Opening with five days of in-person performances, the International Puppet Fringe Festival NYC also includes streaming productions and an exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “ART”
Ilona Royce Smithkin, Improbable Muse in Fashion and Art, Dies at 101
By Gotham Rex on August 7, 2021
After a troubling youth and a career teaching art, she sashayed into the roles of movie actress, cabaret singer, fashion model and artists’ mentor. Source: New York Times
Ilona Royce Smithkin, a Muse in Fashion and Art, Dies at 101
By Gotham Rex on August 7, 2021
After a troubling youth and a career teaching art, she sashayed into the roles of movie actress, cabaret singer, fashion model and artists’ mentor. Source: New York Times
Guggenheim Museum Curators Move to Join a Union
By Gotham Rex on July 30, 2021
The curators, as well as conservators and other staff, are looking to join a local of the United Auto Workers. Source: New York Times
Marian Goodman Appoints Five Partners
By Gotham Rex on July 29, 2021
Goodman, a defining presence in the art world for decades, has now promoted five employees as partners to shape the business’s future. Source: New York Times
George Rhoads, Designer of Fantastical ‘Ball Machines,’ Dies at 95
By Gotham Rex on July 28, 2021
In his ingeniously conceived sculptures, balls seem to travel randomly and trigger various sounds. “Each pathway that the ball takes,” he said, “is a different drama.” Source: New York Times
Design Museum Hopes 11th Director’s the Charm
By Gotham Rex on July 27, 2021
Will turbulent times end at the Museum of Arts and Design, where a rapid turnover of executives and visions has thrown the institution into disarray? Source: New York Times
Reconnecting With Keith Haring’s Grace House Mural (in 13 Pieces)
By Gotham Rex on July 14, 2021
Ever wonder what happened to the artist’s 85-foot stairwell, sold at auction? It’s at the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver — sliced and diced and on loan from a collector. Source: New York Times
Islands in the Stream, That Is Where We Are
By Gotham Rex on July 14, 2021
New York is almost entirely set on a group of islands. Here’s how to enjoy some of the lesser-known ones. Source: New York Times
Hash Halper, Street Artist Who Adorned New York With Hearts, Dies at 41
By Gotham Rex on July 2, 2021
He was something of a downtown folk hero, bringing positivity to a harsh city with his humble shards of chalk. But he harbored his own struggles. Source: New York Times
In Maya Lin’s ‘Ghost Forest,’ the Trees Are Talking Back
By Gotham Rex on July 1, 2021
The installation in the heart of Madison Square Park is the artist’s memorial to another war — the one against nature. Source: New York Times
Now You See the Art. Now You Don’t.
By Gotham Rex on June 29, 2021
In their first collaboration, the High Line and the Shed invite the public to a sculpture hunt, in augmented reality. Do you see the ladybug? The floating ice cube? Source: New York Times
‘The People That Are Within These Frames’: A Community Offers Self-Portraits
By Gotham Rex on June 10, 2021
The New York Times asked photography students at the Bronx Documentary Center to show us how they see themselves. Source: New York Times
Takashi Murakami Helps Present Art Fair’s ‘Super-Rough’ in SoHo
By Gotham Rex on June 4, 2021
Murakami explains that artists like himself “have been hugely influenced by art brut artists,” as some 200 works by art brut and outsider artists are about to go on display. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Gallery Commemorating Tulsa Massacre Vandalized
By Gotham Rex on June 3, 2021
The Black Wall Street Gallery in New York was vandalized three times this week, its owner said. He called on the police to treat it as a hate crime. Source: New York Times