If you thought orthographic projections and Op Art were something new from the 1960s, think again – and get to the the Park Avenue Armory before Infinite Variety: Three Centuries of Red and White Qui ends tomorrow at 5:00 pm. A collection of 651 American quilts has taken over the cavernous Wade Thompson Drill Hall, suspended from invisible wires like hundreds of heraldic banners … Read the full Story >>
This is Touching the Art: the only art talk show in Earth’s History…we’ll have to fact check that…mmmm. No. This is how Casey Jane Ellison, artist/animator/comedian, usually opens her all-female art talk show, which is now in its second season and has become something of a cult. One of her recent guests said, “You could be the Oprah of the art world—we need one. … Read the full Story >>
The AIPAD Photography Show opens tomorrow at The Park Avenue Armory in NYC. Presented by The Association of International Photography Dealers (AIPAD), this year’s edition includes more than 75 of the world's leading photographic art galleries offering a wide range of museum-quality work. Among them is Paul Kopeikin of Los Angeles, a member for over 20 years, who will be in Booth #113. Last week I caught up … Read the full Story >>
Wednesday, December 6, 6-8pm: The Book Show at SVA An annual exhibition, The Book Show challenges first-year MFA students in the Illustration as Visual Essay program at SVA to conceive, write and illustrate a book—whether a children’s book, graphic novel, self-help book, or visual essay—based on a personal expwerience or subject matter that is meaningful to them. The exhibition of book projects by 19 … Read the full Story >>
A new exhibition of work by Diane Arbus opened this week at Levy Gorvy on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Diane Arbus: In the Park presents images made in Central Park and Washington Square Park from the time she began photographing for her own purposes until her life ended in 1971. In Washington Square Park, not far from where she lived after separating from her … Read the full Story >>
Thursday, November 10, 8:30-10:00 am: Fanny Allié | Shadows at Bella Abzug Park The 10 new site-specific sculptures, Shadows, are installed in planting beds within the first block of the park (nearest The Shops at Hudson Yards and where the 7 train entrances are located). They depict ten workers who maintain the park in outline form. Shadows also includes an audio … Read the full Story >>
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Friday, April 23, 7:00 -8:30pm, DorDor Gallery | InPersonArt Out / curated by Irina ChistikinaWith the arrival of spring, the DorDor Gallery presents the first group exhibition of contemporary artists in this new season, including August Henry, Pranav Sood, Melissa Schainker, Scott Isenbarger, Edgard Rippel, Nate Myers, Laura Michal, Helen Denisevich, Jeanne Verdoux. A performance by Annie Nikunen will be presented at the … Read the full Story >>
In Time and Space on the Lower East Side, 1980 + 2010, photographer Brian Rose has created an unusual portrayal of a place that, for many, spurs total recall of formative moments in their lives. As a student at Cooper Union, he had the idea, in 1979, of documenting the area using a 4 x 5 camera, following in the footsteps of Eugene … Read the full Story >>
Talks / Book Events / Screenings / and Beyond Tuesday, March 27 Talking About David Antin, 7:30 pm. Artists Space, 55 Walker Street, NY, NY Info Japanese Incarceration | Public Memory and Cultural Produaction, 6:30 pm. International Center of Photography, 250 Bowery, NY, NY Info New York Comics & Picture-Story Symposium presents: Bill Plympton, 7 pm. The New School, 66 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY … Read the full Story >>
Up On The Roof: Petrit Halilaj | Abetare (Spider) at The Met The Kosovo-born artist draws intricate, goofy, figures in space against the Manhattan skyline—birds, flowers, Batman—in metal for the latest Rooftop Commission, which opened yesterday. But look a little closer and fearsome shapes emerge: a hammer and sickle, an ominous spider, indecipherable characters with no linguistic heritage. Halilaj brings to his work images from childhood … Read the full Story >>
Surrealism, the art movement that originated in Paris around 1924, is widely perceived to be a European model that engaged in playful but often darkly realized takes on dreams and the unconscious as they materialize in daily life. Salvador Dali’s melting watch, or Rene Magritte’s miniature train that shoots out of a fireplace come to mind in this context. A new exhibition, Surrealism Beyond … Read the full Story >>
When is a pigeon not a flying rodent? Hmmm…that’s a tough one for me. But when I read about the new plinth commission for the High Line, it began to make perfect sense. Paris-based Colombian artist Iván Argote told a reporter for Hyperallergic, “As much as you can imagine or see what the reactions of people will be, you will always be surprised, because [creating a … Read the full Story >>
Talks / Screenings / Book Events / and Beyond Tuesday, August 15 SVA Alums present: PleinAir Drawing, 6-8 pm. Madison Square Park, Fifth Avenue at 23rd Street, NY, NY Info Wednesday, August 16 Bowery Poetry [hearts] John Giorno | Poetry Jam, 7 pm. Artists Space, 55 Walker Street, NY, NY Info Jill Mulleady | Figments, talk/screening, 7 pm. Swiss Institute, 102 Franklin Street, NY, … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from Milano, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in your hometown? A: I like here but I also like many other places to live and work. In the last three years I've spent much time in the Tuscan country and I really enjoyed it. Q: Do you keep a sketchbook? What is the balance between art you … Read the full Story >>
In 1986, photographer Keith Carter set out on a Texas road trip with his wife Patricia in celebration of their ten-year wedding anniversary. Having been inspired by a chance meeting with the famous Texas playwright Horton Foote, Carter decided to focus his observations on his native East Texas as an exotic land. Left to right: Mt. Calm, TX, 1986; Maydell, TX, 1985; … Read the full Story >>
The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum is a great destination for holiday museum hopping on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Currently on view through mid-January is How Posters Work, which explores the ways designers see--and produce--the medium beloved by graphic designers inventing and sharing new visual languages. Organized by Ellen Lupton, the museum's senior curator of contemporary design, the show features more than 125 … Read the full Story >>
Born in Finland in 1948, Sirrka-Liisa Konttinen studied photography in the UK in the 1960s. In 1969 she began a long-term project, interviewing and photographing the residents of Byker, an area of Newcastle, where she lived. Above: David, with daughters Kadie and Robyn-and Ty-dog, 2008. © Sirrka-Liisa Kontinnen/Amber Collective The entire area, largely comprised of Victorian structures covered in industrial soot, was razed during the Thatcher years to make … Read the full Story >>
Limited-edition and one-off books as a medium of artistic expression have a heady kind of allure. Made by artists for an audience that appreciates transgressive art, these creations often push the limits of content and the notion of what physically comprises a book. Currently on view at The Center for Books Arts is an exhibition that goes a step further. Fun & Games (and … Read the full Story >>
Ellen Weinstein, whose editorial illustrations are something of a way of life for print readers, is also an in-demand speaker at workshops and events from Beijing to Bogota. Her recent book, Yayoi Kusama: From Here to Infinity (MoMA 2017), is about to be partially eclipsed by Recipes for Good Luck: The Superstitions, Rituals and Practices of Extraordinary People (Chronicle 2018), which … Read the full Story >>
