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Nathaniel Hein and Jennifer Gonzales, Post Consumer Suffocation: Greenhouse, 2009. PVC, soil, seedlings, hardware, 9 x 6 x 9 feet. Images courtesy the artist.
Friday, July 2nd, 2010

Outdoor Sculptures Enliven Governors Island

Nature Rules, the 28th Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, is at Governors Island through October 10.

Friday, June 18th, 2010

The Grace of Silence: Louise Bourgeois, 1911-2010

This concluding poem of Donald Kuspit’s fourth collection, The Gods and Other Beings (Ziggurat Books, 2010) serves here as a tribute to Louise Bourgeois who died earlier this month, in her 98th year

Friday, June 18th, 2010

The Minimalist Medici: Count Giuseppe Panza di Biumo, 1923-2010

A grateful artist recalls the transformative visits of the legendary Italian collector

On top of TKTS staircase, near 47th Street, looking South. Courtesy DOT
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

Molly Dilworth to refresh Times Square with cool blue surface treatments

Molly Dilworth will cover seven blocks of Broadway with swathes of swirling blue.

Robert Rauschenberg, Canyon, 1959 oil, housepaint, pencil, paper, fabric, metal, buttons, nails, cardboard, printed paper, photographs, wood, paint tubes, mirror string, pillow & bald eagle on canvas National Gallery of Art (Washington, D. C.) Art (C) Rauschenberg Estate/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

Gagosian to represent the estate of Robert Rauschenberg

After fifteen years at Pace, the late Robert Rauschenberg is to be represented by Gagosian Gallery.

Molly Dilworth, Paintings for Satellites, 388 Atlantic Avenue/The Commons
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

Seventh Annual Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk June 5 and 6

The 2010 Atlantic Avenue ArtWalk is the largest and most ambitious event in this annual series to date.

Robert Rose, Erv’s Afternoon, digital rendering for Re:Contemplate the Void. Courtesy of the artist.
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

Guggenheim holds online competition to Re:Contemplate the Void

The Guggenheim invites artists to reimagine the interior of the Frank Lloyd Wright’s iconic building.

Avigdor Arikha, Summer Day, Indoors, 1991.  Oil on canvas, 57-1/2 x 25-1/2 inches.  Private Collection, Courtesy of Marlborough Gallery.
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

A light touch forged in darkness: Avigdor Arikha, 1929-2010

Quiet work belies its passionate author.

Dale Klein, Untitled 2 2010, Oil on canvas, 72 x 57 inches
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

Spring Season of MFA Exhibitions

Spring is in the air, and in New York that means MFA exhibitions. Institutions like Columbia University, the New York Studio School, SVA (School of the Visual Arts,) The New York Academy, Queens College, Brooklyn College, Rutgers, The New School, SUNY Purchase, Pratt, and NYU all present shows of eager new talents.  Hunter College is … Continued

Reeve Schley, Summer Reading, 2009 Oil on canvas 46 x 60 inches. Courtesy of James Graham & Sons, New York
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

Gallery nights: Concurrent Openings of Adjacent Galleries

Last October, 64 Galleries around the 57th Street Art District stayed open late on the same night, offering a staggering array of painting, sculpture, video, photography and elbow rubbing and hobnobbing. In May, seven Madison Avenue Galleries are having a private, invitation-only viewing night of their exhibitions titled “Masterworks of Six Centuries.” It seems curious … Continued