A message about the pandemic, inscribed on $1,200 worth of coins, is trickling into New York’s shops, and possibly your pocket. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “ART”
A Countercultural Dreamland From Tokyo Flickers at MoMA
By Gotham Rex on October 1, 2020
In 1969, Shuzo Azuchi Gulliver created a moving-image environment with 18 projectors. Now his and other expanded cinema works from Japanese pioneers are in New York. Source: New York Times
Frick Announces Plans for Its Two-Year Stay in Breuer Building
By Gotham Rex on September 30, 2020
While its mansion is under renovation, the Frick will show its permanent collection in the Brutalist building owned by the Whitney and recently occupied by the Met. Source: New York Times
The Empty Stages of N.Y.C.
By Gotham Rex on September 25, 2020
Most concerts, plays and other live performances have yet to resume. The pandemic fallout has devastated creative workers and hurt the city. Source: New York Times
Making Art When ‘Lockdown’ Means Prison
By Gotham Rex on September 24, 2020
The harshness of life behind bars is designed to crush inmates’ individuality. But a stirring exhibition at MoMA PS1 shows the prison-industrial complex can’t stifle the artistic impulse. Source: New York Times
Photoville Adds New Venues, Vistas and Vision
By Gotham Rex on September 22, 2020
A joyous jumble of 60-plus shows in five boroughs, it is a reminder of photography’s power not just to document crisis, but to help imagine better lives. Source: New York Times
A New York Clock That Told Time Now Tells the Time Remaining
By Gotham Rex on September 20, 2020
Metronome’s digital clock in Manhattan, has been reprogrammed to illustrate a critical window for action to prevent the effects of global warming from becoming irreversible. Source: New York Times
Things to Do This Week
By Gotham Rex on September 19, 2020
You could also check out a Sims-inspired art show, get the expert take on Fashion Week or try a TrapAerobics class. Source: New York Times
Monuments That Celebrate Communal Struggles, Not Flawed Men
By Gotham Rex on September 18, 2020
Contemporary sculptures by Jeffrey Gibson and others, part of “Monuments Now” at Socrates Sculpture Park in Queens, draw on the past to look toward the future. Source: New York Times
The Whitney Canceled Their Exhibition. Now Those Artists Want Reform.
By Gotham Rex on September 17, 2020
Last month, the museum acquired works from 80 artists, often through discounted sales. A new letter signed by more than half of the artists asks for substantive changes in the Whitney’s policies. Source: New York Times
Guggenheim Cuts Staff by 11 Percent Ahead of Reopening
By Gotham Rex on September 16, 2020
The museum announced Wednesday that 24 employees would be laid off and that eight others have taken voluntary separation agreements. Source: New York Times
New York’s Reopened Museums: Where to Go and What to See
By Gotham Rex on September 10, 2020
What you need to know before venturing back out to see art, from safety precautions to the exhibitions still on view. Source: New York Times
Ron Gorchov, Painter Who Challenged Viewers’ Perceptions, Dies at 90
By Gotham Rex on September 9, 2020
Seeking “a new kind of visual space” and using a vivid palette, he stacked multiple canvases with gently curved, round-cornered tops. Source: New York Times
An Artist Continues Her Applause for Essential Workers
By Gotham Rex on September 8, 2020
Mierle Laderman Ukeles is known for shaking the hand of every employee in the Department of Sanitation. Her latest work may be less tactile, but it is no less heartfelt. Source: New York Times
This Labor Day, These Workers Are Trying to Staying Afloat
By Gotham Rex on September 4, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has brought various hardships. An artist, bookseller, comedian and five others share their stories of how they are coping with all the uncertainty. Source: New York Times