Daniel Lopez Show (Opening Friday, June 1st)

“Daniel Lopez,” was one of the many aliases used by former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet to manage his many bank accounts. The DANIEL LOPEZ SHOW is a group show comprised of 20+ Chilean artists opening tomorrow, Friday, June 1st at Roebling Hall Gallery and the White Box simultaneously.
DANIEL LOPEZ SHOW
Opening reception - Friday, June […]

Venice Biennale 2007: 52nd International Art Exhibition

It’s coming.

Paolo Chiasera at Smith Stewart Gallery

Tonight, join me for Paolo Chiasera’s opening at Amy Smith-Stewart’s (previously of Mary Boone Gallery) new space, called, as you may have guessed, Smith Stewart. This is the gallery’s second exhibition, which finds its home on the Lower East Side, comfortably situated on Stanton between Forsyth and Eldridge streets.

High Line Festival: Claude Cahun [Update]

The High Line Festival is a multi-disciplinary arts event in its inaugural year. Each year, one artist will curate the music, film, visual art, and comedy; David Bowie has the honour this year. Part of the proceeds of ticket sales goes to Friends of the High Line, the not-for-profit working with the City towards […]

Tranquillity of the Heart, Torment of the Flesh

Carol Vogel of the NYTimes reports on Takashi Murakami’s new works and opening at the Gagosian Gallery:
In the central gallery stood the Japanese artist Takashi Murakami. In place of his usual garb — baggy cargo pants, T-shirt and sneakers — he was done up in a traditional hakama, his hair pulled back in a neat […]

Gilbert & George speak their piece

Join me at The New School this afternoon for a talk by my artistic heroes, Gilbert & George:
Legendary British duo Gilbert & George will discuss their remarkable artistic and personal collaboration over the last thirty-five years, from their early performance pieces to their large-scale photomontages, which have attracted both fierce controversy and enormous acclaim. This […]

Before they are forgotten

The NYTimes reports on Creative Time’s endeavour for historical preservation:
Among the things New York City does exceedingly well is erase its own past, even the more durable parts, like the old Pennsylvania Station or the Third Avenue El. So when it comes to a more fleeting kind of history, a lot of imagination is […]