Painting & Drawing

1-Minute Museum: Marcel Dzama

1-Minute Museum: Marcel Dzama

 

1-Minute Museum: Heidi Hahn

Location

Collective Hardware
169 Bowery
New York, NY
United States
1-Minute Museum: Heidi Hahn

 

Tibetan Mastiffs and Animal Art

Location

Mapcidy CentralNew York, NY
United States
Tibetan Mastiffs and Animal Art

The Tibetan Mastiff has been very popular lately, especially in China. It's a remarkable breed, both in its appearance and its nature. I doubt that any other breed has a reputation for both its strength and its sociability.
 
The latest news about this breed includes a recent trip by Lin Yun, a Chinese painter who traveled to New York to promote a book of Tibetan Mastiff oil paintings, titled An Oriental Master of Paintings on the Tibetan Mastiff.

William Blake at the Morgan

Location

The Morgan Library & Museum
225 Madison Avenue
New York, NY
United States
William Blake at the Morgan

 

Kandinsky at the Guggenheim

Location

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Ave
New York, NY
United States
Kandinsky at the Guggenheim

Not even on the main spiraling itinerary of the Kandinsky retrospective, the artist’s works on paper strike me profoundly. Maybe since I have seen plenty of Kandinsky posters out and about, papering hallways of art school buildings and dorms. Maybe because every Modern art museum in the entire world has got a painting by Kandinsky. Maybe because Kandinsky has inspired every modern artist since he opened up his concept of abstraction in movement, color and

Emily Grenader: Giant Crowd Painting

Location

Emily Grenader's Houston StudioHouston, TX
United States
Emily Grenader: Giant Crowd Painting

 

Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival

Location

Our Lady of Consolation Church
184 Metropolitan Ave
Brooklyn, NY
United States
Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival

 

The first annual Brooklyn Comics and Graphics Festival will take place on December 5, 2009.

Christina's World @ MoMA.

Location

The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
New York, NY
United States
Christina's World @ MoMA.

 

 
 

 

George Grosz in Chelsea

Location

David Nolan Gallery
527 West 29th Street
New York, NY
United States
George Grosz in Chelsea

From 1933 to 1958, Dada legend George Grosz lived and worked in New York. It is said that he lost some of his edge in moving away from Germany, where he originally developed the acerbic content and style for which he is best known. 

Nazi Knife Zine

Location

Mapcidy Central / France
95 Morton St.
New York, NY
United States
Nazi Knife Zine

 I recently received a Facebook friend request from a “woman” named “Phil” whose activity was strictly limited to the promotion of an auction scam website. “She” apparently targeted me because I’m a fan of the show Superjail!. Damn spam.