Once in a while I see a photograph that is truly revelatory. The one I found yesterday is by Stephen Wilkes and is part of an exhibit of his recent work from China, on view through September 13th at ClampArt Gallery. This is a panoramic view of the backside of the Three Gorges Dam at a tiny village in Hubei province. On the left … Read the full Story >>
‘T’ Space is a visionary arts organization with a focus on education, design and ecology, located on a 30-acre woodland site in the Hudson Valley and founded by renowned international architect Steven Holl. Dedicated to the preservation of its naturally forested habitat, ‘T’ Space offers art and architecture exhibitions united with poetry readings and music performances by international and emerging artists with … Read the full Story >>
With Presenting Shakespeare, Mirko Ilic and Steven Heller have gathered over a thousand posters from around the globe to show why Shakespeare has become the most important writer in the English language. In a lively and entertaining introduction, the two demonstrate the power of branding, from the dawn of the poster to the banner ads that invade today's desktops. While they're at it they explain … Read the full Story >>
Quick! Without thinking, name your favorite designed object. If this question induces a state of panic, take a deep breath and ask yourself, "Why didn't I just say, 'iPhone?'" Never mind that you still have a Palm III, if you live in New York, Design Life Now, the Cooper-Hewitt Museum's third triennial, might be the cure. Work by 87 designers across a mind-boggling … Read the full Story >>
The first flash of spring art fairs lights up New York now, with The Art Dealers Association of America’s [ADDA] Art Show opening today—a week ahead of the Armory Show Art Week. The Grand Dame of art fairs, The Art Show’s 30th edition, occupying the Park Avenue Armory’s massive Drill Hall once again, presents 72 galleries, with several presenting solo shows by major woman … Read the full Story >>
If you’re heading to Brooklyn this weekend for the New York Photo Festival, this is an opportunity to catch Northeast Kingdom, an exhibition of black-and-white images by Andrew Frost at United Photo Industries, presented by Conveyor Arts, which continues through Sunday. There will be an artist talk on Saturday at 2 pm. For the past two years, Frost has been making large-format photographs … Read the full Story >>
If you’ve kicked yourself for having missed the exhibition Guadalupe Rosales: Legends Never Die, A Collective Memory, which recently closed at Aperture, the magazine’s online archive might be your next move. The exhibition expanded on a recent article about Rosales’ archive of Chicano life in Los Angeles, which began when she moved from LA to New York City in 2000. For Rosales, “these … Read the full Story >>
Even as the latest round of art fairs converges on New York City this week, there are still opportunities to check out more of the 2018 MFA thesis exhibitions opening, and continuing around town. Closing Saturday, May 5 Hunter College 2018 MFA Thesis Exhibition | 9 artists, 11am-6 pm. 201 Hudson Street, NY, NY Info Continuing NYU MFA 2018 Thesis Exhibition part 2 | … Read the full Story >>
The main exhibition now at Exit Art brings together all you could want in a show depicting the landscape in ruins. Ecoaesthetic: The Tragedy of Beauty presents work by nine photographers for whom terra firma is a battleground, taking the position that the tragic outcome of human actions - environmental degradation through deforestation, industry, and war, for example - becomes the aesthetic of the … Read the full Story >>
How many legends can you think of who are known by a single name? Shakespeare, Caruso, Elvis, Cher, Madonna, Bono, Jesus...The list goes on, of course, and in the world of art and design it includes Leonardo, Daumier, Hopper, Warhol, Milton, Crumb...and Seymour. Â Left to right: Self-Portrait as Map; Hell, Really; Einstein. Copyright Seymour Chwast. Seymour Chwast, who with Milton Glaser and Edward … Read the full Story >>
As part of its sixtieth anniversary celebration, Aperture Foundation presents the exhibition Delpire & Co. featuring a half-century of achievement in the life and work of visionary French publisher, editor, and curator Robert Delpire. The exhibition showcases Delpire’s rise to prominence in the world of photography through his pioneering work in magazine and book publishing, film, curatorship, and advertising. Pursuing a career in medicine, Delpire took a fork in the road and … Read the full Story >>
The High Line opened its new section at the beginning of June, doubling the length of this ribbon of greenery to a mile. It now runs from Gansevoort Street to 30th Street, linking three West Side neighborhoods. The new section, which begins at 20th Street, has a distinctly different character from the southern section: for most of its length, the path is quite narrow, … Read the full Story >>
It’s not a stretch to call New York City the world capital of living large—perhaps to be even more so following Brexit. But ever since the 2012 exhibition, Making Room: New Models for Housing New Yorkers, presented by the Museum of the City of New York in collaboration with Citizens Housing and Planning Council, scaling down has become an increasingly desirable way of life. … Read the full Story >>
Inspired by Richard Avedon's portraits from In the American West, New York photographer Coke Wisdom O'Neal took the idea of a neutral backdrop and traveling photo studio to extremes. A selection of images from his new series is on view at Mixed Greens Gallery, with an opening reception for the artist tomorrow night. O'Neal conceived the backdrop for his portraits as a huge … Read the full Story >>
Tales of romance and revenge, and even the everyday stuff of life, have become fodder for artists who take up needle arts to create narrative art. Tonight the Center for Book Arts opens its annual Artist Members Exhibition, with 35 works by 38 artists using threads of different kinds. On display are prints, books, sculptures, installations and videos, that combine texts and textures in … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from New York City, what are some of your favorite things about living and working in the South? A: I was born in New York, but lived overseas (mostly Southeast Asia) all throughout my childhood, so I’m a third culture kid from essentially nowhere. My favorite thing about living and working in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is the pace of life. No rush, no … Read the full Story >>
Keith Haring became a widely-celebrated artist for his comic-like drawings and paintings in the New York subways in the 1980s. At his lecture at Cranbrook on September 25, 1987, in conjunction with the museum’s commission of his Detroit Notes mural, Haring discussed his intentions in these early subway explorations: “I started making drawings that were figurative after doing abstract work for almost five years, … Read the full Story >>
Amid visions of global migration, corporate power trips, portraits, camera-less photographs and the influence of Andy Warhol on image makers today, looking at the land and the ways in which people have altered it continues to fascinate. In at least 20 exhibitions, an incredible variety of approaches can be seen in the galleries this month, from the huge, digitally constructed panoramics of Scott McFarland … Read the full Story >>
You couldn't wish for a better reader than Isaac Mizrahi for Sergei Prokofiev's children's classic, Peter and the Wolf. The musical fable, composed in 1936, has become a new standard for the holiday season at the Guggenheim Museum. Now in his third year at the lectern, Mizrachi owns the text and relates the story of the impulsive boy who bags the sinister … Read the full Story >>
Talks / Book Events / Protestb / Screenings / and Beyond Wednesday, July 19-Sunday, July 23 Comic-Com International San Diego. San Diego Convention Center, CA Info Wednesday, July 19 Exhibition as Image | Art Through the Camera’s Eye, 7 pm. Mini/Goethe-Institut Curatorial, 38 Ludlow Street, NY, NY Info Christian Marclay and Okkyung Lee | Small Sphere and Heavy Sphere, 8 pm. Whitney Museum of … Read the full Story >>
