barraged by images of the virus, feeling vulnerable and confused and stuck at home, as an artist my response was to … Read the full Story >>
Editor’s note: With ICON9 The Illustration Conference on the horizon—four days of art, discussion, performance, and plenty of talk in Austin, TX—the current roster for the Q&A is peopled with many of the exceptional artists making presentations during this biannual artfest. Alex Mathers will be on the ICON9 Mainstage Saturday, July 9, at 9 am. Info Q: What are some of your favorite things about living and working … Read the full Story >>
The DART Summer Invitational, Pimp Your Sketchbook, continues with Brooklyn-based artist Dean Monogenis, who is currently on the road with his sketchbook, in Greece. Traveling with a sketchbook is essential. I have found that what I can accomplish with a camera will take me only so far. In terms of compiling source material for my studio art, it is important to have a … Read the full Story >>
W.M. Hunt, art dealer, educator, and collector extraordinaire, began his own photography collection almost 40 years ago as an antidote to depression. In a going-out-of-business sale, he found what he describes as "a girlie Madonna-like figurine, and it probably was not even a silver print." He paid $40 dollars (which he didn’t have to spare) and took it home, where "she would come out … Read the full Story >>
Peggy Roalf: Which came first, the pen or the brush? Kathleen Marcotte: I’d have to say the pen. While I tend to think in shapes rather than lines, I usually have to draw everything out first. It was a real turning point in finding my style as an illustrator when I started printmaking. It influences my work whether I’m working traditionally or digitally. PR: … Read the full Story >>
Editor's note: Seth Greenwald's essay accompanies the exhibition Identity Identities, opening tonight at Aperture Gallery. "Who are you?" said the Caterpillar. This was not an encouraging opening for a conversation. Alice replied, rather shyly, "I, I hardly know, sir, just at present...at least I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several … Read the full Story >>
IF POP SURREALISM AND LOW-BROW ARTISTS SHARE A SINGLE TRAIT, it might be a talent for shaking things up. Tim Biskup, whose solo exhibition, Ether, opens Saturday night at Billy Shire Fine Arts, is one who seems to be in constant motion. He moves between mediums, motifs and motives with acrobatic ease. Known for cheerful, non-figurative abstractions in a mid-century modernista … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from Los Angeles, what are some of your favorite things about living and working there? A: I was born in Los Angeles and have lived here all my life. I like everything about L.A., its short weird history, its architecture, the influence of movies on its culture, the freeways, the odd neighborhoods and the way everything is always changing. Some people move here and … Read the full Story >>
Artist Katrin Korfmann grew up in Berlin, but has lived and worked in Amsterdam since beginning her studies at Gerrit Rietveld Academie in 1995. Her work in photography reveals a new perspective on social dynamics, presenting an abstraction of human interaction framed by the grid of everyday life. This week, Kopeikin Gallery of Los Angeles is presenting her newest work, Back Stages, at Volta/New … Read the full Story >>
Peggy Roalf: Your ink/wash drawings are so expressive. Where did you first notice this medium and when did you take it up yourself? Paul Alex: I’ve been drawing with Chinese brushes and ink wash for about three years now; before that I mostly used technical pens. I can’t recall specifically where I first noticed the technique although I have been a life-long admirer of … Read the full Story >>
Talks / Book Events / Screenings / and Beyond Tuesday, December 5 Emmet Gowin | Mariposos Nocturnas, book signing, 6-8 pm. Dashwood Books, 33 Bond Street, NY, NY Info IDS Lecture Series presents Burak Ariakan: Data Asymmetries, 7 pm. The Frederick P. Rose Auditorium at Cooper Union, 41 Cooper Square at 7th Street, NY, NY Info 24:7 | ZAZ 10 TS Video Billboard. 10 … Read the full Story >>
Labor Day is so late this year that this summer wind-up could begin and end in different seasons. So I was thrilled to see that the Upstate Art Weekend is on once again this year. Organized by Helen Toomer of Stoneleaf Retreat (above), the three-day event, which runs from August 27th to 29th, brings together dozens of art and cultural spaces, outdoors and indoors, for … Read the full Story >>
One hundred years ago in Zürich, a group of artists turned a former dairy into a club they named Cabaret Voltaire, and called for revolutionary actions that would dissolve the boundaries separating life from art. The group included Tristan Tzara, Hans Arp, Hugo Ball, Emmy Hennings, Marcel Janco, Sophie Taeuber and Richard Huelsenbeck. "Dada," as they named the movement, was the new normal—hypermodern, international, provacative, inventive. It became code for a … Read the full Story >>
Described as an object-based quarterly publication by its creators, THE THING seems to have caught on. The affordable art by subscription, now in its third installment with a work by the German-born artist Koto Ezawa, is the brainchild of Bay Area artists Jonn Herschend and Will Rogan. The two came up with the idea while they were grad students at UC Berkeley. Interested in … Read the full Story >>
Cold weather has finally arrived, just in time for an opening reception sure to warm things up. The Center for Photography at Woodstock launches its winter shows with a champagne and chocolate reception on Saturday, January 20, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Kiss & Tell presents work by eight artists from the US and abroad who explore intimacy through photography. The title, inspired by … Read the full Story >>
There’s still time to enter Latin American Fotografía TR3S and Latin American Ilustración TR3S: The deadline is Monday, June 16, Midnight EST. Information. The winning Latin American Fotografía and Ilustración TR3S collection will be included in the following:• Presented at AI-AP's BIG TALK Symposium in New York City, November 5, 2014• Exhibited at The Party in New York City, November 6, celebrating the launch of American Photography 30 and American Illustration … Read the full Story >>
When Daniel Peacock's announcement for his upcoming exhibition, Sweet Spot, arrived, I thought, "this looks like summer fun." Sweet Spot (the announcement reads): Noun, origin unknown. 1. a place of dizzying delights, whimsical wonders, and unexpected revelations. One canvas at a time (the announcement continues), Daniel Peacock creates a universe founded solely on the logic of visual delight. His paintings surprise, amuse, occasionally … Read the full Story >>
It’s a well-known fact in real estate that when artists make art in low-rent neighborhoods, the area changes dramatically—for the good. Less well known are the real estate developers who exhibit art in their lobby spaces—for the good of their employees and the area. Time Equities, Inc. has been a leader in presenting major art installations by emerging and mid-career in their buildings for … Read the full Story >>
Today Apple turns 40—a moment to celebrate the tech and design innovations launched by Steve Jobs and his team that have changed the way we work and live. Apple invented key concepts that we now take for granted, even if some of the acronyms are part of history: user-friendly; discoverability; UGI; WSYWYG; OS. But few who are aware of the “1984” hammer throw commercial … Read the full Story >>
June 25, 28, 29 Summer Art Book Pop-Up Shop. Petzel Editions, including recent volumes on Asger Jorn, Nicola Tyson, Seth Price, Walead Beshty, Sean Landers, and more. Petzel, 456 West 18th Street, NY, NY. Saturday, June 25, 8 pm; Sunday, June 26, 6 & 8 pm The Nouveau Classical Project presents Mysterium Novum,an immersive art installation and concert experience inspired by synesthesia, a neurological phenomenon where stimulation of one sense involuntarily triggers another. Mysterium Novum is … Read the full Story >>
