The Metropolitan Museum of Art recently opened the second in a series of commissions for its rooftop garden overlooking Central Park.
May 6, 2014
Chronicling Cottages on the Jersey Shore, Before and After Sandy
Photographer Douglas Ljungkvist first went to Ocean Beach, New Jersey, in 1993, reluctantly. But to please his girlfriend, he stayed, and then came vacation after summer vacation of growing more attached to the little homes in their faded pastel hues.
Doing Battle with the Remains of Industrial America
SAN FRANCISCO — On a blustery, sunny Sunday afternoon, some 40 or 50 people gathered on a quiet road in nowheresville, 45 miles south of San Francisco in a quasi-industrial area of Fremont, to “celebrate the essence of NUMMI.”
People Can’t Stop Looking at Art
We may have moved from magnifying glasses and paper brochures to smartphones, but otherwise not much has changed about looking at art.
Garis & Hahn Presents “Dreamland,” a Group Exhibition of London Artists, Opens May 7
Garis & Hahn is pleased to present DREAMLAND, a group exhibition featuring mixed-media installation, painting, sculpture and film by London artists, all of whom will be showing in the US for the first time.
Art School Animals
Viewing living anatomy is an essential component of many art educations, but rare are the classes where this extends beyond humans.
Cornelius Gurlitt, Hoarder of Nazi-Era Art, Dies [UPDATED]
Just a month after reaching an agreement with the German government, Cornelius Gurlitt, the octogenarian who was hoarding one of the biggest caches of Nazi-era art discovered since World War II, has died.
Art Rx: Your Concise Guide to Frieze NY Art Week
Art fair fever is about to hit NYC (again) and this year’s Frieze New York Art Week promises to be the biggest yet.
Still Life Mayhem
These days you can’t walk out of the house without tripping over an abstract painting.