VOTE!
An interview with artist and Congressional hopeful Claire Valdez, Kim Dacres’s rubber art, and Christopher Myers’s kaleidoscopic subway mosaics.
Did you know there’s a Democratic primary today? If you happen to live in New York’s 7th Congressional District — Greenpoint, Williamsburg, Bushwick, Long Island City, Ridgewood, Maspeth, and more — then you have an extra reason to go out and vote: There's an artist in the race.
Claire Valdez is a current New York State Assembly member, union organizer, Democratic Socialist, and painter who calls for abolishing ICE, taxing the rich, and Medicare for all, among other progressive causes. I got to meet her at Sinkhole gallery in Ridgewood for a conversation about her struggles as an artist in NYC and her ambitious plans for DC, if she makes it there. Two artists who listened in on the interview told her that she won their votes. Will she win yours, too?
—Hakim Bishara, editor-in-chief
Claire Valdez Wants to Be Your Artist in Congress
The New York State assemblywoman, who is running for a seat in the House of Representatives, spoke with Hyperallergic about her life as a painter, political origin story, and big plans for Washington. | Hakim Bishara
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Nordic – New York Art Experience + Complimentary Transportation from Manhattan
Villa Isis transforms a two-acre Hudson Valley property with sculpture, installations, artist films, Sculpture School workshops, and a Scandinavian lace-making demonstration during Upstate Art Weekend. On Saturday evening, June 27, illuminated installations and artist films are presented with complimentary round-trip transportation from Manhattan.
Features
Kim Dacres Sculpts Resilience in Rubber
The artist, who uses scavenged auto parts, is concerned not just with materials but with what they reveal about the worlds they inhabit. | Daria Simone Harper
Read MoreKaleidoscopic Subway Mosaics Celebrate Flatbush’s Theater History
At the Church Avenue station, Christopher Myers’s glass-tiled panels explore the rich legacy of vaudeville and Afro-Caribbean carnival culture. | Aaron Short
Read MoreGuides
15 Art Shows to See in Upstate New York This Summer
James Turrell’s luminous visions, Agnes Martin’s nonconformist heroism, Anicka Yi’s micro-organic experiments, and much more.
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Adorable Duck Family Steals Hearts at Frick Museum
Knicks in 5? The Frick Collection raises you “Ducklings in 11.” A darling mother duck and her 11 precious ducklings stole hearts at the Upper East Side museum after they were spotted paddling around in the reflective pool at the institution’s 70th Street garden.
Read MoreWhat Else Is Happening?
- Archipelago Books's annual auction for elsewhere editions is back. Bidding has begun, and ends on July 5. (Ongoing) [auction.archipelagobooks.org]
- Pratt Institute's new public-facing art installations are on view in vacant storefront windows along Manhattan's 14th Street corridor, creating a vibrant street-level gallery. (Ongoing) [pratt.edu]
- In celebration of the landmark exhibition Marcel Duchamp at the MoMA and the accompanying publication, McNally Jackson hosts a discussion with the show's curators at its Seaport location. (Wed June 24) [mcnallyjackson.com]
- Brooklyn Community Pride Center is hosting a monthly LGBTQ+ Nude Figure Drawing workshop on the fourth Thursday of the month. (Thurs June 25) [lgbtbrooklyn.org]
- Because Aperture is moving to a permanent home on the Upper West Side, it is saying goodbye to its Chelsea location with a moving sale. Get discounts on books, furniture, back issues of Aperture, and more. (Thurs June 25–Sat June 27) [aperture.org]
- Hear from artist Alison Kuo in an artist talk at the New Museum. Kuo is currently in residence there, developing a new performance that draws on traditions of Cantonese Opera and Manhattan's Chinatown. (Thurs June 25) [newmuseum.org]
- Tiny Arts Supply is hosting a gel plate printing workshop! All materials will be supplied, and no prior experience necessary. (Sat June 27) [tinyartssupply.com]
- Join an artist talk with Caitlin Reid at Tempest Gallery in Ridgewood, where she's currently showing a new suite of installations in Sun-Dried. (Sun June 28) [Tempest Gallery]
- Evgenia and Yasha from the podcast Nefarious Russians will be screening different cult Russian films from the late 1980s and 1990s — all set in a decaying or collapsed Soviet society and focused on the plight of young women trying to survive. The series kicks off with Aleksey Balabanov's Cargo 200 at Film Noir Theater in Brooklyn. (Sun June 28) [ticketscandy.com]
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