Artlog "Connect" – Newsletter

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Hey, Artloggers, welcome to the Artlog Newsletter. We are excited to announce the latest developments around Artlog.com and let you know about upcoming events. If you dig Artlog, help us spread the word with our new invite widget.

Things here at Artlog have been quite busy these last few weeks; we are taking advantage of the summer torpor, taking stock of what we've figured out in six months of being live on the web and re-building the site. We're pretty pumped and reckon we'll re-launch in mid-to-late August with a whole host of new/improved tools and slightly re-aligned focus. So now's a good time to head over to the perspectives forum to let us know what we are doing right and what we could improve.

For those of you looking for a quick escape from the city, Artlog is hosting an exciting day trip to East Hampton on Saturday July 26 with Scope Hamptons and the Soho House. Artloggers will be transported roundtrip by chartered bus from Manhattan to East Hampton for a VIP tour of Scope Hamptons, an international art fair featuring 40 galleries from 15 countries. Artloggers may also participate in the VIP Collector Mentorship Auction. Artloggers will also be shuttled to Elie Tahari in East Hampton to enjoy a cocktail while viewing More Than This, a site specific show curated by Andrea Salerno.

Olafur Eliasson's Waterfalls have dominated the headlines and we have created a quick guide to make experiencing it easy and fun. If you are down near the seaport over the weekend experiencing the waterfalls – also check out David Byrne's installation. Byrne transforms the interior of the landmark Battery Maritime Building in Lower Manhattan into a 9,000 sq. foot massive sound sculpture.

Warm Up: the Saturday summer party at PS1 is back for a 10th year. This outdoor summer party has been a favorite of ours for years as it combines the 4 pillars of summer culture in New York City: architecture, art, dance and Brooklyn Lager. Word on the Artlog boards is that last week was so crowded you could not even see the outdoor installation. We hope that it was a just a post July 4th first PS1 of the summer swell - so see you there! You can also check out the Maya Lin designed SculptureCenter nearby.

Happening in New York:

If you don't feel like trekking to Queens, a new batch of NYC museum shows have opened and provide plenty of air conditioned relief from the summer heat.

After Nature 07/17- 09/21 This exhibition at the New Museum depicts a world on the verge of disappearance. Departing from the fictional documentaries of filmmaker Werner Herzog, the exhibition acts as an anthology of visions and epiphanies and includes over ninety works spanning three floors of gallery space.

J.M.W. Turner 07/1- 09/21 This exhibition at the Met spans more than six decades of Turner's works, from landscapes—a genre that he dominated for the first half of the nineteenth century in Britain—to historical and modern scenes and subjects of his own invention. There is of course much going at the Met this summer. Watch out for the tourist crowds in the summer while checking out Superheros: Fashion and Fantasy or enjoying drinks on the roof with the Jeff Koons sculptures.

Kehinde Wiley's The World Stage: Africa, Lagos ~ Dakar 07/17 - 10/26 The exhibition at the Studio Museum in Harlem features paintings created during Wiley's long-term travels in Nigeria and Senegal. It is part of a series where he temporarily relocates to different countries and opens satellite studios to become familiar with local culture and history.

Louise Bourgeois 06/27 - 09/28 Louise Bourgeois is a full-career retrospective of one of the most important artists of our time. This exhibition, which will fill the entire Frank Lloyd Wright rotunda and one adjacent gallery at the Guggenheim, will be the most comprehensive examination to date of Bourgeois's long and distinguished career.

Dali: Painting and Film 06/29 - 09/15 Dali: Painting and Film brings together more than 100 works by Salvador Dalí (1904·89) including major paintings, photographs, drawings, and films to explore the central role of cinema in his work as both an inspiration and an outlet for experimentation Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling opens on July 20th at MoMA.

As always, get in touch with either Dylan (iamstillalive) or Manish (nish) on the site if you have any questions/comments. Thanks.

-Artlog

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