In his Introduction to the catalogue that accompanies Edvard Munch: Between the Clock and the Bed, currently on view at the Met Breuer, Norwegian novelist Karl Ove Knausgård wrote, If you have ever stood in a room in front of a painting by Munch, or Van Gogh or Rembrandt for that matter, you will know that part of the painting’s magic is that … Read the full Story >>
In response to Monday’s post about the Voting Day Colorama, I had an email exchange with John Zimmerman of Westhampton, Massachusetts, in the Berkshire Hills. He wrote, I could not help but chuckle at your comment, "Check out that voting booth, on the right." We here in Westhampton, Massachusetts, still use that exact same voting booth! Our machine has those little … Read the full Story >>
Wednesday, September 3 Opening day: Ernest Cole | Photographer. Ernest Cole (1940–90), one of South Africa’s first black photojournalists, compassionately but unflinchingly portrayed the lives of black people as they negotiated apartheid’s racist laws and oppression. Ernest Cole: Photographer features over 100 rare black-and-white gelatin silver prints from Cole’s remarkable archive. Organized by the Hasselblad Foundation. Grey Art Gallery. 100 Washington Square … Read the full Story >>
Gusmano Cesaretti, from the East LA series, 1974, opening Thursday at Anna Kustera Gallery. Wednesday, June 13 Celebrate Brooklyn 2012 continues, with a Videoblogging Workshop | Brooklyn Center for Media Education. Information. Calendar. Presentation and reception, 6:30 pm: Aperture and the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York present The Dutch Photobook with co-author Fritz Gierstberg. Aperture Gallery, 547 West 27th Street, 4th Floor, NY, NY. … Read the full Story >>
Vida Americana, Whitney Museum of American Art; photo: © Peggy Roalf Talks / Book Events / Screenings / and Beyond Thursday, February 13 Rafael Domenech | Las Palabras Son Muros [Pavilion for Astoria], catalogue launch, 5:30-7:30 pm. Hunters Point Library, 47-40 Center Boulevard, Long Island City, NY Info, Friday, February 14 Library After Hours for Book Lovers | featuring love poems read … Read the full Story >>
How many artists out there have spent time pawing through one of the world’s most comprehensive “flat files” in search of reference material? If you’re within a 10-mile radius of my desk, you probably know that I’m referring to The New York Public Library Picture Collection. Not only is it the biggest—with over 1.2 million pictures—you can borrow up to 60 pieces at a … Read the full Story >>
Social Network: The Original Model On grant applications I check the box next to ‘Artist.” It never occurred to me to select “Art Collective.” But, perhaps I should. I never work alone; my collaborators just don’t happen to be human. Early on I raised my colleagues – fed them, housed them, cleaned up after them. The dialogue was between me and the cockroach, me … Read the full Story >>
Yesterday's mail brought an announcement from Dan Cooney about a special program taking place this Saturday at the photography galleries in Chelsea's 511 West 25th Street. The announcement reads, in part, "participating dealers will be available to discuss the joys of giving photographs for the holidays. Brief talks by several gallery owners displaying their expertise will be featured throughout the afternoon." Some of the … Read the full Story >>
Even if the streets are slippery with snow, here are five reasons—and more—to head out this weekend: Outsider Art Fair 2016 Thursday, January 21-Sunday, January 24 Outsider Art was first defined as the English equivalent of "Art Brut," a term invented by Jean Dubuffet, who championed art created outside the confines of "official" culture. The popularity of this strain of highly individualistic artistic production … Read the full Story >>
Wednesday, December 13, 6-8pm: Holiday Caroling and Art Crawl, DUMBO This inaugural event features 5 musical acts, large-scale holiday projections, free drinks, DUMBO Dollars and indie businesses open late. Pick up your Stamp Card at Susan Smith McKinney Park, collect your stamps at seven stops, and redeem them for free drinks. Enjoy live music by Vertrees and the Mistletoes, and watch holiday animations, designed … Read the full Story >>
I feel a little bit guilty that I have enjoyed being isolated so much over the past year. I think that it’s not unusual for an artistic temperament to include the ability to vacillate between being very social and very reclusive—and seclusion is really when we get things done. A positive result of this isolation is that I have made a lot of work—and … Read the full Story >>
Comic Arts Brooklyn [CAB], organized by Desert Island Books, which created its original, now defunct incarnation, Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival, promises a wild wind-up for Illustration Week. The programming is directed by Paul Karasik, a cartoonist whose work often appears in The New Yorker, and who was an editor at RAW magazine in the ‘80s. Highlights include a panel discussion to mark the 20th anniversary … Read the full Story >>
This week the Park Avenue median between 52nd and 60th Streets becomes a summer playground for nine super-scaled polyester resin/ceramic sculptures by the French/American artist Niki de Saint Phalle (1930–2002). The best of these, Serpent Tree, from 1999, is a raucous, colorful take on the mythological representation of women commandeering serpents to vanquish enemies or to recall Minoan fertility goddesses who tamed serpents to guard against tomb … Read the full Story >>
When the spring downpours taper off, artists across the tristate open their studio doors. Today, DART offers the first in a rush of opportunities to visit art makers at work and a couple of related programs; these take place this Saturday and Sunday unless noted. Stay tuned for more to come. Dumbo Open Studios 2024, 1-6pm Visitors will see work from artists … Read the full Story >>
With the growing interest in artists books, from concertina fold-outs made by schoolchildren, to punk and no-wave zines that can be found at comics fairs, to one-of-a-kind objects created by artists such as Ed Ruscha (Twenty-six Gasoline Stations) and Tauba Auerbach (How To Spell the Alphabet), there is also an increasing need for education, and information about the genre. The Center for Book Arts, which was founded … Read the full Story >>
The first 100 lots in the Polaroid Collection sale went on the block at noon yesterday, with only four items not sold. Any worries that so many photographs by Ansel Adams being offered together could have a negative effect on value have, so far, been eased. A mural-sized print of Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park (below, center) went for $722,000, estimated at $300-500,000 … Read the full Story >>
When the DIA Art Foundation opened the Beacon/Riggio Galleries for contemporary art four years ago, the formerly down-at-the-heels Hudson River town quickly began to gain some luster. Second home buyers soon arrived, followed by artists, then by young professionals commuting to Manhattan a few days a week. Inevitably, new restaurants and contemporary art galleries began moving into the 19th-century brick row houses on Main … Read the full Story >>
On my way to the Museum of Modern Art the other day, I turned the corner at 53rd and Park and was met with a colossal dose of eye candy. Lever House, one of the city's landmark Modernist buildings, has been consumed at street level by the riotously colorful art of Richard Woods. Photograph courtesy Perry Rubenstein Gallery The British artist, known for installations … Read the full Story >>
Three by Edward Sorel: Robin Hood, illustration from the Washington Post Book World, 1991; The Washington Shootout, illustration for the Republic, 1972; Tower of Babel, illustration from the cover of The New Yorker, 1995. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25 Masters Series Artist Talk, 7 pm: A conversation with Edward Sorel and James McMullan. SVA Theater, 333 West 23rd Street, … Read the full Story >>
As two out of America's Big Three automakers continue their downward spiral, our car culture shows little sign of taking a reality check. While many home buyers are seizing on real estate foreclosures and flipping to a more upscale lifestyle, car buyers are also taking advantage of overcrowded dealership lots for bargains on gas guzzling SUVs. If we are what we drive, and bigger … Read the full Story >>
