Category Archives: Art
After the Storm… Dear Mother Nature at the Dorsky Museum
There are many reasons to venture out this weekend — just getting out after the horrific and destructive winds of Hurricane Sandy, [a storm that may be a glimpse of the dire changes in our weather patterns] will be liberating. One very good … Continue reading
BARD PROFESSOR AN-MY LÊ NAMED MACARTHUR FELLOW
An-My Lê, esteemed photographer and Bard College professor of photography, has been named a 2012 MacArthur Fellow. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced Lê as one of 23 new fellows for 2012. MacArthur Fellowships are awarded to talented individuals in a variety of fields who have … Continue reading
From 199A to 199B: Liam Gillick and Anti-Establishment – Two Art Exhibitions at The Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard
This is a companion piece to: CCS Bard Presents: Why New Forms? A Curatorial Conference on the Occasion of CCS Bard’s 20th Anniversary Year by the Editor, published in June 2012 When people think of the duties of an art curator, they imagine … Continue reading
Woodstock Painter Mariella Bisson Awarded NYFA Fellowship
Mariella Bisson of Woodstock is awarded the prestigious 2012 NYFA Fellowship in Painting. The New York Foundation for the Arts highly sought after fellowship in painting brings a great deal of prestige along with a sizable monetary grant to the recipient. … Continue reading
Apologies, Offerings and Celebrations; Dear Mother Nature at the Dorsky Museum
A remarkable exhibit opened at the Dorsky Museum on June 23. I was there for the opening, I’ve returned several times… and I will certainly go back before the show closes on Nov. 4. Dear Mother Nature — curated by Linda Weintraub— is a stunning indictment, … Continue reading
DOCUMENTA 13-An Exhibition of Contrasts
I have lived in Berlin for many years and, as I am kept busy with the spectacular array of cultural events that this city has to offer, I do not often venture to other parts of Germany. This year, however, I decided to … Continue reading
Eye-opening Chinese Photography at Katonah Museum
A man has just fallen through the floor, his legs dangling through a hole in the ceiling of the room below, startling the people below. His legs are a living appendage, a partial human chandelier, announced by the splattering of plaster on the … Continue reading
ROLL ART HIGHLIGHT: Artist Christie Sheele, Studio Tour AND Opening Show at Albert Shahinian Fine Art
Christie Sheele, A weekend of ART First, on Saturday & Sundy: Open Studio/Shandaken Art Studio Tour. 11 – 5 Saturday & Sunday, 15 Park Road, Chichester, NY, 12416 Then, on Saturday evening: New Pastels, Albert Shahinian Fine Art, July 21-September 16, Reception July 21, 5-9pm, … Continue reading