Weekly show on the creative arts industry in NYC and the forces that effect that sector hosted by Curator Savona Bailey-McClain heard on multiple platforms.
Operating as usual
https://www.metmuseum.org/metmedia/video/concerts/the-ninth-hour-the-beowulf-story?mc_cid=0ea6d300d6&mc_eid=33e4e674f8 Check out this performance of Bewoulf at the Met Cloister.
Join us for the digital premiere of The Ninth Hour: The Beowulf Story. This performative rock-noir reimagining of the famous epic explores the intricacies of mankind's relationship with power and violence.
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/artist-mothers-pandemic-1933403 A real nice article on artists who are mothers.
Artists and mothers from around the US and the world tell their stories of trying to keep their heads above water.
https://www.taschen.com/pages/en/search/christo-and-jeanne-claude The book on Jeanne-Claude and Christo is now available. Now they are together. Perfect gift to give a fan or a young person.
From the Wrapped Reichstag to the Floating Piers, from Umbrellas to Surrounded Islands: TASCHEN books cover all of the creative duo’s installations.
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/daniel-cordier-obituary-1925738 Beloved art dealer dies at 100.
Daniel Cordier posed as an art dealer during the Second World War before finding a true career as a celebrated modern art gallerist.
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/sven-sachsalber-dead-at-33-1932880 Just starting to rise in NY
The Italian artist appeared poised on the brink of success before his untimely death, the cause of which remains unknown.
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/keith-sonnier-obituary-1895785 Remembering artists we lost this year.
The American sculptor Keith Sonnier, known for his inventive neon sculptures, died at age 78 over the weekend.
Wishing everyone the best and a better New Year!
https://watch.wave.video/91b7d75fa96cee6ddf122315 Check out the 2021 Pantone Color of the Year.
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https://stateoftheartsnyc.net/2020/12/02/who-is-raven-half-moon/ Here is our latest post. These sculptures are haunting.
Raven Halfmoon (Caddo Nation) is from Norman, Oklahoma. She attended the University of Arkansas where she earned a double Bachelors Degree in ceramics/painting and cultural anthropology. Her work h…
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/circus/#part01
PBS just sent State of the Arts NYC the link to this video on the Circus. We highly recommend that you check it out as well.
The Circus explores the colorful history of this popular, influential and distinctly American form of entertainment, from the first one-ring show at the end of the 18th century to 1956, when the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey big top was pulled down for the last time.
Just learned about this event. Unfortunately, I am booked for another Zoom event but it does look compelling. Check it out.
https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/drawing-architecture-book?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=ad&utm_mailing=ARD_Daily_PM_112920&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&bxid=5bd674fd24c17c104801298d&cndid=32476783&esrc=&utm_term=ARD_Daily These drawings are really beautiful. It shows that certain discipline involve many artistic skills and perspectives.
They may even be more striking than the buildings they became
https://shop.sondors.com/pages/madmods Design spotlight
https://stateoftheartsnyc.net/2020/11/29/new-show-at-foxy-production/
Here is our latest post.
Figura considers the ever-changing function of the figure in art. Beyond the resemblance of a person in real life, the figure’s role, across time and cultures, has constantly evolved through socio-…
https://issuu.com/sanfordsmith/docs/salon-the_intersection_art_design/16 Beautiful design fair. Here is the catalogue.
In lieu of a live, in-person fair this November in NYC, we are pleased to announce "Salon–The Intersection of Art + Design," an interactive print and digital magazine for collectors of design and art. At over 144 pages, there are multitudes of striking, cutting-edge modern and historic pieces pres...
State of the Arts NYC wishes you and your family a blessed holiday!
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/things-are-going-to-change?utm_source=The+Art+Newspaper+Newsletters&utm_campaign=8627c5488b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_11_23_12_05&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c459f924d0-8627c5488b-62097422 Art in a Biden-Harris administration.
The art world cheered at Joe Biden’s victory in the US presidential election. But, with a formidable to-do list—not least dealing with the coronavirus pandemic—where will the arts feature on his agenda?
Images from Cosmic Reckoning
https://stateoftheartsnyc.net/2020/11/25/polish-animator-mariusz-wilczynskis-kill-it-and-leave-this-town-premieres-in-the-us/ Highly recommend this film for your holiday weekend. Animation in Europe is so different and edgy and thoughtful.
Kill It and Leave This Town is available for streaming between November 25 and December 8, 2020, for a rental price of $12 at vimeo.com. Co-presented by Anthology Film Archives, the Polish Cultural…
Lawrence Weiner’s ALL THE STARS IN THE SKY HAVE THE SAME FACE (2011/20) is a two-story, building-wide banner in red, white, and blue that stretches across the Museum’s Fifth Avenue-facing façade (north of 92nd Street).
Lawrence Weiner (b. 1942, New York City) uses language to create his art, finding it an accessible and flexible medium that allows the viewer to think in new, challenging, and often unexpected ways. Born and raised in the South Bronx, he graduated from Stuyvesant High School and briefly attended Hunter College. Weiner explains how growing up in New York City influenced his approach to making art: “Art was something else; the notations on a wall, or the messages left by other people. I grew up in a city where I had read the walls; I still read the walls. I love to put work of mine on the walls and let other people read it.”
Weiner’s art is fundamentally social. He believes it is complete only when seen by others; when viewers can interpret it, engage with it, and put it into action. He has addressed charged histories and urgent issues throughout his 60-year career. For this new artwork commissioned by the Jewish Museum, Weiner drew upon an old Yiddish phrase he often heard when growing up, “Ale Yevanim habn eyn punim,” meaning all Greeks (i.e., all non-Jews) have the same face. These words, an expression of Jewish self-isolation and anxiety, arose in response to the long history of anti-Semitism, repeating the same insularity and suspicion of “others” to which they were subject. Weiner reconceived this text to read ALL THE STARS IN THE SKY HAVE THE SAME FACE, and translated it simultaneously into English, Hebrew, and Arabic on a field of vibrant blue. His reimagining of the effects of anti-Semitism is inseparable from the resurgences of xenophobia and racism we have seen enacted in our own city and around the globe, urging us to reexamine who we are and where we want to be today. Weiner’s artwork signals a restorative, unifying sentiment; it prompts us to think collectively, to imagine all that we may accomplish if we work together.
The text on the banner appears in Weiner’s characteristic sans serif font, in horizontal as well as gestural lines. The banner is printed on a vinyl mesh material and measures approximately 97 feet by 28 feet.
Lawrence Weiner is widely regarded as a pioneer and leading figure of the conceptual art movement, expanding the parameters of what constitutes fine art. He has exhibited around the world, in numerous languages, both indoors and outdoors, in art institutions and public spaces. Weiner has a long history with the Jewish Museum, where he has been included in and the subject of five exhibitions, beginning in 1970 with Using Walls. Elsewhere in New York City, he was the subject of a career retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art in 2007. During the run of that exhibition, he presented AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE (2007) on the façade of the Whitney’s historic Marcel Breuer building on Madison Avenue. As a recipient of Israel’s prestigious Wolf Prize in 2017, honoring artists and scientists for their achievements made in the interest of mankind and strengthening relations among people, Weiner considers the current Jewish Museum project a furtherance of his commitment to these ideals and a way he can continue to uphold this honor.
https://throckmorton-nyc.com/project/cosmic-reckonings-exhibit-throckmorton-nyc/ You can still see this show online.
September 17th - November 14th, 2020Please download an in-depth PDF of the Cosmic Reckonings exhibit.Complete with the artists' works, ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3b4PFS70CU Brian Clarke's stain glass can be viewed at the Museum of Art and Design in Columbus Circle. This film offers a real insight of the artist's work.
A lifelong exponent of the integration of art and architecture, and celebrated for his paintings, sculpture, ceramics, mosaic, and his radical innovation in ...
Today is our 5th Anniversary!
State of the Arts NYC support our American veterans for serving their country and making the ultimate sacrifice.
https://stateoftheartsnyc.net/2020/11/07/amy-sillman/ Our latest post includes a review from a favorite -- Hilton Als
The splendor of Sillman’s new show at the Gladstone gallery lies in its restlessness. Working primarily in oil and acrylic on paper, canvas, and linen, the painter’s fecund imagination finds its ex…
VOTE! Because your life might depend on it.
https://www.archdaily.com/893015/15-innovative-pedestrian-bridges-and-their-construction-details
I like looking at innovative ideas and models to improve quality of life.
There has been increasing awareness in recent years of the importance of infrastructure for pedestrians. These additions to the urban environment...
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/shepard-fairey-s-time-image Sneak preview
For first time in 100-year history, magazine replaces logo with the imperative to vote
Because everything matters!
https://www.artforum.com/news/art-in-general-new-york-mainstay-to-shutter-after-forty-years-84228 Very sad news. NYC arts groups are truly struggling even before the pandemic. There is a need for artist studios, office space, work spaces. It's important to our quality of life.
The long-running nonprofit exhibition space Art in General will permanently shut down operations as of October 31 owing to the continuing Covid-19 pandemic. Founded in 1981 by artists Martin Weinstein and Teresa Liszka, the widely respected organization was devoted to exhibiting and supporting uncon...
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/black-artist-simone-leigh-chosen-to-represent-us-at-the-2022-venice-biennale Congratulations to Simone Leigh! Well deserved.
Brooklyn-based artist acknowledges 'depth of white supremacy in America' on social media
https://hyperallergic.com/594050/medusa-sculpture-new-york-county-criminal-court/ Read this article about a new public art work in NYC across from the Criminal Court House and speaks to abuse. BRAVO New York!
Many have criticized the sculpture by Luciano Garbati, which was installed near the the site of several high profile abuse cases including the Harvey Weinstein trials, calling its depiction of Medusa’s nude body inaccurate.
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/tefaf-maastricht-shifts-back-from-march-to-may-as-covid-19-disruption-extends-into-2021 This update is important. Folks can start to plan in 2021.
The 34th edition of the Dutch art fair will run from 31 May to 6 June, two days shorter than normal, while the fate of Tefaf New York Spring hangs in the balance
https://allarts.org/2020/08/nypl-essential-reads-feminism-19th-amendment/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=08182020 How many books have you rwad!
The New York Public Library released the “Essential Reads on Feminism” book list on the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment.
Sanford Biggers talks with Sculpture Center on his works in virtual event.
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Here is the videocast that was shown on BRIC TV HD of our interview with Hilton Als.
Thanks to Cassandra Steele for this short video. More footage is coming.
I want to thank Henner Espinoza and Morgan Stanley for a wonderful evening at the Jesse Owens 2017 awards at Jazz at Lincoln Center. I got to meet Andy Young and Spike Lee.
This gallery review by Dianne Smith, spotlights the centennial exhibition of Richard Pousette-Dart at the Pace Gallery
Before the Show! Guests have a moment to have real talk in our garden! People say amazing things in relaxed situations! #callingallpoets
This is a new opera about basketball and urban life.
State of the Arts video by Marc Lacognata
State of the Arts NYC in our Brooklyn Studio with guests Melissa Meyers and Charles Marburg.
