Marco Palli; from The New Herd of Thoughts, closing Thursday at The New York Studio School Last spring I met the sculptor Marco Palli at his MFA thesis exhibition at The New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture. Installed in the historic Chester French Studio, this group of towering "figures" made of rusting steel, together with several that reclined … Read the full Story >>
Each September the global arts intelligentsia converges at the NY Art Book Fair, proving beyond doubt that printed matter of artistic origins is, more than ever, a viable form of expression. Organized by Printed Matter, and held at MoMA PS1, the roster of participants covers the spectrum of art book publicatios, from trade to one-off zines; from hand-held art experiences to installations—and an … Read the full Story >>
This week, "Cutting Edges: Cartoon Art Defining the World," an exhibition of political cartoons from around the globe, opens at the Society of Illustrators and will be on view until October 13. The show features 125 prize-winning pieces from the 2006 Aydin Dogan International Cartoon Competition, held annually since 1983 and sponsored by the Aydin Dogan Foundation of Istanbul, whose mission is to create … Read the full Story >>
Photographer Alejandro Cartagena has taken the theme of suburban sprawl to a new level of visualization and power in a body of work entitled Suburbia Mexicana: Cause and Effect. Shot over period of three years in his hometown of Monterrey, Mexico, the series focuses on disruption to the landscape, both physical and social, that has occurred as a result of overbuilding. Since 2001, … Read the full Story >>
During Prohibition (1919-1933), New York City's speakeasies were home to drinking, dancing and the swinging sounds of the Jazz Age. At their height of popularity, which coincided with the Great Depression, the city's speakeasy count grew to over 32,000. For New Yorkers, there can't be a better place to swing to the Lindy Hop, the Balboa, and the Charleston than the terrace at the … Read the full Story >>
This week, the Clayton Brothers, Rob and Christian, are off to China to debut a new body of work. "Patient," which consists of 15 large-scale paintings and 7 works on paper, explores an interior world in which an assortment of medically besieged characters experience the fragility of life. Gone is the wacky fun world of the neighborhood Laundromat, the subject of the brother's show … Read the full Story >>
Jules Verne (8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) is the second most translated author in the world following Agatha Christie, and each year more new editions in translation are drawn from his novels and stories—over 80 all told—more than for any other writer. The prolific author was one of the earliest to create science fiction novels [Twenty Thousand Leagues Under … Read the full Story >>
Friday, May 3 Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Anselm Kiefer | Morgenthau Plan. Gagosian Gallery, 522 West 21st Street, NY, NY. Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Richard Misrach | On The Beach 2.0. Pace/Pace MacGill, 510 West 25th Street, NY, NY. Saturday, May 4 Curator’s talk and Countdown To Venice, 3pm: Alise Tifentale | Latvian Art Talk. Art In General, 79 Walker Street, NY, NY. Information. In Madison, GA … Read the full Story >>
Editor's Picks for a Cool Hot Weekend in New York Through Friday, August 17 Pope L. | Reenactor (2012-15), film reflecting on daily life in the United States during the American Civil War. Mitchell-Innes & Nash, 534 West 26thStreet, NY, NY Info Saturday, August 18 Dance at Socrates, Week 2; Printmaking Workshop with the Crafty Lumberjack; Capoeira for Beginners; Yoga; Socrates Mini-Market. Socrates Sculpture … Read the full Story >>
Continuing: Christopher Wool | See Stop Run This survey exhibition takes place on the entire 19th floor of an unoccupied space in the heart of the financial district. The artist has chosen an independent venue in order to escape the presumed neutrality of the “white cube” as an idealized context. The city permeates the presentation through windows that wrap around the full 18,000 square … Read the full Story >>
Peggy Roalf: Which came first, the pen or the brush? Veronica Miller Jamison: I love this question. Right now, for me, the brush comes first. I love putting down large strokes of color and the challenge of communicating objects with just a few passes of the brush. The way color behaves as you move the brush from one side of the page to the … Read the full Story >>
Tuesday, December 7, 6:30 pm: The New York City Subway Map-Form v. Function in the Public Realm. Join the creators of several subway maps, including John Tauranac and Massimo Vignelli, for a discussion about designing for the riding public. Panelists include Eddie Jabbour, creator of the Kick Map and the NYC subway app, and Paul Shaw, author of Helvetica and … Read the full Story >>
The museum that brought you Stay Cool! Air Conditioning America now presents another unexpected look at how American life has changed since Colonial times. Opening on April 28 at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., the exhibition will show how remarkable transformations in design, technology, laws, and consumer culture have brought about enormous changes in what it means to be at home. Intricate scale … Read the full Story >>
How many times have you walked down Fifth Avenue past the Metropolitan Museum of Art and wondered about the mammoth, uncarved blocks of limestone topping the columns at the main entrance? Recently, an eagle-eyed friend pointed them out, so I took this photo with the idea of tracking down the story. It wasn’t much of a hunt, thanks to Christopher Gray’s Streetscape column, a regular feature … Read the full Story >>
[Today] self-publishers, independent/collaborative publishers and print-on-demand services are challenging the traditional publishing paradigm. A photobook is a photobook, no matter how it was published. A self-published book should not be judged differently. Doing-it-yourself is just as valid as publishing with a big press. All are part of the current photobook discussion and I have been championing that for many years.—Larissa Leclair, founder of Indie … Read the full Story >>
New York Now | Home: A Photography Triennial Opening March 10 at Museum of the City of New York and inspired by the Museum’s landmark presentation of the same name in 2000, this series will occur every three years and engage different themes and issues of the contemporary city.The first installment examines the idea of “Home.” At its most practical, “Home” refers to the literal … Read the full Story >>
Opening Receptions, Thursday, November 4, 6:00-8:00 pm: Rachel Perry Welty: Lost in My Life (main gallery); Alex Prager: Despair (project gallery). Yancey Richardson Gallery, 535 West 22nd Street, NY, NY. Paul McDonough: New York City 1973-1978. Sasha Wolf Gallery, 548 West 28th Street, NY, NY. Kristine Potter: The Gray Line. Daniel Cooney Fine Art, 511 West 25th Street, #506, NY, NY. … Read the full Story >>
La Fondation Cartier pour l’Art Contemporain occupies a stunning glass building on boulevard Raspail, Paris, whose exterior is defined by its garden setting. Designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner Jean Nouvel (who is also the creator of the Institut du Monde Arabe and the Musée du Quai Branly) and built in 1994, the building features a glass curtain wall that screens a Lebanese cedar tree planted in 1823 by the writer François-René de Chateaubriand, who lived here … Read the full Story >>
Q: A native Long Islander, what do you like about living near the Sound? A: Originally from Port Jefferson, NY, I grew up a couple of miles from where we currently live, on the north shore of Long Island. We live in a nineteenth century home that once served as a convent. It's a peaceful place to work, but watching my son experience childhood in … Read the full Story >>
It’s an old joke (or perhaps a deep, unspoken fear) that artists turn to motherhood as subject matter when they’ve run out of ideas. But if that were ever true—and I doubt it was—Ana Maria Morar’s Hide & Seek offers a radiant counterargument. The exhibition, on view at Arts for Peace Gallery, is neither sentimental nor reactionary. Instead, it’s something far … Read the full Story >>
