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GroundbreakNovember 19, 2011 – March 18, 2012Works by Abe...

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:13:00 -0400

Groundbreak
November 19, 2011 – March 18, 2012
Works by Abe Lincoln Jr., Jon Burgerman, & Ellis Gallagher
Curated by Joyce Manalo & Keith Schweitzer
In collaboration ArtForward & MaNY Project
Presented by FABnyc’s ArtUp Program

Supported by AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
Opening sponsored by Oaxaca Taqueria

Artist Reception
Saturday, November 19 @ 2PM
Oaxaca Taqueria (at the end of Extra Place)
Artist Alley @ Extra Place
Enter mid-block on East 1st Street (b. Bowery & 2nd Avenue)
Metro: F, M to 2nd Avenue

Click here to view the press release.

Fourth Arts Block (FABnyc) will present Groundbreak, the inaugural exhibit in a rotating public art program for Artist Alley @ Extra Place. This exhibit is the latest in a series of temporary art installations in atypical locations in the East Village/Lower East Side through FABnyc’s ArtUp program. Artist Alley @ Extra Place is tucked behind the former CBGB’s and surrounded by several galleries, including La MaMa E.T.C.’s La Galleria, Fuse Gallery, The Hole, and The Proposition to name a few. FABnyc recognizes Extra Place as a cultural marker in New York City’s Punk and No Wave scene and its potential as fertile ground for a new generation of creative exchange. Abe Lincoln Jr., Jon Burgerman, and Ellis Gallagher are New York based artists who will reclaim the concrete sidewalk as their blank canvas.

Copyright © 2011-2012 Sirikul Pattachote.

WTCWorks by Brian RoseSeptember 28, 2011 – January 27,...

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WTC
Works by Brian Rose
September 28, 2011 – January 27, 2012

ArtUp Scaffolding Bridge
70 E. 4th Street Cultural Center
b/w Bowery and 2nd Avenue
New York, NY 10003

Concurrent Exhibition and Reception
Wednesday, September 28 / 7:00-9:00PM
FAB Café
75 E. 4th Street
In front of scaffolding bridge

Click here for complete press release

Fourth Arts Block (FAB) will present WTC by Brian Rose, the latest in ArtUp, FAB’s rotating public art program. Fourth Arts Block (FABnyc) will present WTC by Brian
Rose, the latest in ArtUp, FABnyc’s rotating public art program. The exhibit will display a panoramic montage of extreme close up details of the World Trade Center’s architectural façade, evoking memories of a simpler, more innocent pre-9/11 moment. The composition will be mounted 14 feet above the sidewalk, on the ArtUp scaffolding
bridge at the 70 East 4th Street Cultural Center.

The colossal Twin Towers, constructed of steel, glass and cement and standing at heights of 1,368 and 1,362 feet, dominated the skyline and the New York imagination for several decades before disappearing in a matter of hours. Brian Rose captures the full evolution of this transformation over the years, with photos that range from the
buildings’ construction and architectural majesty, to their iconic legacy through memorials, graffiti and tattoos. For the artist, the 10th anniversary of 9/11 is a time to celebrate and remember the Twin Towers’ glory, and his photographs portray them and the city they graced, with dignity, understanding, and resolution.

Image: Brian Rose, WTC (detail), 2011, vinyl, 48 x 288 inches

On Thursday, July 14, 2011, Cheryl Mitchell from Reed Smith...

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Hector Anchundia, Angel Demonio, 2009

Denise Deleray, Untitled, Woman 4...2002

Maria Dominguez, In Sync, 2009

Alex Harsley, Sarah Lois Vaughan...1959

Joyce Manalo, Cheryl Mitchell

H. Anchundia, C. Mitchell, M. Dominguez

Guests

D. Deleray, M. Dominguez, J. Manalo

Alex Lodico

On Thursday, July 14, 2011, Cheryl Mitchell from Reed Smith hosted its inaugural Cocktails and Jazz Event. This elegant reception treated 85 colleagues and clients with delicious hors d’ouevres and well-balanced cocktails amidst a 4-person group exhibition with works by Hector Anchundia, Denise Deleray, Maria Dominguez and Alex Harsley. ArtForward curated nearly 30 paintings and photographs that celebrated diversity in New York City to highlight Reed Smith’s Diversity and Inclusion Initiative. The artists were of African-American, Caucasian, Ecuadorian and Puerto Rican origin, whose work reflected a multitude of ethnicities, women and jazz. The exhibition was poised to complement this global relationships law firm commitment to “recruit, retain and promote individuals not just without regard to their race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status or physical challenge, but because of these unique qualities and the value they bring to its organization and clients.” ArtForward is pleased to have taken part in this honorable mission.

In order for the public to accept public space, it must be created and sustained with the public in mind

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 11:00:00 -0400

In order for the public to accept public space, it must be created and sustained with the public in mind

ArtForward and PANTHEON NYC creates a private online exhibition...

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ArtForward and PANTHEON NYC creates a private online exhibition platform that allows its audience to view artworks after its close on May 1, 2011.

Click here for the Press Release (5 of 5)

Please contact inquiry@pantheonnyc.com to gain access or to arrange a private viewing.

UnravelWorks by Tiziana AgnelloJune 30 - September 20, 2011ArtUp...

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 10:57:00 -0400

Unravel
Works by Tiziana Agnello
June 30 - September 20, 2011

ArtUp Scaffolding Bridge
70 E. 4th Street Cultural Center
b/w Bowery and 2nd Avenue
New York, NY 10003

Concurrent Exhibition and Reception
Thursday, June 30 / 7-9PM
FAB Café
75 E. 4th Street
In front of scaffolding bridge

Click here for complete press release

Fourth Arts Block (FAB) will present Unravel by Tiziana Agnello, the latest in ArtUp, FAB’s rotating public art program. The exhibit will display a geometric mixed media work that is inspired by Mayan textiles of Guatemala. The composition will be mounted 14 feet above the sidewalk, on the ArtUp scaffolding bridge at the 70 East 4th Street Cultural Center.

In 2010, the artist removed herself from the chaos of New York City and traveled to Guatemala to pursue serenity in nature and to reunite mind, body, and spirit. Unravel, 2011 is a contemplative work that is created with a purposeful restorative approach. These panels simultaneously capture and convey an energy that is reminiscent of the esoteric healing powers of Atitlan Lake. Agnello’s close observation of the landscape includes her recollection of a nightly plethora of fireflies. She represents them with white nails and a formation of strings that dictate patterns of their movement in the night sky. The composition of strings on top of the abstract backdrop is strongly influenced by her tactile experience with Guatemalan textile. She encourages herself and her audience to unravel their desires and aversions of the urban macrocosm.

Agnello’s concurrent exhibition consists of relief Tyvek sculptures, that delicately present light refractions, rock faces, layers of sediment and anatomy of wood that Agnello was graced with at Atitlan Lake. This will take place at the café and will close on July 31, 2011.

Image: Tiziana Agnello, Unravel (detail and process), 2011, house paint and acrylic, nails, yarn on board, 48 x 288 inches

“It (street art) is really like a new art movement that a...

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 10:56:00 -0400

“It (street art) is really like a new art movement that a lot of people can’t get their head around it yet, but I think in 20, 30 years people will be reading about it in all the art history textbooks.” - FAITH47 and public art.

Studio Visit: Mark Thomas GibsonDate: May 6, 2011 /...

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 10:55:00 -0400

Studio Visit: Mark Thomas Gibson
Date: May 6, 2011 / Evening
Locale: East Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Image: Mark Thomas Gibson, Early Prospect, 2010, Acrylic, ink, graphite on canvas, 72 x 96 inches

Mark Thomas Gibson’s work is an oscillation of memory, time and space that is exemplified by forms from the natural world; caves, mountains, waves and trees. The blackest black is attained with uncompromising layers of sumi ink, matte medium and interspersed yellows, violets, greens, blues, reds and browns. Gibson’s composition of line and form move the eye above, below and into the canvas to depict a non-stationary perspective that exacerbates the ambiguity of orientation. The interplay of his abstraction and figuration becomes the battle for the equanimity of the composition, where change is ever present and reluctantly accepted.

PANTHEON: A history of art from the streets of New York...

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Courtesy of John Ahearn

Courtesy of John Fekner

Don Leicht courtesy Peter Bellamy 1982

Richard Hambleton courtesy Allan Mohlo

Courtesy of KET

Droid, UFO courtesy of Luna Park

Courtesy of Toofly

Faro, Swampy, Goya courtesy of Luna Park

Courtesy of Cake

Courtesy of Jordan Seiler

PANTHEON: A history of art from the streets of
New York City

Works by Abe Lincoln Jr., John Ahearn and Rigorberto Torres, Adam VOID, Cassius Fouler, Cake, Darkclouds, Droid, El Celso, Ellis Gallagher, Faro, John Fekner and Don Leicht, Freedom, Gen2, Goya, Groser, Richard Hambleton, infinity, KET, LSD-Om, Matt Siren, NohJColey, OverUnder, Oze 108, Quel Beast, Royce Bannon, Sadue, Jordan Seiler, Stikman, Toofly, UFO, and Vudu.

chashama at the Donnell (across from MoMA)
20 West 53rd Street, b/w 5th & 6th Avenue
New York, NY 10019
Saturday, April 2-April 17, 2011
Exhibition has been extended until May 1, 2011

33 graffiti writers and street artists will unite to reclaim the former Donnell Library as a repository of visual information on the growing world-wide phenomenon of street art. This exhibition will present an art historical timeline that is a part of New York City’s unique legacy. The artistic contribution of these cultural catalysts and preservationists from the 70’s to the new millennium will address the ever-changing urban landscape and alternative modes of producing art in the streets.

Click here for complete press release

Elsewhere Exhibition Dispatch: Hudson, NYRainer Judd &...

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Rainer Judd

Glynnis McDaris

Elsewhere Exhibition Dispatch: Hudson, NY
Rainer Judd & Glynnis McDaris
Two person exhibition
May 14-June 25, 2011
Gallery 135
135 Warren Street
Hudson, New York
Opening reception: Saturday May 14, 6-8 PM

Please click here to view full evite

“Rainer Judd’s atmospheric series of photographs, The Space Between, infers a time before and a time to come. The scenes shot through the rain-streaked window of a plane sitting on a tarmac strikes sombre chords of longing, the calm after a storm, a moment of acceptance…

Energy, potential, abundance, dichotomy, and mystery are hallmarks of Glynnis McDaris’ photography, and these qualities and more are evidenced in All at the Same Time, a survey of work from the last five years. A model ship voyages from the depths of a cardboard box referencing childhood, distant destinations, imagination…”

-Excerpt from Gallery 135’s exhibition statement

Image: Rainer Judd Untitled #3, 2010 archival pigment print, 20 x 30 inches, Edition of 7
Image: Glynnis McDaris, Untitled (ship), 2010 archival pigment print on watercolor paper, 16 x 20 inches (framed), Edition of 5

The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black ‘Bring Back The...

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 10:52:00 -0400

The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black ‘Bring Back The Night’ directed by Bijoux Altamirano

ABC NO RIO 2011 GALA & BENEFIT AUCTIONTuesday May 3, 2011 /...

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 10:51:00 -0400

Tom Otterness

Claes Oldenburg

Anton Perich

Willem de Kooning

Anne Arden McDonald

Yoko Ono

ABC NO RIO 2011 GALA & BENEFIT AUCTION
Tuesday May 3, 2011 / 7-10 PM
Hosted by Allegra LaViola Gallery
179 East Broadway

Proceeds from this benefit will go towards ABC No Rio’s Building Fund.
Guest DJ’s: Anna Kustera, Doug McClemont, and Kembra Pfahler

To celebrate the collaborative spirit on which ABC No Rio was founded, a section within the silent auction will include work by over 20 members of the artist group Colab.

Works by John Ahearn, Andrea Callard, Stefan Eins, Ilona Granet, Julie Harrison, Rebecca Howland, Lisa Kahane, Fred Krughoff, James Nares, Joseph Nechvatal, Tom Otterness, Cara Perlman, Virge Piersol, Judy Rifka, Walter Robinson, Christy Rupp, Wolfgang Staehle, Anton van Dalen, Tom Warren, and an editioned collection of newsprint posters donated by Alan Moore will be available for bidding. ABC No Rio was founded by artists associated with Colab (Collaborative Projects) following the seminal Real Estate Show in 1980.

Additionally, the silent auction will include works by Kathe Burkhart, CRASH, Willem de Kooning, Hans Haacke, Robert Indiana, Pia Lindman, Josh MacPhee, Ryan McGinness, Claes Oldenburg, Yoko Ono, Kembra Pfahler, Chris Stain, Swoon, Lawrence Weiner and many others. Please visit www.abcnorio.org/benefit2011 to see available artwork.

Directed by French newcomer Céline Danhier, BLANK CITY weaves...

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Directed by French newcomer Céline Danhier, BLANK CITY weaves together an oral history of the “No Wave Cinema” and “Cinema of Transgression” movements through compelling interviews with the luminaries who began it all. Featured players include acclaimed directors Jim Jarmusch and John Waters, actor-writer-director Steve Buscemi, Blondie’s Debbie Harry, Hip Hop legend Fab 5 Freddy, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth, photographer Richard Kern as well as Amos Poe, James Nares, Eric Mitchell, Susan Seidelman, Beth B, Scott B, Charlie Ahearn and Nick Zedd. Fittingly, the soundtrack includes: Patti Smith, Television, Richard Hell & The Voidoids, The Contortions, The Bush Tetras, Sonic Youth and many more…

Featured Artist: Fawad KhanAnxieties of Catastrophic...

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 11:00:00 -0400

Featured Artist: Fawad Khan
Anxieties of Catastrophic Proportions, 2011
Gouache and ink on Arches paper
40” x 60”

Lu Magnus
55 Hester Street
New York, NY 10002

Upcoming solo exhibition, March 25-May 1, 2011

The Armory Show 2011 Among the 274 galleries who were...

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Marcus Coates at Workplace Gallery

Dan Shaw-Town at SEVENTEEN, London

Kate Owens at SEVENTEEN, London

Zander Blom at Michael Stevenson

David Maljcovic at Annet Gelink Gallery

Michael Wilkinson at Modern Institute...

Claudia Wieser at Sies + Hoke

Amir Mogharabi at IBID Projects

Remy Markowitsch at Galerie EIGEN + ART

Michael Muller at Galerie Thomas Schulte

The Armory Show 2011

Among the 274 galleries who were participating exhibitors, there were 78 from New York City, 23 in London, 16 in Berlin & Paris, 8 in Los Angeles, 7 in Sao Paolo, 6 in Chicago, 5 in Stockholm & Vienna, 4 in Amsterdam, Frankfurt and San Francisco, and so on. According to the catalogue index, there are approximately 4,000 artists who are represented. This year’s Armory Focus is Latin America.

ArtForward surveyed galleries on the basis of their location (outside New York City), the installation of art in their respective booths, and both their exhibiting artists and stable of artists. There were three galleries that solely represented their city, among them are Michael Stevenson of Cape Town, Workplace Gallery of Gateshead, and The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd. of Glasgow. The top five booths that featured one artist, Michael Wilkinson at The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd., Glasgow; Claudia Wieser at Sies + Höke, Dusseldorf; and Michael Müller at Thomas Schulte, Berlin. The top three curated booths that presented their stable of artists are SEVENTEEN Gallery, London; Workplace Gallery, Gateshead; Gallerie Bo Bjerggaard, Copenhagen; Galerie Krinzinger, Vienna; and Lisson Gallery, London.

For the most part, artists were chosen instinctively on the grounds of ArtForward’s unfamiliarity with their name and work. This basis is important in order to identify new work by new artists. After strolling through the corridors of Piers 92 & 94, ArtForward spotted works by 36 artists that inspired a dialogue with gallery owners, in situ iPhone 4 photography, note-taking and mobile uploads to Facebook. The experience was truly worth-while.

Upon analysis of images, conversation and research, ArtForward’s selection consist of artworks that are conceptual, interdisciplinary, medium specific, process-based, geometric in aesthetic, meticulous in concept and execution, and sexually and politically charged in content.

The images above are ArtForward’s top 10/11 artist recommendations who are represented by galleries outside NYC, in order of noteworthiness.

1. Marcus Coates at Workplace Gallery, Gateshead
2. Susan Collis at SEVENTEEN, London (no image)
3. Dan Shaw-Town at SEVENTEEN / Kate Owens at SEVENTEEN
4. Zander Blom at Michael Stevenson, Cape Town
5. David Maljcovic at Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam
6. Michael Wilkinson at The Modern Institute/Toby Webster Ltd., Glasgow
7. Claudia Wieser at Sies + Höke, Dusseldorf
8. Amir Mogharabi at IBID Projects, London
9. Rémy Markowitsch at Galerie EIGEN + ART, Berlin/Leipzig
10. Michael Müller at Galerie Thomas Schulte, Berlin

Latin America
1. Omar Barquet at Arroniz, Mexico City/Rio de Janeiro
2. Jorge Cabieses at Lucia dela Puente, Lima

New York City (ArtForward could not resist…)

1. Gilbert & George at Lehmann Maupin, Chelsea
2. Gianna Commito at Rachel Uffner Gallery, Lower East Side
3. Parkett Art Magazine, SoHo and Zurich
4. Nick Cave at Jack Shainman Gallery, Chelsea

Photographs of the full 36 artworks, artwork details, booth installations, and Armory happenings can be viewed ArtForward’s Facebook Page Armory 2011 photo album.

"This provides us with a great cushion, so that that we can continue the quality and variety of art projects in the park."

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 10:58:00 -0400

"This provides us with a great cushion, so that that we can continue the quality and variety of art projects in the park.":

I meant to flag this one before the weekend, but Carol Vogel’s latest Inside Art column included a little report that the non-profit Madison Square Park Conservancy had sold two pieces given to it…

A Kick-line on 4th StreetWorks by Ryan CroninMarch 2 – June 1,...

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A Kick-line on 4th Street
Works by Ryan Cronin
March 2 – June 1, 2011

ArtUp Scaffolding Bridge
70 E. 4th Street Cultural Center
b/w Bowery and 2nd Avenue
New York, NY 10003

Opening: Wednesday, March 2 / 7-9PM
FAB Café
75 E. 4th Street
In front of scaffolding bridge

Click here for complete press release.
Click here to read review written by Patrick Hedlund of DNAinfo.

Fourth Arts Block (FAB) will present A Kick-line on 4th Street by Ryan Cronin, the latest in FAB’s ArtUp public art program. The exhibit will display a vibrant site-specific 4 feet x 24 feet painting that depicts the performative energy that exudes from this cultural gateway. The composition will be mounted 14 feet above the sidewalk, on the ArtUp Scaffolding Bridge at 70 East 4th Street Cultural Center.

A Kick-line on 4th Street takes inspiration from a playful side of culture and commercialism. A series of legs will be rendered in the style of art brut and executed primarily in yellow, red, and black. This piece calls attention to the performances that take place in these theaters that non-ticket holders experience. Cronin takes this energy and presents it to the public through a bold imagery of a spirited and underlying vivacious song and dance. FAB Café will host a concurrent exhibition of Ryan’s work, across the ArtUp Scaffolding Bridge until Friday, May 6, 2011.

During Armory Week, Ryan Cronin’s work will also be exhibited at the Fountain Art Fair from March 3rd-6th and the Bowery Hotel on March 4th.

Reference Image: Ryan Cronin, Dear John, Your Cookie Cutters Are In, 2010

Will estate tax changes discourage charitable bequests?

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Will estate tax changes discourage charitable bequests?:

The Art Newspaper’s Martha Lufkin examines the question.

nowness: Artist Jennifer Rubell bring the royal proposal to the...

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 10:55:00 -0400

nowness:

Artist Jennifer Rubell bring the royal proposal to the masses in her latest installation, Engagement.

Selection above is from 125 works at ARTWALKNY 2010. To view...

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Selection above is from 125 works at ARTWALKNY 2010. To view artwork details please click here. Congratulations to the Coalition for the Homeless! The event was produced by Empire Entertainment, in collaboration with ArtForward, Prentice Art Communications, Natalie Kates - Style Curator and Sheri L. Pasquarella.

ARTWALKNY
November 4, 2011
6:30 PM Silent Auction / 8:00 PM Live Auction

Skylight Studio
275 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10013

Image credits: Untitled, 2010 courtesy of Wade Guyton and Friedrich Petzel Gallery; Donkey (Colored), 1999 courtesy of Jeff Koons; Monkey Butler, 2008 courtesy of Olaf Breuning; America (Firefighter Darrell Dunbar), 2002 courtesy of Andres Serrano; Scout, 2010 courtesy of Richard Phillips and Art Production Fund; Kid, 2007 of Collier Schorr and 303 Gallery; Reversal, 2005 courtesy of the Francesco Clemente; LV1D AA 82709, 2009 courtesy of Kadar Brock and Thierry Goldberg Projects; and Interstellar Medium, 2010 courtesy of Sarah Bedford.