Double Rainbow as Lazy Tongs: Poem on the Occasion of the 15th Annual Poetry Walk Across For Poets House
I walked across a bridge tonight,
a poet among poets, in line and abreast
east bound toward Brooklyn
with mighty bridge as pathway
Say poet, are you lonely, are you hungry
Pray poet, are you frightened, are you sorry
Play poet, dance at [...]

Liquid Door, the first solo exhibition in the U. S. by artists Hilario Isola and Matteo Norzi, has many moving parts, but a permeable membrane, the liquid door is its center piece.  The liquid door refers to the fragile interface which unites man with the sea, namely, a surface between air and water, formed by [...]

No More Tic, No More Toc, the new sound is hmmmmm……these are the three bursts of text from a Times Square marquee captured in Louis Fauer’s recently discovered 1960’s film, Time Capsule.   Four panelists conceded that his mindset was decidedly that of a photographer shooting stills. Present were Vince Aletti, critic and curator, Deborah Bell, [...]

 
What do Richard Nixon, Marilyn Monroe, Brigette Bardot and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor have in common? The answer is jumpology, the scientific art captured by photographer Philippe Halsman, now on view at the Laurence Miller Gallery show “Jump” through May 28, 2010.  It is the first time the series has been exhibited in [...]

Photographers Lecture Series @ ICP

Susan Lipper recently gave an ICP audience a new reason to appreciate her photographic work.  Yes, she presented some five projects individually—starting with the posed 1983 portraits of fellow Yale art students and ending with her new installation of video portraits from Grapevine, West Virginia, juxtaposed against small  black and [...]

El Museo del Barrio hosted a panel discussion on Wednesday, 3/10 as tribute to the conclusion of BBBP, the Bronx Blue Bedroom Project.
Many participating artists attended, including Matthew Burcaw, who also wore a curatorial hat during the two years the Blue Bedroom served as an unconventional community art space.
The robin blue “space” was the bedroom of [...]

The Art Book Swap New York at MOMA blended noble intentions with fun and ingenuity.
NADA and Regency Arts Press, Ltd. sponsored the event on Saturday, February 6, 2010, from noon-5pm.  What’s this all about and how is it done, you ask?  Keyword answers are free books, simply, and effortlessly…bring your art books and swap them [...]