About the exhibition About the urgency of communicating. And remembering. Plus making lists. Painting signs. Creating diagrams. Keeping track of things. Counting and organizing. Expressing your love. Shouting and whispering about all of the important things that we should remember not to forget. View it here.
About the exhibition In these challenging times I find great comfort in animals, in both life and art. View it here.
About the exhibition There is a title card by Sara Malpass. There is an unclear horizon by Karen May. There is a translucent duck giving a direction by Danny Thach. There is a lopped off flower bloom on its side by Adonia Douglas. There is perhaps a fire on a distant shore or a warning by Shana Harper. There is a multicolored creature close to the ground by Julio Del Rio. There is a place of refuge by Danny Thach. There are two cats judging you through a window by Ann Meade. There is a field of rocks or ants Read More …
For almost a year, scholars have accused Monumental Women’s Statue Fund (the nonprofit funding the sculpture) of whitewashing history by spotlighting the suffragists Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony without paying equal tribute to the many women of color who contributed to the movement. Last week, the group said that the statue would now include Sojourner Truth, an abolitionist and women’s rights activist best-known for her rousing “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech first delivered at the 1851 Women’s Convention in Akron, Ohio. “Our goal has always been to honor the diverse women in history who fought for equality and justice Read More …
We’re delighted to announce a new limited edition serigraph with NIAD’s Billy White. “My Dad, The Golden Gloves Champion” is a two-color silkscreen on paper measuring 20 x 26″ and signed by the artist on verso. Created in conjunction with SHINE, the gallery that represents Billy, there are only a few available. So, don’t sleep on this. More information or to purchase.
About the exhibition 40 Below is a celebration of NIAD’s diverse roster of artists and the organization’s continued efforts to offer unique, one-of-a-kind works of art at pricing accessible to anyone. Each of the selected paintings, sculptures and drawings in this online exhibition is available for $40 or less, a feat made all the more remarkable given the originality and quality of each of these works. Buying art from NIAD at any price point helps to keep this important nonprofit organization up and running, and it also supports the artists directly as they receive 50% of sales. And who knows, an Read More …
About the exhibition The process of making and viewing art is influenced by our thoughts and emotions. Happy, anxious, confident, scared—these things show up in our own art as well as our interpretations of art made by others. Reflecting on our emotional reactions to art can help us learn more about our inner worlds. For me, the following artworks are especially evocative. Lines vibrate with energy, moody forms loom against bright backdrops, shapes are traced meticulously, and words dance down the page. How does each piece make you feel? View it here.
Previously focused on figurative drawings, NIAD’s Eddie Braught recently began a series of detournements wherein he added the ubiquitous noise-dampening headphones worn by several NIAD artists to the people featured on the pages of an art instruction manual. But, even more recently, he has begun to capture in various media on paper (and using Picasso as a starting point) the guitar.
“Yet in Kounellis’s work we find a kind of tutorial for retraining the senses outside the white cube: lessons not bound to any particular aesthetic object, but awaiting discovery in the surface of the world… Read the rest of the article.
About the exhibition Patterns are a way to create order from chaos. But patterns can also grow, shrink, move, blend and break. This exhibition brings together works that use pattern and repetition to make sense of the world in ways that do not necessarily show it as organized and regulated. The title for this exhibition is taken from a lyric by Devo, “You can rearrange the patterns so unkind / Don’t bother asking why a pattern never cries.” If patterns are templates through which we experience the world, then the artists in this exhibition share a delight in blurring the Read More …
“…In 1905, Sicilian immigrant Baldassare Forestiere sank his life savings into what he hoped to turn into a fruit orchard, but the trees wouldn’t take root in the hardpan. Devastated, he began working as a laborer in the searing heat of the Central Valley. Then, inspiration struck — he’d go underground to find relief. He’d helped dig subway tunnels in Boston, and he recalled the wine cellars and the catacombs in his homeland — all places cooler than at the surface.” Read the rest.
…In the 1970s, Ringgold became an activist — by desire, but also by necessity. “I remember when I was young,” she said in a recent interview, “and I would go into a gallery to show my work, the gallery dealer would look at my legs, but not my art.” In 1970, Ringgold and some fellow demonstrators placed eggs and tampons around the Whitney in protest against the consistently small percentage of women artists on display in its annual exhibition of contemporary art.” Read the rest.
About the exhibition Score for curating this NIAD show: look at every single piece of art. let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. choose the pieces that this soft animal in you loves, and hope someone else sees the life you see in each one, and that this unknown person–who you may be–might choose to bring this work out of the internet and into their own life as a cherished object. View it here.
About the exhibition Paying homage to Agnes Varda’s final film, this grouping seeks to interact with the imagined and real figures and landscapes of NIAD’s impressive roster of artists. Creating dynamic and vibrant visions of the world, these artists are exploring what defines faces and places, two very basic genera. Take Erica Martinez’s Wallhanging, which quilts floral patterned fabrics to create an entirely new terrain. Or take Raven Harper’s Untitled, which morphs one of her signature visages onto a ceramic surface. Like Varda, these artists are engaging with persons, places, and things, getting to know them and inventing their own perceptions Read More …
“Earlier this week, while waiting to board an early morning flight from San Francisco to Portland, Oregon, I found myself stranded in Terminal 2, hungry and parched. My search for sustenance led me to a breakfast bar, where I procured a bagel and a small beverage. The total? $11.50 — more than double the typical street price. It’s a familiar story for any traveler: Held captive with few purchasing options, we’re often made to shell out 2-3x the going rate for a nibble of food, or pay a 100%+ markup for a water bottle. (Heaven forbid you need a neck Read More …
About the exhibition I followed the advice or Sara Malpass’ word poem and gathered all the works that open to me. Please turn up the brightness level on your screens, folks, because this online exhibition is about vibrant, expansive colors that could change your world. I looked through the entire archive (5,360 artworks) and, after being completely humbled, selected 44 pieces that rock my world. View the exhibition.
“After this discovery, what may have started as the Tear Gas Biennial is now the Sierra Bullet Biennial,” a Forensic Architecture researcher told Hyperallergic. Read the article here.
Eight artists have asked the Whitney Museum of American Art to remove their works from this year’s Biennial, citing what they describe as the museum’s lack of response to calls for the resignation of a board member with ties to the sale of military supplies, including tear gas. Four of the artists withdrew on Friday; the rebellion continued throughout Saturday as four more followed suit. There are 75 artists and collectives in the Whitney Biennial, which closes on Sept. 22. Read the rest.
This week in San Juan, Puerto Rico, police used tear gas against protesters. The identification of the source for this agent might further stoke the flames of a growing crisis at New York’s Whitney Museum…. Read the rest.