Paul Fryer — Let there be more light

Thanks to Dazed & Confused for pointing out this Paul Fryer installation that was up for the duration of Frieze.
At the Church of the Holy Trinity Marylebone, Paul Fryer replicates the heavens and earth to demonstrate man´s megalomaniacal folly.
He [] displays the consequences of man´s hubris with a figure of a child-sized angel trapped in […]

the LouvreFRITOS Opening, Tomorrow Friday, Oct. 3

In a bout of self-promotion (which I hope to keep to a minimum), I wanted to inform our readers that the show that Alex and I curated and have been working on for so long is finally open.  The reception for the LouvreFRITOS will take place tomorrow, Friday, October 3rd at Cuchifritos gallery/project space from […]

Headlines on the Seen — Aug. 19

(ARTINFO) Marc Chagall Window Vandalized; Seven Indicted in International Art-Fraud Schemes; Basel Rejects Claim from Heirs of Persecuted Art Dealer; Permit for Oil Drilling Near Spiral Jetty Denied; (NYTIMES) Russian and Rich: Art’s New Tastemaker; (ARTFORUM) Sugar Rush — Terence Koh’s Asia Song Society opening reception; Cory Arcangel live and the opening of the new […]

Brooklyn Bridge waterfalls debut tomorrow

The giant 120-foot waterfalls the city is installing under the Brooklyn Bridge are ready to view tomorrow, June 26. They’ll be up for a couple months and should prove a lovely sight whilst walking across that less pretty bridge (the Manhattan one). The image above is courtesy of Gizmodo, who have more of the story […]

The telectroscope is closing!

This weekend is your last chance to peek at London (or Brooklyn) from the giant optical devices installed on Fulton Ferry Landing and near the Tower Bridge, respectively.
On display since May 22, the telescope-like devices have been open every hour of the day. The brainchild of Alexander Stanhope St. George and realized by his great-grandson […]

Whirlwind of events in New York

If you’re in New York this weekend, there is no shortage of art-related events to immerse yourself in. Here are three worth checking out:
Electric Windows - May 17-18
24 street artists converge in Beacon, NY, for live painting and the installation of their work on the exterior of a 19th century factory building. It’s worth the […]

East Village pipe briefly converted to lo-res fountain [Update]

On April 18th, 2008, a pipe near the corner of 2nd Ave and east 9th Street poured pixelated water onto the pavement in what looks to be the work of an anonymous urban installation artist (though I suppose it’s possible that someone simply forgot to shut off the city’s 8-bit water supply.) The brevity of […]

Fritz Welch at Cueto Project

From January 17-February 16, Cueto Project presents the work of Brooklyn-based artist Fritz Welch.
Welch’s solo show, entitled “Under Your Wet Blanket,”:
deals with two ongoing conceptual themes for the artist: Revolution Blues and Vampire Blues. The former refers to a fundamental interest in activist occupation of space and direct political action. The latter is concerned with […]

Damien Hirst at Lever House

Opening this weekend in the Lever House (Park Avenue and 54th Street) lobby is Damien Hirst’s latest, and quite ambitious, piece titled School: The Archaeology of Lost Desires, Comprehending Infinity, and the Search for Knowledge. The $10 million installation was purchased by the owner of Lever House, Aby Rosen, (who also owns the Seagram Building […]

Creative Time presents Mike Nelson’s A Psychic Vacuum

Today marks the closing of British artist Mike Nelson’s A Psychic Vacuum, the sprawling installation in the old Essex Street Market space on Delancey Street on the Lower East Side. It’s an ambitious project that manages an eeriness and subtle care and respect for the otherworldly and absolutely mundane in the daily lives of residents […]