Photos: Jenna Duffy for Artcards

For months, after the last Shepard Fairey show at the Deitch in SoHo, I have always wondered what would come next. Luckily it wasn’t another boutique. Last month Levi’s launched a playground for photo fanatics. We all know that Levi’s is a pioneer in denim wear, but not everyone is familiar with Deitch Projects, which pioneered in its own right as a gallery for street and contemporary art. To give a little background (and props) to the gallery, since its beginnings in 1996 the Deitch has housed a roster of artists such as Keith Haring, Shepard Fairey, Yoko Ono, Jon Kessler, Swoon, Mariko Mori, Os Gemeos, and Clare Rojas. Today, the spirit still survives through the Levi’s Photo Workshop with guest collaborators having their work exhibited along with the program. A Levi’s photobooth is appropriately installed in the space, although not as an installation, but as a complimentary booth for everyone. Call it a corporate marketing scheme, but who cares when you can shoot, print, scan, and rent photo equipment completely for free. A complete list of collaborating artists can be found here. Scroll down for more photos. Continue Reading More »

This weekend New York Times writer Jasper Rees broke the street art story of the year. The story, which has prompted a wildfire rash of blog postings, revolves around “The Underbelly Project.” Street artists Workhorse and PAC curated a selection of some 150 international street artists, inviting each to paint a mural in one night on the walls of an unidentified, unfinished abandoned subway station four stories underground. The exhibition was opened to a select group of journalists and bloggers for one night, and then closed forever, when the gorilla curators destroyed the entrance. The list of artists is incredible: Dan Witz, Faile, Swoon, Anthony Lister and Jeff Soto to name just a few. More details on Vandalog. Continue Reading More »

Photos: Jenna Duffy for Artcards Review

Last month, I curated and produced the first Artcards featured event entitled “Happy Oasis.” It was hosted by Culturefix Gallery in the Lower East Side. If you missed the performances, catch it here with photos by Jenna Duffy. Continue Reading More »

image by Bill Sullivan. courtesy of JSBJ

Tonight, Dashwood Books launches the latest project from the independent photo book publishers JSBJ.

BRUIT DE FOND – BACKGROUND NOISE
curated by Aurelien Arbet, Jeremie Egry and Nicolas Poillot

PHOTOGRAPHERS
Asako Narahashi – Lydia Anne Mc Carthy – Jacob Wolf Miller – Thobias Fäldt – Jon Feinstein – Jeff Otto O’Brien – Seth Fluker – Jeremy Liebman – Oto Gillen – Daniel Everett – Yann Gross – Honet and Wulfran Patte – Jesper Ulvelius – Shane Lavalette -Chad Muthard – Peter Sutherland – Jennilee Marigomen – Daniel Augschoell – Jo-ey Tang – Pedro Ramos – Charles Negre – Sarah Pickering – Whitney Hubbs – Ola Rindal – Bill Sullivan – Pierre Le Hors – Kalle Sanner – Coley Brown – Nicholas Gottlund – Ozant Kamaci – Mårten Lange – Gordon Nicholas – Stéphanie Gygax – Raia Al Souliman – Aimee Brodeur – Grant Willing – Ann Woo – Erin Jane Nelson – Leon Batchelor – Miranda Lehman – Jeff Luker – Jessica Hans – Alexander Binder – Sean Stewart – Audrey Corregan – Jimmy Limit

Picture yourself at a cemetery, picnicking on a warm, bright Sunday–not the typical image of cemeteries in October, right? (Or any month, for that matter.) Yet that’s how urban residents during the 19th century spent their weekends before the City Beautiful movement kicked in and established open spaces for citygoers to enjoy. Up to that point, urbanites used the cleared land of cemeteries for activities we now associate with public parks. Continue Reading More »

Walking into the HQ of the Conflux Festival in the East Village, it’s easy to believe you’re at an arts festival. The white walls display squares of paper adorned with graphic designs and text in inoffensive fonts, and there are attractive and creatively dressed women and men sipping wine and the ubiquitous cheap beer that has become an unfortunate staple of art gatherings nationwide. Continue Reading More »

HIGH TIDE by Lucia Warck Meister

CANOPY by Anne Percoco

This weekend, Dumbo, Brooklyn is going to be high on art. In its 14th installment, the Dumbo Arts Festival has expanded its line-up of programming to include family programs, new media arts, theatre, literary arts, music workshops, and even kite-flying! (free kites offered by the Kite Flying Society at Galapagos). The artists involved range from local talents to special visiting artists. Happening at the same time is Capture Brooklyn: A Juried Photo Exhibition by the New York Photo Festival. Hosted by Powerhouse Arena, it’ll be a massive gathering of up-and-coming photographers with tons of indie photo books out for sale.

I recommend downloading the Festival’s map and program prior to trekking out to the waterfront.

DUMBO ARTS FESTIVAL
Sept. 24 – 26