Just finished reading the book Museum: Behind The Scenes At The Metropolitan Museum of Art by Danny Danziger. Danziger interviews museum employees, from maintenance staff to trustees, creating a uniquely intimate profile of the institution. Many people talk about favorite works and exhibits but they also reveal their personal stories and paths to working at […]
Monet’s Water Lilies Return to MOMA
Monet’s Water Lilies are back at MOMA. They’re spectacular pieces. Pollock had to be thinking of Monet while dripping his buckets of industrial paint onto canvas. The scale is comparable – I loved when they used to hang the two paintings facing each other, creating a dialogue across the years. Somehow works of art, while […]
Dutch New York
PBS has a new show in celebration of the 400th anniversary of the Dutch settling New York. It’s by Barry Lewis, the same historian that does the walking tours of various NY neighborhoods. The concept is similar, he walks through various areas pointing places of historic significance. Although this show also travels outside of the […]
NYFA Artist Fellowships
Artists’ Fellowships are $7,000 cash awards made to individual originating artists living and working in the state of New York for unrestricted use. Grants are awarded in 16 artistic disciplines, with applications accepted in eight categories each year. Since the awards began in 1985, NYFA has awarded over $22 million to over 3,688 artists. In […]
Haley Jane Samuelson
I was reading the New Yorker calendar section on the subway ride home tonight and was really happy to see a name I recognized! An exhibit by photographer Haley Jane Samuelson was profiled. I had the pleasure of posting some of her work on ArtinBrooklyn in April. She describes her images as “an embodiment of […]
Meet James Ensor, Belgium’s Famous Painter
MOMA has an exhibit of James Ensor’s work, closing on Sept 21. As Ensor himself would readily testify, time is running out. Obsessed with issues of identity and mortality his favorite subjects were skeletons and masks. He’s got a slightly wicked sense of humor, frequently self-deprecating. One of my favorites is entitled “My Portrait in […]
Insight Magazine
My work is featured in the latest edition of Insight Magazine. Committed to uncensored artistic expression, INSIGHT provides a platform for emerging and established artists to share their perspective on art. They’re a publication of the F.O.K.U.S. organization which produces a great series of events in NYC and Michigan. More information is available at their […]
Food and Art
Food and art are both sensual pleasures, easily appreciated by all and capable of endless refinement. I remember first seeing the work of Wayne Thiebaud in a retrospective as a high school student in California. The vibrant colors and symmetrical rows of pies spoke of joyous pleasures and platonic order. Apollo and Dionysus meeting at […]
1st Year (+2 month) Anniversary!
Guess what? My site www.ArtinBrooklyn.com has made it past the one year mark! Somehow it slipped under my radar. The mission, as always, is to support local artists. So take a look, there’s a lot of great work!
Underground Together: The Art and Life of Harvey Dinnerstein
Just picked up this beautiful book at the used bookshop. Harvey has taught for years at the Art Student’s League and paints using traditional techniques. He’s got mad skills. There’s a nice overlap of subject matter with my own work. Many scenes of city streets, parks, and subways. Always nice to see a different artist’s […]