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June 27, 2007
Opening this past weekend and running through June 30th is Seattle artist Mike Leavitt's "New York Art Army" show. Hand-made action figures were created to visually tell the history of the city's creative scene, the wooden New Yorkers stand alongside other "urban art stars and old masters." Fittingly, the show (exhibited in a site-specific installation) is across the street from the ToyTokyo toy shop, at their Showroom. Leavitt’s “toys” depict famous and controversial artists like... [continue]
| June 26, 2007
This morning at the Gothamist mailbox, a small package was waiting, containing three copies of a small newspaper. On the cover were the words "if we did it, this is how it would've happened" -- a tribute to the recent unpublished OJ Simpson book-- and a picture of a defaced Shepard Fairey piece in Williamsburg. Inside the newspaper we found 14 pages of total insanity-- part revolutionary tract, part interview, part photo essay, part... [continue]
June 25, 2007
After months of silence, it looks like Shepard Fairey's recent work on the streets of New York has brought the Splasher out of retirement. Not clear yet if this is related to last week's stinkbomb arrest. Matt Barber writes:Was down on Wooster today at the candy factory building and snapped this photo, the wheatpaste and paint look pretty fresh to me, Shep just put the same poster up near my house last week so thought... [continue]
June 23, 2007
We may have to wait until next April for Comic Con in New York, but there's plenty of comic goodness over at the Puck Building this weekend at the MoCCA Art Festival. Their well-punctuated description promises a generous dose of the genre: "Meet comics and cartoon artists! Four full ballrooms of cartoonists and publishers! Get sketches and autographs from Bill Sienkiewicz, Joe Staton, Arthur Suydam and others at the MoCCA Fundraising Sketch Table! Buy comics,... [continue]
June 22, 2007
At around 11pm we got a text message from a friend at the Shepard Fairey opening in DUMBO, saying that the "Splasher got caught at the show tonight". So far the information we're hearing is that two guys attempted to set off a stink bomb at the show, but were stopped by security. It remains to be seen if the stink-bombers are the same guys who set off a stink bomb at the Faile... [continue]
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June 22, 2007
The New Museum wants us all to get lost. Well, not really, but they did recently ask 21 artists worldwide to get their image of New York down on paper for their exhibit, Get Lost. The personal viewpoints and maps of downtown New York cover territory that is both real and imagined (including fictional landscapes, utopian visions, private memories, and obsessive instructions), so if you follow one - you'd surely get lost (but in an... [continue]
June 16, 2007
Crafting has made a big comeback over the past few years, and the Renegade Craft Fair has done a good job of creating a platform for crafters to sell their wares. The Post says "Expect indie artists with an edge - not frumpy, mothball-tinged women in cat sweatshirts peddling macramé plant holders. This craft fair has got cred." From their website: The Renegade Craft Fair is a unique DIY event organized by Sue Blatt... [continue]
June 13, 2007
Through September 4th, Eugene de Salignac's photographs will be shown at the New York Rises exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York. What separates this photographer from others who have taken famous shots of this city throughout the ages, is that de Salignac served as photographer for the New York City Department of Bridges/Plant and Structures. He did this for the first three decades of the 20th century (1903 to 1934) and... [continue]
June 11, 2007
The 29th Annual Museum Mile Festival is tomorrow, with more creativity than you can imagine concentrated in a festival on 5th Avenue (from 82nd Street to 105th Street). From the Met to El Museo del Barrio you'll be able to find waived museum admissions. Museo del Barrio director Julian Zugazagoitia tells NY1, “It's the greatest day because all of Fifth Avenue is closed, so that all of the museums can be visited free of charge,... [continue]
June 7, 2007
Last May a bunch of Brooklyn College MFA graduates exhibited their work at the War Memorial, only to have it banned by the Brooklyn Parks Department. In the process of hauling off the artwork the Parks Department deemed inappropriate, college officials managed to damange some of it. Two Trees Management (who is moving Galapagos to Dumbo) saved the day and exhibited their show at 70 Washington Street. Meanwhile, the students sued the Parks Department, the... [continue]
Faile, the Williamsburg streetart supergroup composed of two guys named Patrick, is having their first solo NYC gallery show this weekend, and they've asked Gothamist to announce the super-secret location. They've taken over an old glass factory on Chrystie Street just south of Stanton, and filled it with dozens of their canvases and sculptures. If you've enjoyed their street work and are in the neighborhood, check out the show-- today through Sunday, 11am-6pm, at... [continue]
June 4, 2007
In one of those weird societal flip-flops, The New York Times today reports on a group of graffiti artists who are suing to limit the expropriation of their commercial property for public display. The Tats Cru and a dozen other street artists whose work don the walls of buildings all over the city are suing the author, publisher, and an exhibitor of a book about urban murals - aka in NYC. They feel that... [continue]
June 3, 2007
If you like the work of Richard Serra, be sure to head to the MoMA this summer. Starting today at the museum, Richard Serra Sculpture: Forty Years is on exhibition. The retrospective includes his early work in rubber and lead, as well as two works from the 90s displayed in the MoMA's sculpture garden, and three new pieces. Serra, born in California, is mostly known for his minimalist work with large steel plates. Two... [continue]
June 1, 2007
We've heard of paintings getting CT scans, but how about $100K cleanings? Maxfield Parrish's 25-foot King Cole mural, owned by the St. Regis Hotel, just got restored to its original splendor at that exact price. The $12M painting hadn't been cleaned in 40 years, and since there wasn't a smoking ban for most of that time, and the painting hung in the hotel bar - the appearance suffered. This cleaning was one of the last... [continue]