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Watched slack-jawed in Woodside as a ‘translator’ — in the voting booth — tried to show/tell a young (newly arrived) voter who to vote for.
Republican victories today, seemed more a rebuke of progressives run amok than an embrace of the repugnant Trump.
The leaders approaching Mile 14, in Long Island City, Queens.
The engraving, made by French/German printmaker Alfred Johannot (c.1830), around the time of Delecroix’s: Liberty Leading the People, depicts a black Catholic nun in Morocco dialoguing with a ‘liberty’ scholar. She seems to be skeptical of his notions (see her eyes and hands), perhaps having found true freedom and enlightenment in communion with her God.
Coincidentally, there is presently an exhibition at Columbia University on the role played by black women in Modern 19th-century French art: Posing Modernity: The Black Model From Manet and Matisse to Today, at the Wallach Art Gallery.
For this and other important Old Master Prints, visit Woodside Fine Art.
International Fine Print Dealers Association Show at the Javits Center through October 28.
Being able to see four Vermeers in one room is especially noteworthy.
‘Art’ made with the help of algorithms, will be included in the October 25th Prints & Multiples sale at Christie’s.
Subway from 1917, pressed into service to help Yankee fans get to The Stadium on time.
Gallery Night at the Fuller Building — September 12, 2018
Highlights included works by Jungin Lee, David Ligare and Burt Glinn.
Back in class.
She (the driver) didn’t even get a ticket. He (the bicyclist) barely survived.
At the Javits Center through 8/15.
An unarmed black man, Jamill Jones, killed Sander Szabo, an unarmed white man, with one punch in Long Island City (8/5) — after Szabo mistakenly knocked on Jones’ car window, thinking it was his Uber car. Jones was charged with third-degree assault and released without having to post any bail. New York State law allows for perps who kill people — with one punch, to walk.
For some African Americans in New York, it seems the only thing worse than being disregarded by taxis is being mistaken for one.
Craig Fox and his crew of comedy misfits are working it out in Woodside — at the Project For Living Artists — in a collaboration that offers a platform for arting of all types.
“A man’s pride will bring him low. But a humble spirit will obtain honor.” Proverbs 29:23
The City of New York is seeking female candidates, to honor with a statue in Central Park. We recommend the American artist Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986), who spent several decades of her long and fruitful life in NYC — and as a true feminist worked hard, was excellent at what she did, and helped men to be better.
The photo is from a recent Georgia O’Keeffe talk at the New York Botanical Garden.
High School Grad, NYC – June 22, 2018
In 1939, the American artist Georgia O’Keeffe spent 3 months painting in Hawaii, as part of an artist series commissioned by the Dole Pineapple Company. Two of her Hawaii pictures (out of 20 made) were used in print ads for the company. The New York Botanical Garden has recently brought together the fruits of O’Keeffe’s time in Hawaii, in a show that runs through October 28, 2018.
Especially noteworthy are the “Waterfall” paintings, which seem more personal, prefiguring O’Keeffe’s important “Black Place” paintings of the 1940s.
Elmhurst, NY – June 1, 2018
Last class of Millennials (born 1981-1996).
Anselm Kiefer in Rockefeller Center.
The man’s “I Am Safe” t-shirt belies the proliferation of copies and fakes being sold by NYC auction houses these days. Copies and fakes have always been around, what’s new is the extent to which auction houses are centering their businesses on bogus lots, while opting not to present more legitimate works.
Grand Central Station – May 15, 2018
Ballet Hispanico, the Latin Dance organization, held their Carnaval Gala 2018 on Monday evening at the Plaza Hotel. Honorees included Emilio and Gloria Estefan, Carolina Herrera, and Marcos Torres.
The Indo-American Arts Council is presenting the 18th New York Indian Film Festival this week, at Village East, with seven days of screenings (78 films), post-screening discussions, panels and after-parties. This year’s line-up includes tributes to Sridevi and Shashi Kapoor, along with Oscar winning filmmaker James Ivory.
At the Park Avenue Armory through May 8.
Artwork (top): John Currin, Gagosian Gallery; (bottom): Anish Kapoor, Lisson Gallery
