Bruno Bressolin is a Parisian artist best known for his distinctively dreamlike paintings, his bold illustrations, his imaginative sculptures made of found objects, and his large scale illustrated books. I was intrigued when he began presenting a series of illustrated ceramic plates on Instagram during the Covid-19 confinement, so in April, I contacted him. The following interview took place by email last week. Peggy Roalf: This 20/20 … Read the full Story >>
Monday, December 13, 5-7 pm: Book Launch and signing for Splendid Settings: The Art + Craft of Entertaining by Jane Korman. Museum of Arts and Design, 2 Columbus Circle, NY, NY. Tuesday, December 14, 7 pm: The CCNY Lecture Series in conjunction with SVA's BFA Photography Department, presents Help Me, the Panel Discussion, with Luc Sante, W.M. Hunt, and Leslie Grant; moderated … Read the full Story >>
I work somewhere in between graphic design, illustration and art direction. For my lettering and illustration work, I enjoy combining digital and analog mediums: markers, brushes, ink, watercolor, and any other materials that can have that human touch quality. There is something special in a handmade detail that can add value to a design or an illustration piece. Since last year in March, when … Read the full Story >>
Will Van Overbeek, a native Californian, studied photography with Garry Winogrand at the University of Texas, Austin, in the 1970s. Searching for the subject of an extended documentary project, he looked at a nearby local pool that pulsated with life. "It was the height of the hippie era and about half the women there were topless. I was too shy." Instead, he did a … Read the full Story >>
The topsy-turvy world of fantasy discovered by a bored little girl named Alice after she fell down a rabbit hole remains a draw for artists. Originally illustrated in 1865 by Sir John Tenniel, later by Salvador Dali, Dorothea Tanning, Max Ernst, and John Steadman, and more recently by Kiki Smith, Dan Graham, and Adrian Piper, the fantastical events that Lewis Carroll invented in Alice’s … Read the full Story >>
Artist books—broadly speaking, artwork conceived and produce along the lines of a book—cover terrain so diverse that it can be difficult to make distinctions between works on paper, sculpture, book, or pure object. This is what makes the subject so appealing, both to artists and to art lovers. Opening recently in San Francsico’s Legion of Honor is the exhibition Letter and Image: Inspired Alphabets … Read the full Story >>
Paolo Pellizari, France, Saint Macaire, Tour de France, through August 31 at Anastasia Photo, 166 Orchard Street, NY, NY. Tuesday, July 31, 2012 Book launch and opening reception, 6-9 pm: Kelly Roman | The Art of War. White Box, 329 Broome Street, NY, NY. Information. Wednesday, August 1 Artist talk, 6:30 pm: Shana Agid, Eileen Arnow-Levine, Ana Cordeiro, & Thomas Parker Walker | Tell Me How … Read the full Story >>
Art Fairs & Special Events Thursday, May 8-Sunday, May 11 Pulse New York Contemporary Art Fair Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th Street, NY, NY.Information. Thursday, May 8-Sunday, May 11 Cutlog New York 2014, The Clemente, 107 Suffolk Street, NY, NY. Information. Thursday, May 8-Sunday, May 11 Downtown Fair | Modern + Contemporary, Downtown Armory, 68 Lexington Avenue at 25thStreet, NY, NY. Information … Read the full Story >>
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 >>
