New York Now | Home: A Photography Triennial Opening March 10 at Museum of the City of New York and inspired by the Museum’s landmark presentation of the same name in 2000, this series will occur every three years and engage different themes and issues of the contemporary city.The first installment examines the idea of “Home.” At its most practical, “Home” refers to the literal … Read the full Story >>
“Be Safe.” ”Be Strong.” These are words to live by—today more than ever. As many are struggling to adjust to a life in the arts without locations, making art and sharing it virtually are a kind of salvation. Today I'll pass along several ideas that came in through the feed: The Virtual Studio Visit |From ArtNet News Through interviews with artists and curators, ArtNet … Read the full Story >>
Tuesday, November 30, 6:30 pm: Aperture presents Daniel Gordon on his large color photographs, including Flying Pctures (powerHouse Books, 2009), in the Parsons Lecture Series. Aperture Gallery and Bookstore, 546 West 27 Street, 4th floor, NY, NY. Free. Tuesday, November 30: Last chance for Vogue'ology, an exhibition created by the Ballroom Archive & Oral History Project and the sound art collective Ultra-red, in … Read the full Story >>
Yesterday Maria Santto, one of my students in the full-time Photojournalism/Documentary Program at ICP back in the day, wrote in to share her lockdown experience: “A State of Emergency was declared in Finland on the 18th of March 2020. We haven't had a situation this extreme since the Second World War. I think that since the COVID 19 crisis was declared a pandemic, life has … Read the full Story >>
The New York Botanical Garden recently opened Kusama: Cosmic Nature, the first-ever comprehensive exploration of Yayoi Kusama’s fascination with the natural world throughout the Garden. The exhibition, related programs, and accompanying publication reveal Kusama’s lifelong fascination with the natural world and its countless manifestations beginning in her childhood spent in the greenhouses and fields of her family’s seed nursery in Matsumoto, Japan. Viewers … Read the full Story >>
Friday, July 18, 6-9pm: BAM Red Dots Art Experience in Tribeca Just in from subscriber Klay-James Amos [above]: This Art Exhibition will feature works by 40 local and international artists, presented in the heart of TriBeCa, Lower Manhattan, with free refreshments and artmaking events all 3 days of the show. Contemporary Art featuring: Pretty Paintings, Daring Drawings, Cool Comic Art, Super Sculptures, Pristine Photography, Powerful Prints, … Read the full Story >>
Tonight, noted writer, critic and curator, Vince Aletti, will be in conversation with graphic designer Ruth Ansell and creative director Sam Shadid about his latest book, ISSUES: A History of Photography in Fashion Magazines, at The Cooper Union. He recently conducted this exclusive interview for DART by email. Above: Spread from the April 1965 issue of Harpers Bazaar; photos © Richard Avedon Peggy Roalf: … Read the full Story >>
School of Visual Arts will honor prolific illustrator and faculty member Steve Brodner with the 31st annual Masters Series Award and Exhibition in 2019. “The Masters Series: Steve Brodner” will be a comprehensive retrospective of his celebrated career and include never-before-seen political art and illustration work set along a timeline covering the past five decades. “Brodner’s pen acts as a weapon to challenge the status quo … Read the full Story >>
Peggy Roalf: As Director of the Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, you already had a strong connection to Rockefeller Center through a work by Isamu Noguchi commissioned in 1938. How did you become involved as Curator of Frieze Sculpture last year? Above: Red Earth by Andy Goldsworthy; photo courtesy of Frieze and Casey Kelbaugh Brett Littman: I was approached to curate the inaugural Frieze Sculpture … Read the full Story >>
April 23-27: AIPAD | The Photography Show at The Armory The Association of International Photography Art Dealers [AIPAD] was organized in 1979. With members in the United States, Australia, Canada, Europe and Japan, the Association has become a unifying force in the field of photography. AIPAD is dedicated to creating and maintaining high standards in the business of exhibiting, buying, and selling photographic … Read the full Story >>
Wednesday March 20, 6:30 pm: Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya | Raise Your Voice, at MCNY These site-specific murals by Brooklyn-based artist Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya mixes selections from the public art campaign “We Are More” with original artwork of historical activist figures Malcolm X and Yuri Kochiyama. Both Harlem-based, these leaders became friends and allies in their campaigns against racism and war, and inspired future generations of activists in … 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 >>
Peggy Roalf: As President of the upcoming ICON11Illustration Conference, would you tell the readers—many of whom are creatives and artists who are hoping to attend—what will set this edition apart from its predecessors? Bri Hermanson: ICON is such a unique conference. Historically, ICON has been committed to providing a diverse forum for an ongoing dialogue that serves the illustration, design, publishing, advertising, and academic … Read the full Story >>
Surrealism, the art movement that originated in Paris around 1924, is widely perceived to be a European model that engaged in playful but often darkly realized takes on dreams and the unconscious as they materialize in daily life. Salvador Dali’s melting watch, or Rene Magritte’s miniature train that shoots out of a fireplace come to mind in this context. A new exhibition, Surrealism Beyond … Read the full Story >>
In a suburb just a stone's throw from Paris lies a town almost as sweet as its name: Joinville-le-Pont. It stretches across both sides of the beautiful Marne river, with its famous bridge (le Pont), which was historically the only way to go from Paris to the eastern provinces of France. Lining the river are proudly kept boats; along the street are beautiful homes, … Read the full Story >>
Jacob Thomas is a New York City-based illustrator and artist whose editorial work has appeared in numerous publications, as well as other venues including a mural in the Empire State Building. Thomas is also a prolific street artist; he says, "I'm making a lot of politically-driven work lately. I'm scared for our country." He creates his work in a variety of styles and mediums, … Read the full Story >>
Peggy Roalf: My first impression of your current exhibition, Cloud Architecture, seen from the entrance of Planthouse Gallery, was: This is so much like what you did at Wave Hill, back in 2012. You had done drawings of dead bumble bees, all on small sheets of paper, pinned to the wall in a grid. I remember asking why dead bees interested you as … Read the full Story >>
Years ago, simply having a good website was enough for a photographer. Updating your site once every year was okay, and it basically existed as a digital version of your print portfolio. It was not the primary way that potential clients evaluated you. Today, it's a vastly different landscape. The web now offers savvy and ambitious photographers dozens of possible avenues to make themselves … Read the full Story >>
What we see on the internet is largely determined by what web search engines choose to show us. Be it for the best chili recipes or the best photographers, people frequently start their web browsing journey with a query via Google, Yahoo, or Bing. If you're a photographer and you want people to find your website, you had better optimize it for search engines, … Read the full Story >>
SooJin Buzelli is an art director who has made a huge impact on the world of illustrators and illustration. As the creative director for business magazines PLANSPONSOR, PLANADVISER, Chief Investment Officer, and Chief Investment Officer Europe, she assigns over 350 illustrations a year. SooJin is noted for both her art direction talents and her ability to work with and mentor illustrators; her assignments appear … Read the full Story >>
