Frieze New York, through Sunday, May 8. Randall’s Island, NY, NY. Info Tickets: $49/$29 Info Transportation: bus from Guggenheim Museum or Ferry from Pier 11 Info Art New York, through Sunday, May 8. Pier 94, 12th Avenue at 55th Street, NY, NY. Info Context New York, through Sunday, May 8. Pier 94, 12th Avenue and Westside Highway, NY, NY. Info Tickets: $75/$40/$25 are good for both Context and Art … Read the full Story >>
Filmmakers of every level can benefit from learning the tech info (cameras, formats, lenses, film stocks) behind the films they admire. As NoFilmSchool notes, IMDb is weak in this area. Fortunately, the ShotOnWhat website wants to supply the info in abundance. The site depends on users—contributors to film projects—to compile its tech database and is still in beta, but it already promises to be a valuable source of filmmaking know-how. Read the full Story >>
If your weekend takes you on the Armory Arts Week circuit, this is the only guide you need on your smartPhone. All you need is good shoes! Photo courtesy The Armory Show. The Armory Show, through March 6, 7 pm.Pier 94 and Pier 92, 711 12th Avenue between West 55th-52nd Streets. $45 general admission, or $60 when paired with VOLTA admission. InfoVolta NY, through March … Read the full Story >>
© Ogemos, Houston Street and Bowery Mural, 2009; the artists, Gustavo and Otavio Pandolfo, will be in New York for the opening of their show at Lehmann Maupin next week. Photo courtesy of the gallery. The fall art season starts with an avalanche of openings next week. Here’s an outline of thought-provoking presentations, mostly on the bleeding edge, to add to your calendar before … Read the full Story >>
Talks / Panels / Screenings / and Beyond Tuesday, August 30 Cutter Designer Cutter | Cutting as Design, 5:30 pm. The New School, University Center, UL 105, 63 Fifth Avenue, NY, NY. Info Visiting Artists Lecture Series presents: Cao Fei, 7:30 pm. Pratt Institute, Higgins Hall, 61 St. James Place, Brooklyn, NY. Info Fort Green Thursday, September 1 Black Women Artists for Black Lives … Read the full Story >>
Drones go missing every day. Whether they're stolen or end up lost as the result of a crash or flyaway, a tool to help track them down was needed, declares DP Review, which spotlights a new drone-recover service called Stolen Drone Info. Powered by DroneSec's internal intelligence platform, SDI scans popular open marketplaces, where drones are likely to turn up, including Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist and eBay. Read the full Story >>
Photographers posting online need to know how to protect themselves, and while the Internet provides lots of information, some of it is better than others, notes Carolyn E. Wright at the Photo Attorney blog. Wright says one of the better sources of info is the Digital Media Law Project, which has now prepared a free Legal Guide that addresses issues like dealing with legal threats, newsgathering and privacy, access to government info, and of course intellectual property rights. Read the full Story >>
Talks / Books / Screenings / And Beyond Wednesday, August 9 Ismar David | The First Hebrew Typeface Family, 6:30 pm. Type Directors Club, 347 West 36th Street, NY, NY Info Institution Building | Abrons Art Center, with Yo-li Chan, Timothy Hartung, Alan Ruiz, 6:30 pm. Abrons Art Center, 466 Grand Street, NY, NY Info Luke Willis Thompson | Mourning, Militancy and Media, Talk/Screening, … Read the full Story >>
While the Bureau of Labor Statistics has some ideas about the prospects for photographers in the info industry (see item at top), the American Photographic Artists trade group gets its take on the photo business … by asking real pro photographers. The APA is inviting working photographers within the US to take its 2013 Photography Industry Survey—which it says is its most comprehensive ever. Random participants will share $2,500 in prizes. Go here for more info. 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 >>
Figure drawing has become something of a mania in New York City, with dozens of Drink & Draw opportunities across the boroughs. The urge to draw the human figure has reached critical mass to the point that the NYC Parks Department now offers—and this is no lie—Figure Al Fresco: free open drawing sessions in several of the city’s parks (above). Following is a list … Read the full Story >>
Talks / Discussions / Screenings / and Beyond Tuesday, August 9 Camille A. Brown performance | Society, Community, and Culture: Ronald Lockett in Context from "Mr. Tol E. Rance", 6:30 pm. American Folk Art Museum, 2 Lincoln Square, NY, NY Info From Here to Haiti | Volunteer update, 6 pm. Queens Museum | New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, NY Info Wednesday, … Read the full Story >>
Saturday, October 14-Sunday, October 15 High Line Open Studios, noon-6 pm. DART subscriber Tom Cocotos sent info about this self-guided tour of over 45 artist studios in the heart of the West Chelsea Arts District. The self-guided tour begins at the West Chelsea Arts Building on West 26th Street. Pick up the map and event information in the lobbies at 508 and 526 West … Read the full Story >>
Special Events Sunday, May 29 Boogie on the Boulevard, noon-4 pm. The Bronx Museum of the Arts, 1040 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY. Info Talk / Discussion / Screenings / And Beyond Tuesday, May 24 Seymour Chwast in conversation with Steve Heller, 6 pm. The Cooper Union, The Rose Auditorium, 41 Cooper Square, NY, NY. Info Lydia Panas, 7 pm. SVA MPS Digital Photography, 136 West 21st Street, Room 418F, … Read the full Story >>
This weekend, Williamsburg, Brooklyn becomes the World Capital of Comics, as Comic Arts Brooklyn opens its doors for two days of unique and entertaining fun. More than 100 artists/publishers/galleries/friends of comics will offer their wares on Saturday. From the Arctic plains of Finland [Bolng Boing] to the Pacific Northwest [Fantagraphics], all wrapped in a cyber-mantle of individual proponents of the form [Birdcage Bottom Books, … Read the full Story >>
“I made a knife to cut fruit, but if others use it to kill, blaming me is unfair,” said Chinese painter Pei-Shen Qian in 2014 when he was indicted on charges of producing 40 worthless fakes that were subsequently sold by the Knoedler & Company gallery for tens of millions of dollars. Info In an interview by Bloomberg News in 2013, Qian said that he was the innocent victim of … Read the full Story >>
Special Events November 30-December 4 | Miami Art Week In addition to Art Basel Miami Beach, NADA Art Fair Miami Beach, Pulse Miami Beach, Scope Miami Beach, Aqua Art Miami, Untitled Art Fair, Satellite, Fridge Art Fair, and X Contemporary, more satellite fairs have sprung up on the mainland. Info Books / talks / Screenings … Read the full Story >>
Special Events Saturday, January 21 Women’s March on Washington and sister marches coast to coast. Info Info January 19-22 Outsider Art Fair. Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th Street, NY, NY Info January 21-22 Classic Photographs Los Angeles. Bonham’s, 7601 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA Info Talks / Book Events / Screenings / and Beyond Tuesday, January 17 UPRISE: Angry Women Show, 6-9 pm. … Read the full Story >>
CLOSING Sue Coe | Graphic Resistance, through September 9. MoMA PS1, NY, NY Info An Incomplete History of Protest: Selections from the Whitney’s Collection, 1940–2017, through August 27. Whitney Museum of Art, NY, NY Info Made in L.A. 2018, through September 2. Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA Info Pacha, Llaqta, Wasichay: Indigenous Space, Modern Architecture, New Art, through September 30. Whitney Museum … Read the full Story >>
This week I’m giving thanks for some extra time for breathing, seeing, and feeling the NYC vibe. So for this holiday week DART Board, join me on a tour of not to miss art shows. DOWNTOWN Bianca Beck | Body Double, through December 23. Rachel Uffner, 170 Suffolk Street, NY, NY Info Rachel Mica Weiss | Limits, through December 21. LMAKGallery, 298 Grand … Read the full Story >>
