Work by Lucio Fontana (1899-1986), an artist of profound immensity, is being presented in a historic exhibition, Lucio Fontana Sculpture, which opened last week at Hauser & Wirth’s Upper East Side gallery. Fontana’s first major U.S. solo show was in 1961 at Martha Jackson Gallery—which occupied the same space on East 69th Street—and presented his acclaimed Tagli (Slashes). Although he was applauded in Europe at … Read the full Story >>
Francisco Goya (1746–1828), who served as court painter to a king he despised, was an artist for whom drawing was the equivalent of breathing. He worked at a time when Spain was locked in deadly combat with the armies of three countries, and bands of roving guerrillas, in the Peninsular War of 1807-14. His prolific activity as a draftsman and printmaker is spectacular, if known mainly to scholars; … Read the full Story >>
While serendipitous online research can sometimes seem like a tool of procrastination, it often leads to thought-provoking visual treats. A good example is a publication designed by the Modernist designer, Will Burton, while he was serving in Army during WWII, in the presentation branch of the OSS. During that time he created the infographics on position firing in a gunnery training manual for the US Air Force. Burtin was … Read the full Story >>
EXT. HOLLYWOOD ROOSEVELT HOTEL It's July 29, 2021. A crowd gathers poolside at the historic hotel - conversations are happening - the chatter is lively - the mood is festive. The sun is shining as FELIX ART FAIR opens its doors. We see a camera crew following JERRY SALTZ as he begins his livestream of the fair…. INT. HOLLYWOOD ROOSEVELT BALLROOM Aerial view: two lines form, one to … Read the full Story >>
For more than forty years, Chuck Close has explored the art of printmaking in his continuing investigation into the principles of perception. Celebrated as a painter and photographer, he has mastered the unique artistic language of printmaking, having done editions in etching, aquatint, lithography, direct gravure, silkscreen, traditional Japanese woodcut, and reduction linocut. Close has said that any innovation that is evident in his … Read the full Story >>
Artists Wendy MacNaughton [San Francisco] and Julia Rothman [New York], whose widely published works graces the pages of The New York Times, New York magazine, The Wall Street Journal, and other media outlets—as well as their own book and art projects—recently took a stand to bring the work of talented female artists to the attention of assigning editors and creative directors. The result is … Read the full Story >>
Wednesday, December 1 online: AIDS Memorial Quilt Panels for David Wojnarowicz | P·P·O·W Viewing Room In recognition of Day With(out) Art, P·P·O·W is pleased to announce a special presentation of the AIDS Memorial Quilt Panels for artist David Wojnarowicz and his deceased partner Tom Rauffenbart, created and sewn by Anita Vitale, Cynthia Carr, Gracie Mansion, Jean Foos, Judy Glantzman, and Virginia Hourigan. Additional … Read the full Story >>
Friday, January 26, 6-8:30pm: Jared Deery | A Liminal Light Depicting still lifes, often with potted plants acting as a sort of cynosure, Deery maps out how the freestyle nature of flowers can reshape an environment around them. The paintings not only attract viewers, but reframe the meaning of space as they find themselves situated closer to or father away from the branching … Read the full Story >>
Sunday, January 14: Timothy Cummings at Hoffman These dream-like fantasy figures filled with myriad detail and discovery often address the issue of youthful turmoil, of that awkward moment between childhood and adulthood, of identity, and of gender. The artist often paints portraits as a child might conjure them in his/her mind, giving an almost hallucinatory quality to a grown-up persona. Mostly intimate in scale … Read the full Story >>
Closing June 4: Wangetchi Mutu | Intertwined at New Museum Celebrate the closing weekend of Wangechi Mutu: Intertwined with the artist, who will join exhibition co-curators Vivian Crockett and Margot Norton in conversation at the New Museum. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear Mutu discuss her multimedia practice that layers mythical narratives and sociohistorical references to confront contemporary realities. Tickets … Read the full Story >>
Crafting the Ballets Russes at The Morgan Library & Museum The exhibition opens with the dramatic arrival of Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes troupe in Paris in 1909 and goes on to trace its impact across the arts, highlighting the rise of women in leading creative roles. They include Bronislava Nijinska, who in 1921 became the Ballets Russes’ only female choreographer and whose groundbreaking … Read the full Story >>
Tuesday, July 9, 6-8pm: Linda Coletta | Scratch and Sniff at Untitled Linda Colletta explores the dynamic and tactile essence of painting in a manner that dances between poetry and punk rock. This new collection is a sensory adventure designed to immerse viewers in the interplay of chaos and order, silence and noise, action and contemplation. Colletta invites viewers to engage actively with … Read the full Story >>
Thursday, January 22: Jasper Johns | Between the Clock and the Bed at Gagosian Between the Clock and the Bed—an exhibition of historic works by Jasper Johns at Gagosian in partnership with Castelli Gallery—surveys the crosshatch paintings and drawings that dominated his practice from 1973 to 1983 and have reverberated across his subsequent production. Commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of this body of … Read the full Story >>
Boundless: 10 Years of Seeding Black Comic Futures, celebrates the tenth anniversary of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture’s Black Comic Book Festival, through photographs, memorabilia, creator highlights, comic book reading stations, and clips from past festival programs. Drawn from the Schomburg Center’s archival collections, this exhibition illuminates the long history of Black comics and sequential art creators and … Read the full Story >>
Thursday, November 4 | Jaune Quick-to-See Smith: Woman in LandscapeGarth Greenan Gallery presents recent works in mixed media and in 3D. Smith paints an America portrayed as maps in saturated color—in one work making each state a different shade of red. Maps have historically been instruments in the exercise of power and territorial expansion. Across the series, Smith hints at the map’s … Read the full Story >>
Wednesday, May 8, 6-8 pm: Stanley Whitney | By the Love of Those Unloved at Gagosian By the Love of Those Unloved, the gallery’s first exhibition of work by Stanley Whitney in New York, features new paintings and works on paper. A master colorist, Whitney takes an exploratory and lyrical approach to painting in his canvases, which are structured as loose grids of rectilinear … Read the full Story >>
Thursday, September 11–Sunday, September 14 | New York Art Book Fair at MoMA PS1 This year’s fair makes its long-awaited return to MoMA PS1, with over 250 local and international artists’ book publishers, alongside a full weekend of programs and performances. Hyperallergic says, “This venue partnership exemplifies a shared commitment to creating spaces where audiences can engage with new ideas and perspectives, while reaffirming … Read the full Story >>
Thursday, March 27, 5-8pm: Edel Rodriguez | Reading and talk at Baruch Visit Baruch College's Newman Library for an evening of readings and conversation with Spring '25 writer-in-residence Edel Rodriguez, author of the graphic memoir Worm, and this year’s Sidney Harman Writer-in-Residence at Baruch College, CUNY. The evening will be hosted by the Harman Program and "Latinx Visions", a podcast that … Read the full Story >>
Thursday June 26 5-6 pm: Karen Finley | Performance / Let Me Bitch A Little at Freight + Volume As part of her current exhibition, Karen Finley will perform her spoken word piece, Let Me Bitch A Little followed by a walk-through of the show, More Desperate Than Ever, which closes in two weeks. The centerpiece of this show is a large ongoing … Read the full Story >>
June 17: Branching Out: Tree as Community Hosts Anchored by an exhibition of six site-specific sculptures by emerging New York artists, Power of Trees will be experienced by visitors across the Garden through visual art, performances, and special events as well as simply by walking the grounds. The central art exhibition of this program, Branching Out: Trees as Community Hosts, features six site-specific sculptural … Read the full Story >>
