Frank Webster, who lives and works in New York, is a painter who often inhabits places that are difficult to be in—from frozen glaciers in the Arctic to overbuilt suburban areas. In these seemingly different environments, he finds the poetics of a natural history as inhabited by humans. So even when his paintings seem to be of buildings they are, in a … Read the full Story >>
The Film Society of Lincoln Center finally came out from hiding when it formally opened the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center on June 17th. While the Society is best known for the annual New York Film Festival, it presents a rolling film festival all year long – but somewhat hidden away in the Walter Reade Theater, located upstairs, behind the Julliard School, on West … Read the full Story >>
Deborah Brown, this week at Burning in Water Talks / Book Events / Screenings / and Beyond Continuing Teresita Fernández: Island Universe. Ford Foundation, 310 East 43rd Street, NY, NY Info February 5-April 7 Exposure | Alberta’s Photo Festival. Exhibitions and special events throughout the month at Calgary’s historic Pioneer Building. Info February 6-28 BRIC Biennial Vol. iii: South Brooklyn Edition, featurig 19 … Read the full Story >>
If you are anywhere near the Motor City, don’t miss the chance to see Patti Smith: Camera Solo, on view at Detroit Institute of Arts until September 2. The pioneering musician, poet, and artist who became a legend of the downtown scene, and who won the 2010 National Book Award for her memoir, Just Kids (Ecco 2010), writes about her life-long attachment to photography … Read the full Story >>
Art Ludique—literally, recreational art—is the name of a new museum that opened in Paris, in November, with a presentation of Pixar: 25 Years of Animation. The show, which opened at MoMA New York in 2005, is on a world tour that has already made stops in Oakland, Lausanne, London, Tokyo, and Melbourne, and will move on to three venues in Spain in the spring. The show … Read the full Story >>
Eight bridges connect the San Francisco Bay, so it is an apt name for a gallery platform that brings the Bay Area art world together despite restrictions on travel, celebrations and other larger gatherings. For its first iteration, in October 2020, 8-bridges sponsored the Museum of the African Diaspora. Featured galleries in January include: Fraenkel Gallery, Jessica Silverman, Ration 3 and Altman Siegel, in … Read the full Story >>
Talks / Book Events / Screenings / and Beyond Wednesday, January 16 The Work is Never Done: Yvonne Ranier and the Judson Dance Theater, discussion with Ana Janevski and Thomas Lax, 7 pm. SVA MA Curatorial Practice, 132 West 21st Street, 10th floor, NY, NY Tickets Above: Yvonne Ranier, “Bach from Terrain (1962-65). Photo: Al Giese, The Getty Research Institute, courtesy School of Visual … Read the full Story >>
Concresco by David Galjaard was awarded the 2012 Paris Photo/Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Award for a first book. An exhibition of the 30 shortlisted books in twocategories [general and first book], featuring the winners, continues at Aperture Gallery and Bookstore through January 24. In his summary of the book, Galjaard writes, “Fearing an attack from abroad, Albanian Stalinist leader Enver Hoxha had around 750,000 above-ground bunkers built during his time in power, from 1945 … Read the full Story >>
Why do people become so deeply enamored of birds? If you are lucky enough to receive a copy of Jeffrey Fisher's long awaited book on the subject, as I did yesterday, the answer is spelled out by the artist in his Introduction: "This book is nothing but an enthusiasm for birds. There being a bevy of collective terms for our winged friends - a … Read the full Story >>
On my way to the AIPAD Photography Show yesterday I stopped in my tracks on seeing Barneys latest window. The glass is ringed with whorehouse pink butterflies in stilettos and emblazoned with quotes about Simon Doonan, Barneys' legendary creative director. Why? Tomorrow, from 2 to 5 pm, Doonan will be signing his new book, Eccentric Glamour: Creating an Insanely More Fabulous You. … Read the full Story >>
September 17-23: 2012 Brooklyn Book Festival. 280+ Authors; more than 104 panels confirmed for September 23; over 50 Bookend events. Brooklyn Bourough Hall and Plaza, 209 Joralmon Street, Brooklyn, NY. Information. September 19-23: Unseen Photo Fair | Offprint Book Fair. Amsterdam. Highlights of the fair include the Unseen Collection, a curated exhibition of one new photograph from each participating gallery, and the launch of Foam … Read the full Story >>
British photographer Jim Naughten engages with subjects whose backstories and trappings share some of the allure of childhood fantasy. With Re-enactors, it was the war games that many children [and adults as well] get hooked on. With Hereros, it was "dress-up," through the extraordinary colonial and military dress (and its strange history) of the people of Namibia. In an interview with the Telegraph, regarding … Read the full Story >>
I won’t lie: I love libraries—especially art, architecture, and design libraries. When I was 4-and-a-half years old, I ran away from home, heading straight to the public library children’s room—it was full of beautifully illustrated picture books. As a high school student, my first job was as a helper in the town library, which had a great selection of illustrated periodicals. At Cooper Union, … Read the full Story >>
Tuesday, March 19 Opening day, 6 pm: Against the Grain | Wood in Contemporary Art, Craft and Design. Museum of Arts and Design, 2 Columbus Circle, NY, NY. Thursday, March 21, 6:30 pm: Curator tour/ Pay what you like. Information. Panel discussion, 6:30-8:30 pm: Celebrating Harvey Kurtzman | with Drew Friedman, Robert Grossman, All Jaffee, and Arnold Roth, moderated by Peter Kuper. Society of Illustrators, … Read the full Story >>
When Jet Set panache gave way to mass tourism and airports began to seem like stockyards, the romance of flight held on through the majesty of the Boeing 747. The swept-back wings of the 4-engine jumbo jet made it an elegant sight, and made it lift off as if by magic. Between now and mid-December, Delta Airlines, the last U.S. passenger carrier to fly … Read the full Story >>
If you're feeling a lack of non-blockbusters to chill out the last days of summer - and you still haven't seen "The Devil Wears Prada" - this one's for you. Not only can you ogle the incredible couture clothes and bags that are everywhere in this fashion microcosm - you can also take part in a photographic scavenger hunt. In an unusual product placement … Read the full Story >>
Through Saturday, December 17: MAYDAY EAARTH | Pop-Up exhibition at Ceres Gallery In this exhibition 13 artists declare a climate emergency. “The whole world is now a flood zone. From Central Park and the basements of Brooklyn to the small towns of Pakistan in the Sindh Valley, we wait in fear of the next flood watch” writes curator and artist M. Annenberg. “Conversely, … Read the full Story >>
In conjunction with the exhibition Bauhaus 1919-1933: Workshops for Modernity at The Museum of Modern Art, a series of fun design/craft workshops is being offered. When I saw that designer/D.I.Y. guru Ellen Lupton would show participants how to create a tote bag in the Bauhaus style, I was in. Lupton, a designer/writer/curator/educator who has written the book on D.I.Y. (D.I.Y. Design It Yourself … Read the full Story >>
It's time to meet the jury for American Photography 35. Submissions for the latest competition will be judged by a panel including Jessica Dimson, Deputy Photo Editor, The New York Times Magazine; Dustin Drankoski, Creative Director, Mashable; Lea Golis, Freelance Photography Editor and Creative Producer, Apple Media Products; Rosey Lakos, Director of Photography, Godfrey Dadich Partners; Natasha Lunn, Director of Photography & Video, Airbnb … Read the full Story >>
