“Revolutionary change usually occurs first in the minds of artists.” An interview with legendary filmmaker and iconoclast Nick Zedd.
Read More...Interview with Truth Seeker Nick Zedd
‘A Painter and His Poets: The Art of George Schneeman’
Poets Bill Berskon and Ron Padgett have curated a lovely exhibition of the work of the artist George Schneeman now on view at Poets House in Battery Park. A friend to the curators, as well as many other notable New York City poets, “A Painter and His Poets: The Art of George Schneeman” showcases 40 years worth of Schneeman’s paintings, collages, prints, and books, made in collaboration with his poet friends, as well as a large number of his portraits of them.
Read More...Ai Weiwei: ‘According to What?’ at the Brooklyn Museum
A survey of the outspoken Chinese artist presents 20 years of his provocative work that blurs the line between art and activism.
Read More...‘Secret Signals’: The Otherworldly Photography of Christina Dallas
Bushwick’s Catland Books holds their first ever art show with haunting, symbol-laden photographs by artist Christina Dallas, AKA “Teen Angel”.
Read More...Art Review: Richard Renaldi’s Creepy and Unaffecting ‘Touching Strangers’
As a New Yorker forced to touch strangers almost anytime I find myself on the subway at rush hour, I find it hard to romanticize the premise behind Richard Renaldi’s “Touching Strangers” exhibition which opened last week at the Aperture Foundation Gallery in Chelsea.
Read More...Brucennial’s Swan Song
This year’s iconoclastic Brucennial is about to come to a close. The show, hosted by the anonymous art collective Bruce High Quality Foundation, provides, with over-saturated walls featuring art solely from female artists, a stark and refreshing contrast to the Whitney Biennial uptown. If you haven’t made it there yet, tomorrow will be your last chance.
Read More...Review: The Trouble with Gauguin’s ‘Metamorphoses’
While there are some troubling aspects to Gauguin’s work, his ‘Metamorphoses’ show now on view at MOMA presents an intriguing side of his work in print and sculpture.
Read More...Artist Surfboards for Waves for Water
There’s one day left to score one of 19 surfboards painted by artists such as Retna, Jeremy Fish, Richard Colman, Cleon Peterson, and Monica Canilao. They are up for auction on Paddle8, with all proceeds benefiting Waves for Water, a non-profit that works on the front-line to provide clean water to communities in need around the world.
Read More...Interview with Artist Michele Basora
The work of artist Michele Basora is mesmerizingly strange. Female figures, animals, and plants become one in her lush, fantastical visions. Birds sprout from women’s mouths; owl’s wings turn into breasts; and dodo birds mingle with flowers. After seeing her solo show at Gitana Rosa Gallery’s new Chelsea location, I sought the artist out to learn about the woman behind these mysterious paintings and drawings.
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