One of the benefits of entering AI-A.COM’s annual competitions is becoming a subscriber to DART: Design Arts Daily. Here you will find breaking news about art/artist events on the weekly DART Board, and illuminating book and exhibition reviews; artist interviews; and the popular annual Indie Bookstore rundown. So today's post is a PSA. Here’s what to do: • If you … Read the full Story >>
The AIPAD Photography Show, which ran the week of March 16th, was something of a book fair as well. There was hardly a gallery represented that did not show books by their artists along with limited edition portfolios alongside the work itself. Among the two days of talks and presentations held in the gorgeous fin de siecle Veterans’ Room over the weekend was the … Read the full Story >>
At the preview of the Whitney Museum of American Art’s new building yesterday, the crowd assembled for Director Adam Weinberg’s remarks were reminded of the founder’s reasons for opening a museum that was considered rogue at the time. Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (1875-1942), an artist who lived an artist’s life in Greenwich Village during the Great Depression, wanted to create a place to view and … Read the full Story >>
The Whitney Biennial, delayed a year due to the museum’s new construction, opens today. By all accounts from those who attended the preview earlier this week, it was worth waiting for. Luckily so, for the opening gala and members’ previews of the 78th installment of the longest-running survey of American art were cancelled due to the Nor’easter that blasted in on Monday night. Above: … Read the full Story >>
DART Partners with the Arts at Museum of the City of New York Thursday, October 19 at 6:30 Camilo José Vergara and Paul Goldberger: The Twin Towers and the City View from Exchange Place, New Jersey, 1978, from The Twin Towers and the City by Camilo José Vergara; copyright and courtesy the photographer. Once the tallest buildings in the world, for over 40 … Read the full Story >>
Thanks to everyone, near and far, who entered the February Book Prize Contest! It's fun to know that DART has a subscriber in Dubai! My exact location for this picture is Central Park, The Conservatory Water, just in from Fifth Avenue and a little north of 72nd Street. The winners are: Betty Chin of New York, who gets a copy of AI30 andRobert Adam Mayer, … Read the full Story >>
DART’s stories about the Kodak COLORAMAS - The World's Largest Photographs - have inspired subscribers to make their mark on our facebook page since they began appearing in January. So here is another one of those extraordinary images, about small town life in America. This one was created by Bob Phillips in 1960, when getting out the vote was a friendly evening out … Read the full Story >>
Addie Herder, Fronto, 1979, from an exhibition opening Thursday at Pavel Zoubok Gallery. Special | New York Photography Festival is Extended through May 31. Tickets $20, or in person at the powerHouse Arena, 37 Main Street, Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY. Exhibitions are open daily; hours vary; please visit website for information. Special | Three Exhibiitons on the Viennese Photo-Secession Movement on View: Opening day: Heinrich Kuehn … Read the full Story >>
OK readers, I know...you've probably been wondering when the DART Book Prize Contest would be back. Well, this is your week. It's always nice to steal a day at the beach on a workday, especially when it's as hot in NYC as it's been. So give this a try: Where in France am I? Correctly identify my exact location and get into the … Read the full Story >>
DART Partners With the Arts atMuseum of the City of New York Spotlight on Design: Building in the City's ParksThursday, July 24, 6:30 pm Designing new buildings for parks offers some of the greatest challenges and opportunities in urban architecture today, including the use of lawns as roofs. buildings as armatures for tapestries of living plants, wind turbines, passive and active solar power, … Read the full Story >>
This year marks the centenary of the First World War. To commemorate this milestone, a history festival, Europe 14/14, will take place this spring at the History Campus Berlin, from May 7-11 2014. Among its initiatives is an international poster competition sponsored by the German Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb.de), with the winner decided by a popular vote. DART readers were invited last … Read the full Story >>
The AIPAD Photography Show New York, presented by The Association of International Photography Art Dealers each spring at the Park Avenue Armory, celebrates the medium’s irresistible alchemy, from its 19th-century origins to its practice by artists around the globe today. The show runs through Sunday, with book signings running continuously today and tomorrow, and New York Close Up, a special program all day Saturday. … Read the full Story >>
For the second year running, Steidl takes over Strand Books’ Rare Book Room for a series of presentations, readings and discussions about photo books. As many who attended Gerhard Steidl’s 2015 talk Print is Not Dead will remember, these are go-to events, this year with 40 new books, stage talks and copies of the Fall 2016 catalogue on hand. Also on hand will be: … Read the full Story >>
New York becomes Photo City next week as the PDN PhotoPlus International Conference & Expo takes over the Javits Convention Center and the Lucie Awards arrive at Carnegie Hall. And next Tuesday's DART Board will be a special all-photo round-up of openings and events. PhotoPlus Expo brings a staggering menu of exhibitions, demonstrations, seminars, master classes, and workshops to inspire photographers at every level of the game. … Read the full Story >>
It’s not surprising that Los Angeles has become a hot spot for photography in the West, given the film industry’s influence. But the photo l.a. art fair has brought thousands of collectors, galleries, and the curious to town each January for 21 years running—and has steadily nurtured the growing gallery scene in Southern California. The event kicks off tomorrow evening with a gala … Read the full Story >>
In anticipation of the Lunar Year of the Pig, today's DART presents photographs by subscriber Perry Hu. He wrote, “These piglets were raised my second cousin Wang Zhong. He began pig farming only a few years ago at his family home – also my mom’s home village–in Luozhichong, Taojiang County, Hunan Province. I took the photo while visiting relatives there last spring. "My focus … Read the full Story >>
Fall 2024 Open Studios Planner Starting Thursday, September 5: Downtown Artists: Neighborhood Tour Although the New Museum is closed during its expansion, it is still offering art programs IRL. This week marks the first of four guided walks exploring the artistic history of NoHo, NoLita and SoHo. On September 5, 14, 19, and 28, teaching artist will lead a tour of the homes, stuidos … Read the full Story >>
Let's say you're an illustrator living in the Twin Cities who combines drawing and digital media but you yearn to go back to painting and get your work into an art gallery. Or you're from Toronto and teach at one of the top art schools; you have ideas for a graphic novel but need a kick in the butt to get started. Or you're … Read the full Story >>
Art Fairs & Special Events Archtober New York City 2014: Architecture and Design Month. Including Building of the Day tours at noon. Calendar of events. Friday, October 3-Sunday, October 5: Greenpoint Open Studios 2014.Various locations. Information. Tuesday, September 30 Preregister for the 2014 Camera Club of New York Benefit Auction here. Online registration ends tomorrow. Online pre-bidding ends tomorrow.Catalogue. View the video preview of … Read the full Story >>
 Meditations on the landscape - of the natural and mental order - feature boldly in New York's fall photography openings. Left to right: 6097 by Todd Hido from A Road Divided, copyright and courtesy the artist; Holkham National Nature Reserve, Norfolk by Simon Roberts, copyright and courtesy the artist; from White Blindness, 2009 by Nina Yuen, copyright the artist, courtesy Lombard-Freid Projects. DOWNTOWN … Read the full Story >>
