The upcoming holiday weekend introducing Summer 2019 is a perfect time to escape to the Hudson Valley. Following is a brief introduction to art destinations less than two hours away. Photo above: courtesy of Storm King Art Center Storm King Art Center Storm King Art Center presents Mark Dion: Follies, the first exhibition to unite Mark Dion’s signature folly works into a major survey. … Read the full Story >>
Jeff Chien-Hsing Liao is a photographer who has made the borough of Queens his inspiration and his young life’s work. His first major project is the Habitat 7 series, which was his MFA Thesis project at School of Visual Arts. It won the New York Times Magazine "Capture the Times" photography contest in 2005 and was subsequently exhibited at the Queens Museum, published in … Read the full Story >>
Media coverage of a new colossal statue of Mao Zedong went viral this week after a news blog in China posted the image above, and more. Located near the city of Kaifeng in Henan province, the statue stands 36 meters high. The statue was sponsored by locals, who reportedly raised 3m yuan (about $460,000), according to The Guardian. Its placement in one of the poorest areas … Read the full Story >>
Adolph Sutro, the self-made San Francisco millionaire who designed Sutro Heights and later the second Cliff House, developed the amazing Sutro Baths in 1894. His dream for the Baths was to provide a healthy, recreational and inexpensive swimming facility for thousands of city dwellers. A classic Greek portal opened to a massive glass enclosure containing seven swimming pools at various temperatures. There were slides, … Read the full Story >>
New York cartoonist Peter Kuper has written and drawn Spy vs Spy for Mad magazine since 1997, and is a co-founder and editor of World War 3 Illustrated. His 25 books in the graphic novel form include an adaptation of Kafka’s Metamorphosis; an autobiography; and The System. His latest, Ruins (Self Made Hero 2015), charts the migration of a creative couple from New York, to Mexico. … Read the full Story >>
Over the last fifty years, hundreds of satellites have been launched into geosynchronous orbits, forming a ring of machines 36,000 kilometers from earth. Thousands of times further away than most other satellites, geostationary spacecraft remain locked in perpetual orbit long after their operational lifetimes. Commissioned by public art organization Creative Time, Trevor Paglan’s The Last Pictures is comprised of a random sample of … Read the full Story >>
As monument-toppling has become a belated cultural signifier, even more so given the BLM / anti-trump / and COVID-19 protests, one of NYCs most reliable cultural weathervanes has again risen to the task. Currently at Socrates Sculpture Park, in Long Island City, Queens, Monuments Now, curated by the park’s director of exhibitions, Jesse Wilcox, suggests that artists have been fighting the fight long … Read the full Story >>
Beginning in the mid-1950s, SVA was in the vanguard of academic institutions in the U.S. to recognize the need for alternative marketing strategies to attract new students. SVA took to the platforms of New York City’s subway with advertising posters that were both thought-provoking and eye-catching, featuring the work of legendary artists like Ivan Chermayeff, Milton Glaser and George Tscherny. All practicing professionals on the faculty at SVA, … Read the full Story >>
"The graduation headshot or the police mug shot or my photos - they're all the same thing. It's basically, this is what the person looks like. I will tell you nothing about them. You can make up your own story about this person, because that's all the information you really have." This is what Neil Winokur told Tony Bannon, Director of the George Eastman … Read the full Story >>
As DIY (Do It Yourself) has recently become a post-collegiate choice for legions of socially conscious 20-somethings, Stitch and Bitch evenings have popped up in cafés and knit shops nationwide. Now there's an emerging trend for Stretch and Kvetch (that's - you've got it! - yoga and knitting). Knitting and craft groups are forming to provide support as well as goods to needful people … Read the full Story >>
When Peter Kuper, the cartoonist widely known for his Spy Vs. Spy strip in MAD magazine, told me that he was moving his family to Oaxaca City, Mexico three years ago, I asked if he would be interested in posting stories for DART. Without hesitation, he agreed, and his first article appeared on November 10, 2006. The last story, Oaxaca Journal V. 14, … Read the full Story >>
Art and politics - could there be a more perfect match? Here in New York, a panel discussion on Super Tuesday and an all day symposium the following week offer rare opportunities to spar with some of the most practiced artists and journalists in the business. Elsewhere around town and abroad, art in every possible incarnation beckons gallery goers in from the cold. Please … Read the full Story >>
In France, transportation and infrastructure seem to function pretty well, from the new trams linking cities to their suburbs, to highways that rarely have traffic jams or flooding problems, to the TGV. However, you often hear people complain about high taxes, especially now, during the current administration headed by the Socialist president, François Hollande. But social welfare in France has a history that goes … Read the full Story >>
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New York is home to a host of independent bookstores that offer illustrated books sure to stimulate the eye and the spirit. Today, DART tags three author events of interest. Annie Leibovitz A Photographer’s Life: 1990-2005 (Random House 2006) Friday, November 3, 7 pm Paula Cooper Gallery, 534 West 21st Street Please call 212.255.4022 for reservations. Perhaps the world’s best-known photographer, Annie Leibovitz will … Read the full Story >>
Photographs by Lori Grinker from Distant Relations. Left: Former Jewish village of Seda, Mazeikiai, Lithuania. Right: Anthony Grinker’s memorabilia, Luxmi, Kwa Zulu, Natal, South Africa. Copyright and courtesy the artist. Tuesday, November 29 Author talk, 7-9 pm: The Roebling Legacy by Clifford W. Zink, in conversation with Kriss Roebling. powerHouse Arena, 37 Main Street, DUMBO, Brooklyn, NY. RSVP. Free. Opening reception, … Read the full Story >>
Peggy Roalf: Which came first, the brush or the pen? Grace Danico: The pen. It's the tool I've been using the longest! I started writing and drawing at a young age, and the pen has been my trusty companion throughout life. I've actually graduated to using brush pens these days, so it's the best of both worlds. PR: I noticed that you often make … Read the full Story >>
"Let's work together. Let's throw a bridge across the Atlantic. New York is the nearest city to Paris." When the visionary French architect Le Corbusier (born Charles-Edouard Jeanneret in Switzerland, 1887-1965) said this, the ocean liner SS Normandie, called "France afloat," had become that bridge. By the mid-1930s it was most desirable mode of transportation and cross-fertilization between the two world capitals. Paris/New York: … Read the full Story >>
A longtime professor of design, first at Cooper Union and Pratt Institute, in New York, and for over a decade at Yale University, in New Haven, Paul Rand has left a legacy of quotes. Between logos and trademarks for UPS, IBM, Westinghouse, and many more, he prodded his students to be better. Even today, you can’t argue with these ideas about design: “You can't … Read the full Story >>
Getting a book published, for most photographers, is a daunting enterprise, fraught with uncertainty, missteps and, not uncommonly, costs that can sideline vacation plans for a couple of years. Self-publishing is becoming a more reliable option as small-scale printing setups have improved dramatically in the last couple of years. But having a book done by a top publishing house is a kind of Mecca, … Read the full Story >>
