Month: January 2012

“The Greatest City on Earth” by Linda Zacks

The Alliance for Downtown New York announced the latest Re:Construction installation, The Greatest City on Earth, located at Nassau between John and Fulton Streets by artist Linda Zacks. “As Lower Manhattan continues to grow, construction can be tough on small businesses and confusing for pedestrians. While we look forward to all the great improvements happening…

Exhibit: The Influential Female at Kentler International Drawing Space

THE INFLUENTIAL FEMALE Drawings Inspired by Women in History CURATOR: Randall Harris ARTISTS: Clarity Haynes, Meridith McNeal, Edward Monovich, Arlene Morris, Annysa Ng, K. Saito, Jacquelyn Schiffman, Vivianne Silvera, Lorene Taurerewa, Jono Vaughan February 3 – March 25, 2012 RECEPTION: Friday, February 3, 6 – 8pm CURATOR’S TALK: Sunday, February 19, 4pm The human figure…

Exhibit: Pixelating: Indie Films in Black at MoCADA

The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA) and Black Public Media present Pixelating: Indie Films in Black, a series of screenings held in the month of February in honor of Black History Month. Screening throughout various venues in Brooklyn and New York City, this film series couples independently produced films with web series to…

Show and Tell: Artists Talk and Answer Questions with Shawn Dulaney and Hugh Crawford

Show and Tell: Artists Talk and Answer Questions with Shawn Dulaney and  Hugh Crawford On Tuesday, February 7 , 2011 from 8-10 p.m. at The Old Stone House Remember Show and Tell in elementary school? When you got a chance to bring something in from home to show your class. It was simple, innocent, and fun….

Exhibit: “Expanding the Landscape” at Art 101

EXPANDING THE LANDSCAPE Alexandra Limpert and Patrick Whalen January 13 – February 12 ART 101 heralds the New Year with EXPANDING THE LANDSCAPE, an exhibition of figurative drawings and sculpture by Alexandra Limpert and Patrick Whalen. Limpert’s figurative sculptures reflect the architectural structures of her native New York. “Steel allows me to create life-size open…

Exhibit: SUGAR introduces Lineup, round 3

SUGAR introduces Lineup, round 3 1.28.12 – 3.10.12 opening reception Saturday January 28, 6-8 p.m. Heavy brush strokes diminish, colors are defined, divided, and consolidated. Shapes are realized while surfaces melt, glisten, shine, and give-in. The transitioning is a tickle to the ribs, and the whole of round 3 is an offering of pleasantries. Doug…

Exhibit: Lorene Taurerewa and Warwick McLeod “THE SUGARBREAD HOUSE” at THE END

Opening reception: Friday, February 27, 6.30pm-10pm. Lorene Taurerewa and Warwick McLeod THE SUGARBREAD HOUSE drawings and paintings opens at THE END,  a recording house/gallery/performance space in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. http://theendnyc.com/blog/
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Exhibit: Jessica Baker at the Fashion Center Space for Public Art

JESSICA BAKER at 34 West 38th Street ‘Winter Look’ Winter Look is made entirely of materials found in nature and is intended to contrast with the surrounding windows filled with fashion accessories indicative of New York’s metropolitan “personality.” Brooklyn-based artist Jessica Baker collects leaves, seeds, branches and other fallen materials from trees to create prints…