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May 23, 2007
This month, two works by sculptor Richard Serra were brought in to the MoMA - all in preparation for “Richard Serra Sculpture: Forty Years,” a retrospective exhibiting the artists work, opening next month. Below, you can see how several hundred tons of steel are transported in to the museums sculpture garden. Click here to watch video. NY Mag reports that New York hasn't always accommodated the artist: In 1981, Serra’s notorious Tilted Arc, a 120-foot... [continue]
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The Sun reports that one of the Metropolitan Museum of Arts' treasured artworks was recently at the NYU Medical Center for a CT scan. Conservator of paintings George Bisacca had the duty of transporting "The Annunciation", a painting by the Sienese master Sassetta from the 15th-century, there to clear up some questions. Mainly the "historical conundrum" about whether "the Met's painting...was originally part of Sassetta's famous, but long ago fragmented, altarpiece from the Franciscan church... [continue]
May 21, 2007
The Summer of Love is back, and taking over New York for a 40th anniversary celebration spanning museums, theaters and screens. The NY Times takes a look at what to expect during this retrospective celebration: The Whitney Museum of American Art is noting the anniversary with “Summer of Love: Art of the Psychedelic Era,” opening Thursday. The Public Theater, which formed that summer with “Hair,” is staging a hippie-friendly season of Shakespeare in the Park,... [continue]
May 18, 2007
Starting tomorrow Ortega's Obelisco Transportable, a variation on the traditional form of an obelisk, will be on view in Central Park. What's an obelisk, you ask? Think: Washington Monument. Ortega's "stands on a grassy platform on wheels, as though it has been uprooted from a previous location and made portable." As such, the "mobile landmark" can move to commemorate any occasion in any location and offers a "pragmatic yet wryly playful approach to a global... [continue]
May 16, 2007
Last night, the 81" by 55.5" Mark Rothko painting White Center, owned by David Rockefeller for 47 years, was sold for $72,840,000 at Sotheby's contemporary art auction. The painting's sale broke auction records for both Rothko and contemporary art, and Sotheby's gamble of offering Rockefeller a rumored $46 million guarantee that the painting would see (risky, because the previous Rothko auction record was $22.4 million) seemed to pay off. Rockefeller previously stated that he would... [continue]
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May 14, 2007
You may think you lived in a cramped apartment, but what would it be like to share a four-story, clear vinyl tenement no wider than your shoulders? A group of six international artists is 15 days into a radical experiment in "two-dimensional" living. FLATLAND is a piece of performance art being staged over a three-week period at the Sculpture Center in Long Island City, Queens. Attempting to carry on their individual work while adapting... [continue]
May 11, 2007
The only previous owners of Rothko's "White Center" have been the Bliss family (founders of the MoMA) and David Rockefeller. Tuesday night, the painting will be on the auction block at Sotheby's. The rest of us who can't afford it can check it out starting today at Sotheby's (1334 York Avenue at 72nd Street) during the following times: Friday, 11 May 07, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Saturday, 12 May 07, 10:00 AM - 5:00... [continue]
May 3, 2007
Claude Monet, forger of French impressionism - and artist of choice amongst college girls everywhere, will have over 60 of his masterpieces on view at the Wildenstein & Co. gallery starting tomorrow (and running through June 15th). According to AM New York, the paintings are on loan from approximately 20 different museums and 40 private collections - making this the largest retrospective of Monet's work in New York in over 30 years. Three works... [continue]
May 1, 2007
Last night we dropped by Evan Roth's Geek Graffiti class at Parsons for the final project presentations. The MFA students in the class had put together some amazing stuff. Our favorite project was was a reaction to the ubiquitous "Dan Smith Will Teach You Guitar" posters that you see all over the city. The artist got a copy of one of the posters, and remixed it to have Dan teaching a variety of interesting... [continue]