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 >>
The Art Students League of New York in partnership with NYC Parks’ Art in the Parks program and the Riverside Park Conservancy will unveil two new large-scale artworks next week by League artists Marco Palli (above) and Sophie Kahn (below) as part of the 2023 Works in Public program. The sculptures will be unveiled at Riverside Park at 145th Street in a public ceremony … Read the full Story >>
Sunday, August 4, 3-5:45pm: Summer Celebration | Works in Public, Riverside Park DART Diary continues its look into summer art events in unusual places—this week with an enticing feast for all the senses at Riverside Park North. Join artists Marco Palli and Sophie Kahn for a summer celebration of their sculptures for Art Students League’s [ASL] Works in Public [WiP] 2024 program—together with dance … Read the full Story >>
Continuing LMCC presents: Ernesto Pujol's The Listening School and The Listeners, Sarah Michelson's june2019/\, Jennifer Monson's ditch, Carol Becker and Mark Epstein's The Agitated Now, and The Sound of Silence, presented by Rooftop Films. River To River closes with Drag Queen Story Hour and Workshop on the Street in celebration of WorldPride NYC. Various venues. InfoAll LMCC events are free and all are welcome to attend. Top: … Read the full Story >>
Marco Palli, a New York-based sculptor from Venezuela, opened an exhibition of new work at the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture (NYSS) last week. The show honors the Larry Einbender Travel Award, which sponsored his anthropological research in Europe last fall. As a friend and colleague who often writes on the subject, he graciously agreed to meet in the … Read the full Story >>
Epic Abstraction: Pollock to Herrera, which opened at The Metropolitan Museum of Art last week, is a collection-based survey of painting, sculpture, assemblage, and drawing from the 1940s into the 21st century. The show, which was recently trashed by two prominent New York critics, casts a spell on viewers through the stunning effects achieved in the first two galleries, which honor the heady … Read the full Story >>
Frieze Sculpture at Rockefeller Center returns to Rockefeller Center—opening this week and continuing through October 2, 2020. Loring Randolph, Director of Frieze NY, says, “So much has changed since our planned opening of this year’s Frieze Sculpture on the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, April 22nd, but what has not waivered is Frieze and Rockefeller Center’s commitment to putting the art of our time in the … Read the full Story >>
For most folks, Labor Day marks the end of summer. But we still have nearly a month of this season, with the weather rapidly improving. Here are a few ideas for celebrating art, nature and culture in a park or garden Saturday, August 31, 11:59pm: Last Chance for Marco Palli’s Our Gates Bring your own music and dance the night away at Our … 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 >>
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s holdings of art from sub-Saharan Africa, the Pacific Islands, and the Americas are integral to the museum’s legacy. When it acquired the former Museum of Primitive Arts, in 1974 (founded by former Governor of New York, Nelson A. Rockefeller) and further established the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, where the arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas are on view, … Read the full Story >>
Yamamoto Masao, Itteki, at Yancey Richardson Gallery through February 8 Talks / Book Events / Screenings / and Beyond Wednesday, February 5 Nancy Spero | Active Histories, in conversation with Christopher Lyon, 6:30 pm. New York Studio School, 8 West 8th Street, NY, NY Info Yonia Fain’s Map of Refugee Modernism, gallery tour, bilingual Yiddish-English poetry reading, film screening and conversation, 6:30 pm. The James … Read the full Story >>
Marco Palli, a New York-based artist who hails from Venezuela, recently completed a major sculpture commission in Malaga, Spain, which will open to the public next summer. He is currently engaged in an independent studies program at the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture, where he received his MFA in June. Following the NYSS Open Studios, two weeks ago, we sat down … Read the full Story >>
Editor's note: This week’s “Over the Fold” feature, Object Form: Thomas Stavovy, is adapted from an exhibition review by sculptor Marco Palli. The Box | Thomas Stavovy, the current artist in residency in the Dumbo Sculpture Studio and Gallery of the New York Studio School (NYSS), recently opened his doors for The Dumbo Open Studios. This exhibition (which continues through June … Read the full Story >>
Luc Tuymans, Me, 2011; talk at The Morgan Library & Museum Thursday Talks / Book Events / Screenings / and Beyond Wednesday, January 22 Xiao Quan | In China When It all Began; moderator: Michael Halsband, 6:30 pm. China Institute in America, 40 Rector Street, NY, NY Info January Town Hall | Photograph, with Arian Allensworth and Jehan Jillani, 6:30 pm. Asian American … Read the full Story >>
Editor's note: This week’s DART Board feature is by sculptor Marco Palli, who also writes on the subject. Who Made LOVE? by Marco Palli There are many versions of “LOVE” around the world, but this particular kind of “LOVE” has been in the making since 1966. The first LOVE sculpture was fabricated out of Cor-Ten steel in 1970 and is currently located at … Read the full Story >>
Marco Palli, from the series, The New Herd of Thoughts, opening Friday, February 15, at The New York Studio School, in Greenwich Village Talks / Book Events / Screenings / and Beyond Friday, February 15 Early Italian Drawings at the Morgan | Rhoda Eitel-Porter, Edidtor of Print Quarterly, 6:30 pm. The Morgan Library & Museum, 225 Madison Avenue, NY, NY Info Tuesday, February … Read the full Story >>
Art lovers who have been waiting for the live museum experience for months can now begin to make plans. Governor Cuomo announced last week that cultural institutions can re-open on August 24th, with strict protocols in place. That means plans are necessary, with advance timed tickets required in order to maintain social distancing mandates. Above: Epic Abstraction at The Met; photo by Marco Palli … Read the full Story >>
Anniversaries are probably celebrated more by publishers than by lovers—so as a book-lover I’m taking this opportunity to end the year by celebrating a book that came into my hands a few weeks ago. The book, Isamu Noguchi: A Sculptor’s World (Steidl 2018) has actually been following me all year, beginning with the preview of Epic Abstraction at The Met on December 10, … 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 >>
Climate change, environmental degradation, and sustainability are among the most significant topics today and have become important subjects in contemporary art. Artist, activist and curator Vernita Nemec, Director of Viridian Artists, recently curated the online exhibition, "Up-Cycling Detritus" for Sculptors Alliance, Inc. As it turns out, detritus has been the main subject of her art and activism since her formative years as … Read the full Story >>
