"You were born in New Jersey. You've been there. You've never been there. You know it from movies. TV. Songs. Newspapers. You've Googled it. YouTubed it. Wikipediaed it. Flickred it. You've never even heard of it. "So ask yourself: Is it possible to make a photograph of New Jersey regardless of where you are in the world?" This was the call for entries Laurel … Read the full Story >>
Pascal Béjean, a graphic designer in Paris, works in the digital realm. He produces book and magazine projects that exist as apps, as well as branding and identity programs across multiple mediums, primarily for artistic enterprises. He recently created a new identity and graphics program for Arles 2015: Les Rencontres De La Photographie. But that does not curb his appreciation for the modern classics, … Read the full Story >>
Joseph Szabo has spent a lifetime being one of the best kept secrets of street photography. As an art teacher at Malverne High School in Long Island during the 1970s, he began photographing his students as a way of connecting with them, first in classrooms, later at school activities, then at parties, concerts and on the local beaches. His work wasn’t published in book … Read the full Story >>
Paris Art Week is on through Sunday, with art fairs and special exhibitions all over the City of Light. The 9th edition of Drawing Now Paris continues through Saturday at Le Carreau du Temple (below). In this huge 19th-century cast iron covered market, contemporary drawing takes center stage, with 80 international galleries gathered inside the great hall—including Pablo’s Birthday and Andrew Edlin Gallery, both from New York. Information. … Read the full Story >>
The Upper East Side has been a bastion of Modern and Contemporary Art since the heyday of AbEx, followed by Pop, then Minimalism. Townhouse galleries provide an intimate setting for artwork that will eventually be seen in homes, rather than in white boxes. The recent opening of major new galleries, such as Gladstone 64, Skarstedt 64, and Cheim & Read [with Robert Mann Gallery … Read the full Story >>
When Donald J. Trump blasted his way into the White House through the bluster, bravado, and false claims of a used car salesman, he launched a new round of culture wars. In the past 14 months, which already seems like an eon, he has attempted to vitiate the foundations of what does make America great, from curtailing diversity through a stranglehold on immigration; attempting … Read the full Story >>
Special Events October 29-November 1 Photo Plus Conference and Expo. Javits Convention Center, NY, NY. Information. November 2 The Lucie Awards. Carnegie Hall, NY, NY. Information. Tuesday, October 28 Opening reception, 6-8 pm: Picasso and the Camera | Curated by John Richardson. Gagosian Gallery, 522 West 21st Street, NY, NY. Opening: El Anatsui. Mnuchin Gallery, 45 East 78th Street, NY, NY. Book signing, 7:30 … Read the full Story >>
Every so often I happen on a gallery show that's just right. Today it was paintings by Alex Katz from the 1950s to the 80s at Adam Baumgold Gallery, on the Upper East Side. But just right for what, you probably wonder. For starters, the selection of 22 paintings, plus a drawing and a print, is just right for spending a half hour or … Read the full Story >>
For a primer on what it means to create something new in photography, take a couple of hours between now and next Monday noon to see more than a thousand photographs from the historic Polaroid Collection, on view until then at Sotheby's. The collection is being sold "by Order of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota," according to the … Read the full Story >>
Life without logos, loud colors, and sharp edges is peaceful and free of distraction—an opportunity to make your own mark for your lifestyle. And that’s the appeal of Muji—an aesthetic that embodies products that are rational, and free of doctrine, and ‘isms’. Based on an extreme form of simplicity and utility, Muji embodies a fantasy of Japanese culture—attributes that lie at the center of the … Read the full Story >>
Thursday, November 3, 6-8pm: Brice Marden | Let the painting make you at Gagosian One of the things about art is that it is full of contradictions. The only rule is there are no rules. But everybody works by rules. You set up your own rules. —Brice Marden (1938-2023) The exhibition features a group of large paintings that Marden made in his studio in … Read the full Story >>
Special Events Wednesday, September 21- Sunday, September 25 Photoville 2016, ; over 60 exhibitions, plus panels demonstrations, w, orkshopsnight time projections, and more, opening Wednesday, 4 pm. Brooklyn Bridge Plaza at corner of Water Street and New Dock Street, directly under the Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn, NY [Dumbo] Info Above: screening at Photoville 1 Thursday, September 22-November 3 Crossing the Line Festival. Various Venues, … Read the full Story >>
Driven from their homes by war and persecution, refugees from such countries as Somalia, Burundi, Bhutan, Iraq, Ethiopia, and Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) have been, with great hope and some difficulty, relocating to the United States for years. According to the Department of Homeland Security, more than 56,000 refugees were admitted to this country in 2011. For many, their first experience of America … Read the full Story >>
I was organizing jpegs for a story today when a thud near my elbow distracted me. The large jiffy bag that made the noise contained a copy of Pictorial Webster's, just in from Chronicle Books. This was a cause for procrastination! A welcome change from jpegs! An eyeful, a bouquet, and a banquet all rolled into one! I dutifully read the intro … Read the full Story >>
Special Events Saturday, December 13 Symposium, 10 am-4 pm: What’s Love Got to Do With It | with dance and theatre educator Jessica Berson, poet Andrew Durbin, photographer LaToya Ruby Frazier, artists Gerard & Kelly, and performance artist Jacolby Satterwhite. Moderated by Johanna Burton, Keith Haring Director and Curator of Education and Public Engagement at the New … Read the full Story >>
Q: What are some of your favorite things about living and working in your current locale? A: I’m in love with my city, Tel Aviv, which has the best of what you have in a big city—mixed population, tolerance, culture, many cafes as well as the best things you find in a small places: you can walk or bike anywhere, people are friendly, you … Read the full Story >>
Magdalena Jetelová, one of the leading Czech artists of the land art/installation school, has been curiously absent from view in recent years—especially from the New York scene. Hopefully, a major installation of her work at the Czech Center, which opened last night, will amend this situation. Multiplication of Horizons, the show’s title, comprised of two installations. The first, (Des)Orientation?, features a large, mirrored panel that … Read the full Story >>
Yesterday, The Metropolitan Museum of Art opened an exhibition of work by South African photographer Jo Ractliffe. Featuring 23 images produced over the past 10 years, the show examines the landscapes of Angola and South Africa as sites of conflict and contention. Focusing on the aftermath of the Angolan Civil War and the intertwined conflict known in South Africa as the "Border War," her … Read the full Story >>
Art Fairs & Events January 23-26 The Metro Show. “Historic and contemporary American arts and design: paintings, furniture, drawings, prints, photographs, sculpture, folk art, ethnographic, textiles, Native American, and applied and decorative arts.” Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th Street, NY, NY. Information. January 23-January 26: The Magic Hour: Harpers Books and Fulton Ryder pop-up shop at the Beverly Hills Hotel during the Grammy Awards. The … Read the full Story >>
DART picks from shows that recently opened: Christian Marclay: The Clock, continuous screenings on view through February 19th at Paula Cooper Gallery, 534 West 21st Street, NY, NY. The Diary: Three Centuries of Private Lives, on view through May 22 at The Morgan Library and Museum, 225 Madison Avenue, NY, NY.Mona Vatamanu and Florin Tudor: Land Distribution, on view … Read the full Story >>
