DUMBO Arts Center Leap Year Benefit Auction (2/29)

The DUMBO Arts Center (DAC) will conclude its annual benefit with a reception and the conclusion of the auctions, the live one conducted by Christopher Gaillard of Sotheby’s:
The Silent Auction will be on view and open for bidding in the gallery and
online from February 22 through February 29, 2008, until the Live Auction
concludes. Dumbo Arts […]

Newman Popiashvili Gallery: I Died for Beauty

Independent curator, Omar Lopez-Chahoud, has put together the group show titled I Died for Beauty, which opens tomorrow night at the Newman Popiashvili Gallery:
The underlining concept of the show is based on the idea of personal transformation as a liberating, powerful change from one state of being to another.
The process of transformation requires the […]

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.

Pais de Poetas

Pais de Poetas (Country of Poets) is the title of the show opening tonight at the BRIC’s Rotunda Gallery.
Once again, we have independent curator Omar Lopez-Chahoud, who recently worked with Mary Boone’s Amy Smith-Stewart on M*A*S*H NY. Alongside Mr. Lopez-Chahoud is Brooklyn Institute of Contemporary Art (BICA) co-founder and Vassar College professor, Isolde Brielmaier.
The show […]

EYEBEAM: Open City

From the press release:
Eyebeam announces its long-anticipated 2007 exhibition season and commences its 10th Anniversary year with Open City – a glimpse into the current media and tactics of artists who take their practices into the street. Be it through projection, writing on walls or robotic pamphleteering, Open City presents the work of artists who […]

M*A*S*H NY

M*A*S*H New York opens tonight, two blocks from The Armory Show.
From the Press Release:
M*A*S*H New York is an all-media group show taking place during The Armory Show and The Art Show, February 22-26, 2007. Curated by Omar Lopez-Chahoud and Amy Smith-Stewart, the exhibition will present a fresh look at the current state […]