Is there an artist/designer/illustrator out there who hasn’t succumbed to a gnawing sense of inadequacy when trying—very hard—to understand color theory as it’s generally taught in art schools? What ever happened to the delight we took as children when cracking open a fresh box of 64 Crayolas? Often given for an important holiday or a birthday celebration, the colors represented far more than the … Read the full Story >>
Wednesday, July 30, 6:30-8:30: Rooftop Drawing at Ornithology Jazz Club Join Danial Pagan on Tuesday, August 5th for an unforgettable evening of figure drawing set to live jazz at Ornithology Jazz Club, one of Brooklyn’s most inspiring music spaces. Bring your sketchbooks, your favorite drawing materials, and settle in as live music fills the room. We will be drawing from a live model, starting … Read the full Story >>
Continuing: David Hockney | 20 Flowers and Some Bigger Pictures at Pace 20 Flowers and Some Bigger Pictures expands on a series of iPad paintings made by David Hockney while quarantining at his studio in Normandy. Inspired by his daily observations, Hockney devoted himself to the iPad, a medium of unique immediacy that allowed him to be prolific in his depictions of his home, the … Read the full Story >>
Opening February 17: Faith Ringgold | American People at The New Museum Celebrating six decades of art by Harlem-born nonagenarian Faith Ringgold, this long overdue retrospective features a collection of figurative paintings, narrative textiles, and soft sculptures shaped by a belief in the power of women’s labor and Black visual traditions. Above: American People Series #18: The Flag Is Bleeding, 1967, courtesy of The … Read the full Story >>
There has not been a showing of Raghubir Singh’s work in New York for nearly ten years—the last being a small, gem-like presentation at the Hermes Gallery, located on the top floor of the Madison Avenue store. But last week, The Met Breuer opened a major exhibition of photographs by the Indian photographer born in 1942 whose prolific career was cut short when he … Read the full Story >>
Save the date: June 29-July 2 | ICON11 in Kansas City ICON: The Illustration Conference is a 4-day eventfeaturing paper presentations by top educators, workshops led by and for illustrators, a marketplace, an exhibition showing original works, a juried animation screening, 2-full days of mainstage presentations, opportunities to meet your heroes, reconnect with friends, and rub elbows with that special … Read the full Story >>
John Chiara makes large-scale, unique photographs using a camera of his own design. If you were to catch him on the mobile early on a work day, he might say, “Hang on while I park the camera.” The Big Camera, as it has become known, is roughly the size of a U-Haul, which Chiara has driven all over the San Francisco Bay Area, creating … Read the full Story >>
Exceptional art offers an experience apart from explanation. There’s hardly been a better demonstration of this notion than the experience offered by Ebony G. Patterson in her installation titled …things come to thrive…in the shedding…in the molting…, currently on view at the New York Botanical Garden. Patterson turns a light onto dark subjects: the violence, extinction, annihilation and erasure brought by colonialism, … Read the full Story >>
Saturday, September 27-Monday, September 19: Bushwick Open Studios Produced by Arts in Bushwick, Monsta House Universe, Bushwick Street Art, this 3-day festival is a testament to an unwavering commitment to fostering a community where creativity thrives year-round. From visual art installations to performances that defy expectations, the 21st installment of Bushwick Open Studios [BOS] promises an exhilarating journey through the heart of creativity The … Read the full Story >>
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 >>
