A Review by Maria Kozak (MFA 2011)A lot of heavy hitters this week so I’ll keep it short and sweet. Currin Gagosian has a major Rauschenberg show and Anselm Keifer in Chelsea and a John Currin show uptown. The Rauschenberg show consists of a survey of his work from his early ‘Combines’ to the silk screen paintings of the 1960’s…. Read More
This post begins a new series on the Academy’s blog about the unique opportunity offered through the Postgraduate Fellowship at the New York Academy of Art. Each year, the Academy selects three outstanding graduating students to serve as postgraduate fellows. During their fellowship year, these artists are able to take advantage of studio accommodations at the Academy, exhibition offerings, tutorial support and… Read More
Lisa Dennison, Chair of Sotheby’s North and South America, interned at the Guggenheim Museum while in college, and returned in 1978 after completing graduate studies in art history. Working her way up over a 29 year career at the museum, she oversaw many important exhibitions, advised multi-billionaire collectors, developed a reputation as a leading fund-raiser, and became an expert in… Read More
by Emily D. Adams (MFA 2011)Paradise is the Persian word for Garden. Its literal translation is a ‘walled enclosure,’ and has been handed down from sometime around 4000 BCE through the Egyptians and the Moors, to the Spanish medieval cloister and the Italian Renaissance, changing in styles and scope like the English Gardenesque, the botanical, and the mighty National Park…. Read More
Hilary Harkness is a painter represented by Mary Boone Gallery in NYC. She draws inspiration from multi-disciplinary sources – history (including WWII), literature (such as the work of Ernest Hemingway and Gertrude Stein), and women’s studies (focused on issues of inclusion and historical representation). One strategy she has employed to interrogate the historical narrative has been re-casting WWII events with… Read More
The Sun Into Ourselves, 72″ x 96″ Oil on Paper mounted on Alumninum, 2009 Artist Ross Bleckner was born in New York City. He received an MFA from Cal Arts in 1973 and has taught at many of the nation’s most prestigious universities. The Guggenheim had a major retrospective of his works in 1995, summarizing two decades of solo shows at internationally acclaimed… Read More
by Aliene de Souza Howell (MFA 2011) Self-portrait, Till Fog and Clear of Midnight  The life of an industrious artist trying to make something of herself requires a lot of back and forth! But all good things, I was in a show with two other artists in Philadelphia. The exhibit opened Saturday evening at the Mural Arts Program’s gallery…. Read More
This article was taken from ArtBabel, written by & courtesy of Richard T. Scott (MFA 2007). “You have to distinguish between things that seemed odd when they were new but are now quite familiar, such as Ibsen and Wagner, and things that seemed crazy when they were new and seem crazy now, like Finnegan’s Wake and Picasso.” – Philip Larkin My painting, Andrew… Read More
A Review by Maria Kozak (MFA 2011) Exquisite Corpse: Head by Changal Joffe, upper torso by Francesca di Matteo, lower torso by Matthew Ritchie,and legs by Nicholas Byrne On Tuesday night, October 12, The Exquisite Corpse Project opened at Gasser & Grunert Gallery. Curated by David Salle, the exhibition features over 200 well known artists ranging from Vito Acconcci to… Read More
Join us for a special reading of Odd Nerdrum’s play, “Marlowe” Saturday, October 16, 5 pm. “Set in a family home on the outskirts of a large coastal city, Marlowe examines the eternal human struggle between the sublime and the banal, the consequences of that struggle and ultimately one’s inability to live in an unpoetic world without beauty or imagination.” –… Read More
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