#WhyICare: Sandy Survivors Demand Action on Climate Change
Across New York City, there is one name that's on the tip of everyone's lips.. Sandy. Nearly 2 years out from Hurricane Sandy, the most destructive and deadly storm to hit New York City, communities...
View ArticleKaroline Hjorth and Riitta Ikonen on the ImageBlog
"Eyes as Big as Plates # Phetsavath (2013), France. 60 x 50 cm, Digital C-type. Daredeviling it with Phetsavath at the edge of a mountaintop in the majestic Combe Lavaux Réserve Naturelle in Bourgogne,...
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Alexis Cole & Trio Serenades at the Falcon Brunch in Marlboro, NY
Alexis Cole, David Finck and Ken Hassler On Sunday September 14, 2014 in the Hudson Valley hamlet of Marlboro, N.Y., the singer Alexis Cole in her own sublime way made Sunday brunch at Tony Falco's...
View ArticleUttering the Holy: On Poetry and Politics
Not long ago, I was talking to a group of people who all happened to be in book clubs. I asked them if they ever read a book of poems as part of their club. They all pondered this for a moment before...
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Artists Take on the Subject of Geometry in Jeddah
Adrian Esparza, Untitled (No. 01), 2014, Felt pen, pencil on paper, 38 x 46 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Taubert Contemporary Gallery. As we've written about elsewhere on ARTPHAIRE, many of the most...
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Interview with Shantanu Starick of Pixel Trade
By Helen Anne Travis Photographer Shantanu Starick hasn't spent a dime since June 2012. Instead, he's bartering his way around the world, trading his photography services for food, shelter and...
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Talking Photographs with Yanidel
Often when photographers present themselves (or their work) online, they do so with a flurry of images - they want to show every photograph they've ever taken. Thankfully, editors become involved in...
View ArticleUnderrated Albums of the '90s -- Part 5
I started this series to shine a light on some stellar records from the '90s that may have been overlooked. Now that a few decades have passed, we can get some perspective and see how they've held up...
View ArticleRhythm and Bruise: How Cuts to Music and the Arts Hurt Kids and Communities
Renaissance High in Detroit, Michigan made the news last month as parents fought to save the highly ranked school's celebrated music program from being terminated. It was only the latest in a long line...
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How a Rare Vision Condition Helps One Artist See Colors Like Few Can
Concetta Antico of San Diego lives in a world only a small percentage of humanity can see -- she is a tetrachromat. Tetrachromats have a fourth, extra cone class for color vision and while normal...
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Expo Chicago Kicks... Off
I went to Expo Chicago while all the galleries were setting up. It's one of the best art fairs I've seen -- and it wasn't even fully installed. The art is kick ass. Galleries have brought exemplary...
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NoPlace, Tidens Krav, and UKS in Oslo, Norway
Per Kristian Nygård, installation view. Courtesy of No Place Gallery. Photo by Jason Havneraas. Per Kristian Nygård, Not Red But Green, at No Place Gallery NoPlace is an artist run space organized by...
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Redefining Philanthropy: A Documentary Review of Art and Craft
Mark Landis at home with recent works. Photo by Sam Cullman. Courtesy of Oscilloscope Laboratories. What is the distinction between mischievous and dangerous? Where do we draw the line between...
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These Trippy Photos Show Art Colliding With Science
Today's most innovative artists are taking not paint and chisel but science and technology as their media, to represent nature both seen and unseen. They are creating works radically different from any...
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Instead of Taking Selfies, Take More Photos!
I love looking at photos. The image frozen on supports which can either be paper or a digital screen locks memories that are relived upon simply gazing at it. Until very recently, the cost of printing...
View ArticlePlovdiv Night of Museums and Galleries Celebrates 10th Anniversary (VIDEO)
The Plovdiv Night of Museums and Galleries is an event that brings more than 60'000 visitors to the second largest city in Bulgaria, Plovdiv, to attend a program that features more than 120 events held...
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Drawn at Sea: Drawing no.01
Drawing no.01 Orkney Mainland, Sanday - Orkney Islands, Scotland 11:23 - Wednesday September 10, 2014 59° 59.272 n, 2° 57.442 w - 14°C Today we set sail for the island of Sanday leaving Kirkwall...
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The Changing Faces of Homelessness: Multiple Mary and Invisible Jane Descend...
As Jo Kreiter's astonishing aerial dancers came rappelling down the side of an 80-foot concrete and brick wall at 333 Golden Gate Avenue, to an inventive score that integrates fragments of stories...
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Dwell on Design Takes Manhattan
Dwell on Design is setting its sights on Manhattan. That's right: After nine years in Los Angeles, the largest design event in the nation is coming to the Big Apple. But this New York iteration will be...
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Jacob Hashimoto's Skyfarm Fortress
Jacob Hashimoto constructed a 34-foot-tall three-dimensional building inside of Mary Boone Gallery on 24th Street. More than 15,000 kites hang from the ceiling -- there are circles, squares and...
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