With 68 galleries, the fair allows collectors to “spend quality time,” with works ranging from granite sculptures to contemporary Pointillist paintings. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “ART”
Decades After the Central Park Jogger Attack, a City Marks Its Mistake
By Gotham Rex on December 12, 2022
An entrance to Central Park will be named the Gate of the Exonerated, for the teenagers who were wrongfully convicted of a crime that triggered a national conversation on racial injustice. Source: New York Times
The World Keeps Spinning, but the Astor Place Cube Is Stuck in Place
By Gotham Rex on December 12, 2022
The 55-year-old sculpture doesn’t move the way it used to. Those who love it want it to be fixed quickly. Source: New York Times
Edward Hopper’s New York, as It Looks Today
By Gotham Rex on December 5, 2022
A web-based map from the Whitney Museum lets viewers see the modern-day appearances of the places Hopper painted. Source: New York Times
For Bronx Children’s Museum, a Long-Awaited Home
By Gotham Rex on December 1, 2022
After more than 10 years of busing exhibits across the borough, the museum is opening a permanent space on the Harlem River. Source: New York Times
See Yayoi Kusama and Kiki Smith’s Grand Central Madison Mosaics
By Gotham Rex on November 30, 2022
Beach scenes, wild turkeys and fantastic abstract forms in glass grace the M.T.A.’s new Long Island Rail Road terminal, with works by other artists. Source: New York Times
See the Holiday Windows in New York City
By Gotham Rex on November 27, 2022
Only a handful of department stores in New York City still create them — but the ones that do go all out. Source: New York Times
Buffalo Museum to Reopen in May
By Gotham Rex on November 21, 2022
New York State has committed $20 million for the campus expansion, in the governor’s hometown, designed by the OMA partner Shohei Shigematsu. Source: New York Times
As NYC Swipes Out MetroCards, One Artist Honors the Yellow and Blue
By Gotham Rex on November 17, 2022
For more than 20 years, Thomas McKean has turned the New York City fare card into art. His supplies may run out as the city upgrades its payment system. Source: New York Times
Paul G. Allen’s Art at Christie’s Tops $1.5 Billion, Cracking Records
By Gotham Rex on November 9, 2022
A museum’s worth of masterworks from the Microsoft co-founder’s collection are offered in a two-part charity sale. Five topped $100 million. Source: New York Times
When Picasso Created an Image of Notre-Dame, All in Glass
By Gotham Rex on November 1, 2022
The “gemmail” — a glass mosaic — will go on the auction block with an estimate of at least $1 million. Source: New York Times
Words and Actions: Museum Shows About Seeking Racial Justice
By Gotham Rex on October 22, 2022
Two exhibitions at the Queens Museum address efforts to create a more equitable society. Source: New York Times
Oscar yi Hou’s Paintings Lend New Frames to Queer, Asian Identity
By Gotham Rex on October 22, 2022
The 24-year-old “internet kid” from Liverpool melds contemporary iconography with figurative works of art. Source: New York Times
Peter Schjeldahl, New York Art Critic With a Poet’s Voice, Dies at 80
By Gotham Rex on October 21, 2022
Mr. Schjeldahl, who wrote for The New Yorker and The Village Voice, was an indispensable guide to art on view, both old and new. Source: New York Times
Would a Casino Be Good for Times Square?
By Gotham Rex on October 21, 2022
The Broadway League opposes a proposal to open a Caesars Palace in the area, but developers are trying to line up restaurants and unions to lobby for it. Source: New York Times