Saturday-Sunday October 21-22: Open House New York Weekend “A pubic celebration of New York and the power of place! The 21st edition of Open House New York Weekend festival will offer a mix of in-person experiences, self-guided explorations, and digital content—inviting you to get an insider’s look at everything from single rooms, studios, factories, and public spaces to entire buildings, blocks, bike corridors, and waterways. Above: … Read the full Story >>
October for book lovers concludes with a flourish as usual, with the annual Editions/Artists' Book Fair. EAB's opening night gala on Thursday, October 30th benefits P.S. 1's exhibitions and public programs, and tickets are reasonably priced. But there are plenty of events and signings before that, starting with Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf's talk at Aperture tonight at 6:30. Please check websites for information and … Read the full Story >>
Lens, the photojournalism blog of The New York Times, recently held a cellphone photo contest, which was open to all readers. Out of 1,524 photos submitted, Josh Haner, a regular contributor, selected 353 photos that he thought were worth sharing with a wider audience. "Many entrants," writes chief Lens blogger and photographer David W. Dunlap, "focused on the sky, capturing moody … Read the full Story >>
As the music industry struggles to reinvent itself in today's digital environment, this is a good time to look at work by the artist credited with inventing the record album. Tomorrow night in L.A., the Robert Berman Gallery opens the first exhibition of work by Alex Steinweiss, who in 1939, at age 23, created both the jacket art and a marketing strategy for the … Read the full Story >>
Should you skip the always colorful Easter Parade on Fifth Avenue this Sunday, make a visit instead to East 57th Street, on Saturday. Photography galleries along this luxe shopping strip are currently presenting black and white images that offer stark relief from the color that usually prevails. At Pace/Macgill, work by one of the most influential figures in contemporary photography is now on view. … Read the full Story >>
Holiday Pop-Ups / Special Events Tuesday, December 8 - Saturday, December 19 David Zwirner Books, 529 West 20th Street, NY, NY. Info Saturday, December 12 Aperture Holiday Book Bazaar | Book Signings, 1-7 pm. Aperture Gallery, 527 West 27th Street, NY, NY. Info Howard Greenberg Gallery Holiday Book Fair, 11am-5 pm. 41 West 57th Street, NY, NY. Info Continuing through December 19: 37th Annual Holiday Sale. … Read the full Story >>
With only three Thursdays left in this cool rainy August - today in New York being a prime example - this is a good time to enjoy something uniquely refreshing. The Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) is enhancing its "pay what you wish" Thursday evenings with not one, but two, special features. MAD Crush, a "pop-up" wine bar that will … Read the full Story >>
Best Photobooks of 2016, that is. But not every list is a “top ten.” Time magazine had photography editors, curators, and writers from here and abroad take a stab; their list runs to more than 30 titles. And American Photo, with three separate llsts, has even more. This year, The Guardian, The Washington Post, and The Independent eschewed this category, opening the field to Photograph magazine and … Read the full Story >>
This just in: Paris Photo and Aperture Foundation announced The Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards yesterday, celebrating the book’s contribution to the evolving narrative of photography. Two prizes will be awarded: First PhotoBook and PhotoBook of the Year. A preselected shortlist of thirty titles will be profiled in The PhotoBook Review; will be exhibited at Paris Photo at the Grand Palais and at Aperture Gallery in New York; and will … Read the full Story >>
DART picks from shows that opened last week: Big Shots: Andy Warhol Portraits of Celebrites, on view through February 26 at Danziger Projects, 534 West 24th Street, NY, NY. Ray K. Metzker: Intimations, a selection of photographs from the 2007 retrospective Light Lines, through February 26th at Laurence Miller Gallery, 20 West 57th Street, 3rd Floor (between 5th & 6th Avenues), … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from Scandanavia are some of your favorite things about living and working in New York? A: I’m from Denmark; my family moved to the States when i was 13. I recently left China for New York City, after 13 years living there. Being in China allowed me to concentrate on a body of work, mainly large paintings called Mountain Machinery (above). Living in … Read the full Story >>
Holiday Pop-Ups / Special Events Thursday, December 17 Book Launch Party / Print Sale | Ceramics Sale, 6-8 pm. White Columns, 320 West 13th Street, NY, NY. Info Friday, December 18 Holiday Book Sale Party, 6-8 pm. Robert Mann Gallery, 525 West 26th Street, NY, NY.Saturday, December 19KARMA Book Market | 6 Decades, Boo-Hooray, Hassla, Harper's Books, Karma, Primary Information, Printed Matter, … Read the full Story >>
Photographer and educator Margaret Morton spent three summers in Kyrgyzstan (2006-2008). During one of her visits she photographed the great bazaar in Osh, which was demolished during the recent conflict. Here is her brief account of that visit and her recent communication with people she met during her stay. The city of Osh is among the oldest settlements in Central Asia, located at a … Read the full Story >>
Q: What are some of your favorite things about living and working in Israel? A: It’s great to have my family around. Q: Do you keep a sketchbook? What is the balance between the art you create on paper versus in the computer? A: I’m 100% digital these days, but uses a sketchbook on occasion, especially if I’m blocked creatively and can’t get my head around tackling a … Read the full Story >>
As an artist, working with what you have can be one of the most subversive—and liberating—enterprises. It is surely the mainstay of the contemporary craft movement, which emerged midcentury and now occupies the interest of galleries, museums and, significantly, the public. Not surprisingly, working with what you have is also freighted with the resounding echo of women’s work. For example, Anni Albers noted that … Read the full Story >>
An engaging group show of works on paper at Gallery Molly Krom, on the Lower East Side, offers more than meets the eye. Titled “Embossed,” the exhibition presents 41 works by 15 artists, on sheets that are all the same size. The initial effect is of a white room with walls covered by multi-color rectangles of astonishing variety, in terms of design and the use … Read the full Story >>
Peggy Roaf: When did you realize that you had the ‘artist gene,’ and what caused you choose illustration? Francesco Ciccolella: I’ve been drawing and painting ever since I can remember. I grew up speaking German to my mom and Italian to my dad so switching between languages has always felt sort of natural to me. At some point, perhaps during my graphic design studies, … Read the full Story >>
Joan Jonas | Good Night/Good Morning at MoMa I didn’t see a major difference between a poem, a sculpture, a film, or a dance,” Joan Jonas has said. For more than five decades, Jonas’s multidisciplinary work has bridged and redefined boundaries between performance, video, drawing, sculpture, and installation. The most comprehensive retrospective of the artist’s work in the United States, Joan Jonas: Good … Read the full Story >>
Talks / Book Events / Protest / Screenings / and Beyond Tuesdays in August Art Church | Artist and curator networking hub, 6-8 pm. MW Projects at Doing/Living, 218 West 57th Street [formerly Lee Art Supply], 2nd floor, NY, NY Info Three Saturdays in August Summer Streets DOT Arts and Culture Hub7am-1pm. Rudin Plaza, 51st Stret and Park Avenue; Astor Place Rest Stop, … Read the full Story >>
