Art
The Slow Joy of James Siena’s Intricate Compositions
The deepest pleasure of Siena’s drawings was giving up the search for what generated them and getting lost in the intricacies of the composition.
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Jack Shainman Gallery Takes Over Manhattan’s Historic Clock Tower
After a years-long search for a new space, the unusual Italian Renaissance Revival building in Civic Center, a few blocks south of Tribeca, was kismet.
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Museum Leaders Urge NYC Mayor to Reverse Budget Cuts
"Simply stated — culture delivers,” reads a missive signed by leadership at The Met, the Studio Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, and more.
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Graham Shay Exhibits Mid-Century Artists at Master Drawings New York 2024
This two-part exhibition features abstract paintings from 1930 to 1980 by artists like Robert Motherwell and Stuart Davis, complemented by the welded sculpture of Ibram Lassaw.
Art
NYC Is Seeking Artists to Transform Unsightly Scaffolding
The City Canvas program will commission designs for temporary protective structures, at the expense of property owners.
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Instagram Censors NYC Art Show About the Nude Body
An image for Nudity is not Radical!, an exhibition that aims to de-sexualize nudity, was ironically taken down by Meta.
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Open Call: The Noguchi Museum’s Artist Banners 2024
NYC-based artists who identify as AAPI are invited to submit outdoor banner designs for the museum. The winner will receive a $3,500 honorarium.
Art
Stéphane Mandelbaum’s Drawings of Human Depravity
The artist-poet’s drawings tell the story of someone entangled with his own demons and his work to overcome them.
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The Neuberger Museum of Art Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary
One of the most respected academic museums in the US kicks off a yearlong celebration to commemorate this milestone and its commitment to visual arts education.
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Curate With Impact Through SVA’s Globally-Linked Master’s Program
Based in New York City, the School of Visual Arts’s MA Curatorial Practice program emphasizes hands-on training and social activism.
Art
The Maverick Art of Richard Artschwager
Although the artist’s work had affinities with Pop Art, Minimalism, and Conceptual Art, it did not fit into these categories or any others.
Art
The Invisible Presence of Blackness in American Art
Don’t come to Unnamed Figures expecting to see pictures of Black people sitting comfortably alongside words like “empowerment” or “excellence.”