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Print and Social Movements
01/30 |
Nicci Yin
Recent exhibitions are revealing a seeming divergence in what art is intended for. On the one hand, there are Damien Hirst spot paintings scattered throughout Larry Gagosian’s global franchise in a spectacular staging of world domination through art—a show/ploy that sits tentatively on the fine line between art and pure marketing. On the other, smaller arts organizations like the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts zeroes in on socially relevant issues and promotes art as activism through programs and exhibitions, such as their current Sound of Silence: Art During Dictatorship (on view January 27 through March 10). It then came as a pleasant surprise to discover what MoMA has in store for the next few months.
Mark Bradford's Urban Landscapes
02/02 |
Nicci Yin
Few artists have used mapping as an artistic practice to the effect that Mark Bradford has, weaving the visual and social landscapes of urban societies into the layers of his collage paintings. These paintings, along with works in sculpture and video, will be displayed at a joint exhibition held by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts beginning February 18. This exhibition is a traveling survey of Bradford’s work organized by the Wexner Center for the Arts.
A Food Truck Serves Discussion of the Iraq War
02/24 |
Nicci Yin
Artist Michael Rakowitz channels both our frivolous obsession with food trucks and the heavy political residue of the Iraq War with the latest iteration of his Enemy Kitchen project, a food truck selling Iraqi cuisine. This mobile version of Enemy Kitchen is the result of Rakowitz’s collaboration with Iraqi chefs from Chicago and will be staffed by American veterans of the Iraq War.
The Armory Week Guide
03/05 |
Jarrett Moran, Grac...
The Armory Show, now in its fourteenth year, gives its name to the confluence of art fairs and events known as Armory Arts Week. Armory Week has it all, from the blue chip Armory Show and ADAA Art Show to the more curated experiences at VOLTA and Independent, the video art fair Moving Image, and Spring/Break at an old schoolhouse in Nolita. Our run-down of Armory Week fairs and events.
Wu Tsang in the Biennial and the Triennial
03/13 |
Nicci Yin
Featured prominently in both the Whitney Biennial and the New Museum Triennial, Wu Tsang is currently one of the most visible artists in New York City. Although Tsang can be easily pigeonholed as a mixed-race/trans artist of color, these identities provide a hotbed of common misconceptions for his performance work to challenge and problematize.
