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Jesse Darling at his home in Berlin, on June 28, 2024. Its a vulnerable time because I dont really know yet what Im going to become, Darling said. (Lena Mucha/The New York Times)
BERLIN.- A few years ago, English artist Jesse Darling was standing in the vegetable aisle of a grocery store when he had a kind of epiphany. Staring at plastic-wrapped produce, he suddenly felt an acute awareness of the path the items had taken to get there: from cultivation to processing, to packaging and shipment, and then to their place on the shelves. I just stood there transfixed on the spot, he recalled in a video posted last year. I had this overwhelming sense of how fragile and precarious and preposterous it was: utterly in excess of requirement and in excess of possibility. Darling hopes to provoke such revelations among viewers of his works, which include sculptures and installations of manipulated ... More |
The Best Photos of the Day The National Art School has unveiled undo the day, a new exhibition curated by Gina Mobayed, showcasing work by 10 contemporary artists including Karen Black, Nathan Hawkes, Irene Hanenbergh, Ruth Hutchinson, Nabilah Nordin, Mel OâCallaghan, Tom Polo, Ronan Pirozzi, Jodie Whalen and Coen Young.
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| 'Annette Messager: Desire Disorder' opens at Power Station of Art | | The High Line opened 15 years ago. What lessons has it taught us? | | Nancy Azara, sculptor who created a haven for feminist artists, dies at 84 |
Annette Messager, "Daily (detail)", 2016, 30 elements; synthetic leather, cloth dolls, painted fabric, netting, dimensions variable. Courtesy of Annette Messager and Marian Goodman Gallery. Photo by Nicolas Dewitte/LaM. © Annette Messager, ADAGP, 2024.
SHANGHAI.- As a cultural highlight commemorating the Croisements 60, the Power Station of Art presents Desire Disorder, the first major solo exhibition in China by renowned French artist Annette Messager. Running from July 6 to October 8, 2024, ... More | |
Gansevoort Woodland, near the southern end of the High Line gardens. (Liz Ligon via The New York Times)
NEW YORK, NY.- Be careful: The garden wants to have its own way, to blur the lines and refocus those pictures you planned so carefully and then planted. Anyone who has ever tried to create a garden especially a naturalistic one learns a few things very quickly. Most emphatically, that change is the only constant. But also that the skills of observation and anticipation are the gardeners ... More | |
Nancy Azara in 2018. (Grace Roselli/Nancy Azara Studio via The New York Times)
NEW YORK, NY.- Nancy Azara, a sculptor who evoked ancient feminine imagery in her carved and painted wood pieces, and who in 1979 was a founder of the New York Feminist Art Institute, a school run by and for women artists, died June 27 in Manhattan. She was 84. Her wife, Darla Bjork, a psychiatrist and artist, said the cause of her death, in a hospital, was congestive heart failure ... More |
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| Reynaldo Rivera brings the underground into the gallery | | Iran do EspÃrito Santo's first solo show in London in 10 years on view at Mazzoleni, London | | Choosing love and marriage during the Holocaust |
Reynaldo Rivera. Martine (Herminia) and Reynaldo Rivera. 1981. Silver gelatin print. Courtesy the artist.
NEW YORK, NY.- We can imagine its sometime around 2 or 3 in the morning. Music is blaring cumbia or punk-rock yet shards of well-lubricated conversation and laughter manage to steal into the sweaty, smoky air. The moment is buzzing with romantic and sexual chemistry, and intimate scenes are unfolding in the rooms corners. Somewhere in the crowd, Reynaldo Rivera is clicking the shutter of his camera, chatting with friends, ... More | |
Iran do EspÃrito Santo, Luz negra IX, 2021. Watercolour on paper, 77.5 x 56 cm 30 1/2 x 22 in.
LONDON.- Mazzoleni, London presents the exhibition Iran do EspÃrito Santo, in collaboration with Fortes D'Aloia & Gabriel. Open from 30 May to 6 September 2024, the exhibition marks Iran do EspÃrito Santos first solo show in London in 10 years and is composed of two concise bodies of work: a group of watercolours and a group of sculptures. The exhibition deals with themes of domesticity: ideas of enclosure, ... More | |
A photo of a young bride and groom, each wearing a Star of David, is among several featured in the Weddings During the Holocaust exhibit. (Yad Vashem Archives/Kaufmann Family via The New York Times)
NEW YORK, NY.- Weddings During the Holocaust is one of 70 ongoing online exhibits depicting the Holocaust that was conceived, organized and produced by Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, Israels largest Holocaust memorial and museum. Intentionally debuting Feb. 14, it is the only retrospective illustrating ... More |
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| Heritage offers the collection of 'West Side Story' Oscar winner George Chakiris | | Exhibition celebrates many of the themes and colours that are associated with the summer season | | The nearly lost work of a 'born opera composer' returns |
West Side Story (United Artists, 1961), Cast Signed Italian 4 - Fogli.
DALLAS, TX.- George Chakiris initial turn in the spotlight lasted only a few seconds, if you could even find the 15-year-old. He made his big-screen debut in 1947, credited only as Choir Boy in Song of Love, a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production starring Katharine Hepburn as 19th-century German pianist and composer Clara Schumann. So it went for nearly a decade: a long list of blink- ... More | |
Gino Severini, (Italian, 1883-1966), Arlequin tournant, 1959. Oil on canvas, 65 x 46 cm (25⅝ x 18⅛ in.) Signed 'GSeverini' (lower right).
LONDON.- Alon Zakaim Fine Art is presenting The Spirit of Summer an exhibition that playfully celebrates many of the themes and colours that are associated with the summer season. Across two floors, the show features an eclectic selection of works from the Post-Impressionists, including Henri Lebasque and Gustave Loiseau, to contemporary ... More | |
The composer Carolina Uccelli. (Museo Donizettiano, Bergamo via The New York Times)
NEW YORK, NY.- Historians try to be precise, so it is awkward to admit that I cant recall exactly when I first noticed the existence of an opera by Carolina Uccelli. At some point, maybe about six years ago, the name jumped out at me from a list. I do recall my reaction. A female composer got an opera onto the stage in 1835? With an all-star cast? She must have been extraordinary! That ... More |
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| The art of making a classic car ready for its close-up | | Capitain Petzel celebrates sixteenth anniversary with exhibition | | Michael Tracy, artist who helped restore a Texas border town, dies at 80 |
Tim McNair, 62, in the garage at Reimel Motor Cars in Wayne, Pa., on June 18, 2024. (Hannah Yoon/The New York Times)
WAYNE, PA.- Shining his work light into the deepest recesses of a Ferrari F512 Ms engine bay, Tim McNair takes note of minor flaws that will warrant closer attention. Theres an oily smudge on the intake plumbing, chipped paint where red shows through on the black chassis tubing, a damaged sticker on an ignition coil typical signs of use in a 30- ... More | |
Maria Lassnig. Die befristete Zeit (Limited Time), 1997. Pencil and acrylic on paper. Titled and dated recto. Paper dimensions: 62.6 x 44.8 cm / 24.7 x 17.6 in
BERLIN.- On the occasion of Capitain Petzels sixteenth anniversary, the gallery is presenting Sweet Sixteen, a group exhibition celebrating the artists who have been integral to its program since its inception in 2008. The collaborative vision of Gisela Capitain and Friedrich Petzel has united artists from both galleries on an ... More | |
Michael Tracy outside the Treviño-Uribe Rancho in San Ygnacio, Texas. (Bryan Schutmaat/The New York Times)
NEW YORK, NY.- Michael Tracy, a flamboyant artist inspired by religion, violence and sensuality who dedicated much of his life to preserving neglected 19th-century architecture on the Texas-Mexico border, died June 15 at his studio compound in San Ygnacio, Texas. He was 80. Christopher Rincón, executive director of the River Pierce Foundation, ... More |
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Success eluded him in dance. Then came gymnastics and Simone Biles.PARIS.- When gymnastics superstar Simone Biles tumbles and dances her way through her third Olympics this month, the choreography she performs in her floor routine will be seen on hundreds of millions of screens around the world. Grégory Milan, the man who created it, still shakes his head at its reach. I cant quite fathom it, he said recently at the National Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance, or Insep, in Vincennes, a suburb of Paris, where he works as a full-time dance instructor for the French national team. The Biles effect has brought with it something unexpected for Milan at 51: success. Until now, Milan, a dancer and choreographer, has considered his life to be a series of failures of sorts, he said wryly. When he turned to gymnastics choreography full time, in 2017, he was in debt, having st ... More Mia Goth on reaching the end of the 'X' trilogyNEW YORK, NY.- Dont call her a scream queen. Mia Goth may have amassed a filmography dominated by horror films like A Cure for Wellness, Suspiria and Infinity Pool, but she prefers not to limit herself. I dont want to be boxed in, the 30-year-old actor from London said in a video interview. I want to do everything. Still, her work involves a fair bit of screaming, and she is quite good at it. The X trilogy is no exception. Directed by Ti West, the films follow the lives and crimes of Pearl and Maxine, both played by Goth. As we meet them in the first movie, X, Pearl (Goth under a pound of prosthetics) is a sexually deprived older woman with murderous tendencies, and Maxine is a young porn actor who dreams of making it big. They meet when Maxine arrives at a farm for an adult fil ... More Exhibition highlights over twenty artists whose work explores pattern in diverse waysNEW YORK, NY.- Luhring Augustine is presenting Patterns, a group exhibition presented in both the Chelsea and Tribeca galleries. On view from June 21 through August 2, the show highlights over twenty artists whose work explores pattern in diverse waysas a motif, organizing principle, compositional device, and strategy. Working in painting, weaving, quilt-making, mosaic, and sculpture, this cross-generational group of artists includes: Tauba Auerbach, Athos Bulção, Lygia Clark, Melissa Cody, Sarah Crowner, Gees Bend Quiltmakers (Qunnie Pettway and Loretta Pettway Bennett), Alfred Jensen, Rashid Johnson, Emily Kraus, Liu Wei, Kim MacConnel, Eric N. Mack, Jeremy Moon, Rebecca Morris, Ryan Mrozowski, Richard Rezac, Frank Stella, Philip Taaffe, Rosemarie Trockel, Juan Uslé, Jack Whitten, Christopher Wool, Yves ... More Pangolin London to open an exhibition of works by Zachary Eastwood-Bloom LONDON.- Zachary Eastwood-Blooms new exhibition marks a significant departure from his previous work, offering an intimate exploration of loss and the quest for understanding in the wake of profound life changes. Renowned for his innovative fusion of digital technology with traditional sculptural techniques, Eastwood- Bloom continues to push the boundaries of contemporary art. His work delves into the complexities of human progress, weaving historical, scientific, and technological threads into a cohesive narrative that seeks to decode the world around us. Rewiring is a deeply personal exhibition, spanning a tumultuous four-year period encompassing the two years before and after the death of his father. This collection is a cathartic response to this time of self- evaluation and emotional processing, revealing a raw and honest ... More When your identical twin wins a GrammyNEW YORK, NY.- Are you Laufey? A fan approached the table at a cafe in the East Village, hoping for a picture with Laufey, the musician beloved among Gen Z listeners for her nostalgic combination of pop and jazz. The woman dining there had the singers middle part, her mannerisms and her retro-femme style of dress. She was not Laufey, but her identical twin, Junia. The fan recovered quickly: Do you steal all of her shoes? This resemblance comes in handy, Junia explained last month over eggs and kimchi on a thick slice of sourdough. She can test camera angles while her sister is hydrating before a performance, or sub in for fittings on a moments notice. And they do swipe each others shoes. She just got new Chanel ballet flats; of course I was going to steal them, Junia told the fan. ... More Young people are collecting the cars their parents and grandparents droveNEW YORK, NY.- Acting on a tip from an acquaintance, Cameron Luther uncovered a butterscotch yellow 1966 Porsche in a garage in Monterey, California. It was dusty and up on jack stands with the wheels off. It clearly hadnt run in a long time. The owner was a retired pilot, who is now 94, who had started a brake job a decade ago. Not restored, but beautifully preserved, it was exactly the kind of car that Luther had always wanted. The owner, however, was not keen on selling, but said that if Luther could get the car running and give him one last ride, he would sell it to him. Luther spent the next two months commuting up to Monterey, five hours from his job in Santa Monica, to fix the Porsche. True to his word, the retired pilot consummated the deal, and late last year, at 23 years old, Luther became the owner of a 1966 Porsche 911. ... More Cosmic research hints at mysterious ancient computer's purposeNEW YORK, NY.- The Antikythera mechanism, an ingenious calculator made 2,200 years ago, has inspired awe and enchantment ever since it was recovered from a shipwreck near a Greek island in 1901. Generations of researchers have unraveled many mysteries about the device, which is often described as the worlds first analog computer, though much remains unknown. A study published this month in The Horological Journal challenges a core assumption about the mechanism that could upend understanding of the complex timepieces form and function. But rather than using standard tools of archaeology, the scientists reached their conclusions by drawing from the methods of gravitational wave astronomy, a field that tunes in to subtle ripples in space-time that result from cosmic disruptions. Graham Woan, ... More Stanley Moss, poet who evoked a troubled world, dies at 99NEW YORK, NY.- Stanley Moss, a lyrical American poet who for seven decades evoked a troubled world of sorrows and sensual pleasures ruled by a silent God seemingly indifferent to the fate of humanity, died Friday in New City, New York, in Rockland County. He was 99. His death, at a rehabilitation and nursing center, was announced by his son, Tobia Milla Moss. In the notoriously hard business of poetry, Moss sold his work to periodicals for 20 years before his first collection, The Wrong Angel, was published in 1966, when he was 41. He eventually published 16 books of collected poetry, ending with Always Alwaysland, published on his 97th birthday in 2022. Even after he was noticed, it was a struggle. At 52, he founded a poetry publishing company in New York. It barely covered his expenses. ... More White Cube presents new paintings and works on paper by Ilana SavdiePARIS.- Marking the artists first solo exhibition in France, Ectopia presents new paintings and works on paper that develop the artists exploration of performance and theatricality as responses to structures of power. In this exhibition, the artist focuses on the concept of spectacle and the figure of the hero that emerges from it. Through her works of acrylic, oil and beeswax, Savdie looks to intersections between the biological world and the folkloric to address modes of adaptation and survival, while challenging encoded binaries such as predator/prey, pleasure/disgust and verity/artifice. Even hidden in the most squalid Parisian halls, wrestling partakes of the nature of the great solar spectacles, Greek drama and bull-fights: in both, a light without shadow generates emotion without reserve. Roland Barthes, The World of Wrestling[1] To ... More Exhibition of work by Gordon Parks to open at Pace Los AngelesLOS ANGELES, CA.- Pace will present an exhibition of work by Gordon Parks at its Los Angeles gallery from July 12 to August 30. This showorganized by Paces Curatorial Director Kimberly Drewmarks the gallerys first solo presentation of the artists work as part of its ongoing partnership with the Gordon Parks Foundation. The exhibition will be complemented by a guided meditation event at the gallery led by teacher, writer, and speaker Manoj Dias from 12 to 1 p.m. on July 13 and a celebratory public opening from 6 to 8 p.m. that evening. A photographer, filmmaker, composer, and writer, Parks was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, describing himself as an objective reporter with a subjective heart. Born in segregated Fort Scott, Kansas in 1912, he was first drawn to photography as a young man when he encountered ... More |
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Flashback On a day like today, American artist Bruce Conner died July 07, 2008. Bruce Conner (November 18, 1933 - July 7, 2008) was an American artist who worked with assemblage, film, drawing, sculpture, painting, collage, and photography. In this image: Bruce Conner, A MOVIE, 1958, 16mm to 35mm blow-up, b&w/sound, 12min. Digitally Restored, 2016. Courtesy Kohn Gallery. Courtesy Conner Family Trust ©Conner Family Trust.
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