Day: November 5, 2014
Creative Saskatchewan, the new cultural industries development crown corporation from the province of Saskatchewan in Canada, is organizing its first trade mission to New York, November 11-15, 2014. Trade Mission NYC will be a platform for the most comprehensive presentation of art and culture from Saskatchewan ever in New York. Trade Mission NYC will include an art exhibition, a series of concerts, receptions and special events. “Wild Thing”, the art exhibition component of the trade mission, is a snapshot of the history, power and diversity of the arts in Saskatchewan. Curated by Michael Hosaluk, the exhibition will be on view at Lightbox, 339 West 38th Street, and will feature the work of 30 artists from Saskatchewan including Heather Benning, Lorne Beug, Mel Bolen, Victor Cicansky, Martha Cole, Ruth Cuthand, Joe Fafard, Brian Gladwell, Gary Greer, Greg Hardy, Michael Hosaluk, June Jacobs, Marie Lannoo, Jefferson Little, Zachari Logan, Ellen Moffat, Jeff Nachtigal, Clint Neufeld, Alison Norlen, Alica Popoff, Les Potter, Anita Rocomora, Jamie Russell, Adrian Stimson, Martin Tagseth, Doug Taylor, David Thauberger, Sean Weisgerber and Zane Wilcox. “Saskatchewan, Canada has always been at the cutting edge of the Art and Craft movement,” said curator Michael Hosaluk. “Often considered quiet and subdued, this influential province engages artists in wild and diverse ways, and maintains a uniqueness all its own. The theme for this exhibition conjures up different experiences for each artist and connects us all on many different levels.The artists in “Wild Thing” represent the history of art in this province and the excitement of many amazing things to come.” In addition to “Wild Thing,” the trade mission will present three of Saskatchewan’s up-and-coming recording artists, Close Talker, Young Benjamins, and Dead South in a free concert on November 12 at Pianos, 158 Ludlow Street. About Creative Saskatchewan: Creative Saskatchewan is a government agency that serves the people of Saskatchewan through work with the creative industries of the province. Creative Saskatchewan is responsible for fi
A series of seven stainless steel sculptures by a distinguished Amsterdam-based German artist Ewerdt Hilgemann is on view on Park Avenue in New York until November 7, 2014. Entitled “Moments in a Stream,” Hilgemann’s installation parades along the avenue in seven locations, from 52nd Street to 67th Street, with large-scale […]
Creative Saskatchewan Presents “Wild Thing” Lightbox – 339 West 38th Street November 11-15, 2014
Creative Saskatchewan, the new cultural industries development crown corporation from the province of Saskatchewan in Canada, is organizing its first trade mission to New York, November 11-15, 2014. Trade Mission NYC will be a platform for the most comprehensive presentation of art and culture from Saskatchewan ever in New York. […]
Paul Fisher Gallery Downtown 218 Clematis presents Serge Strosberg (Nov 14th.) and Edwina Sandy (Nov 28th)
Serge Strosberg returns to Palm Beach to exhibit his recent series Agalmatophilia (Love of the Statue), voted 8th best art show in New York City in 2013, by Guestofaguest magazine. The show was previously displayed at the MAve Hotel on Madison Avenue in New York City in their storefront gallery […]
DOMINIQUE LÉVY TO PRESENT A TRIBUTE TO YVES KLEIN AT THE INAUGURAL EDITION OF NEW YORK’S INDEPENDENT PROJECTS
From November 7-15, 2014, Dominique Lévy gallery will present a tribute to Yves Klein at the inaugural edition of New York’s Independent Projects, taking place at the former DIA building on West 22nd Street in Chelsea. This presentation comes just one year after the gallery’s own inaugural exhibition, Audible Presence: […]
Asia Week New York Announces 2015 Gallery Roster for its Celebration of Asian Art March 13-21, 2015
The Asia Week New York Association announces that 43 international galleries will participate in Asia Week New York 2015, the nine-day celebration of Asian art and culture that spans the metropolitan region from March 13 through 21, 2015. Says Carol Conover, Chairman of Asia Week New York: “We look […]
San Francisco’s Asian Art Museum. Tetsuya Ishida: Saving the World with a Brushstroke will be on view in the museum’s Tateuchi Gallery beginning Nov. 14, 2014, through Feb. 22, 2015
etsuya Ishida: Saving the World with a Brushstroke Asian Art Museum presents first U.S. museum exhibition of Japanese painter Tetsuya Ishida. The life of Ishida, who was born in 1973, spanned a period of rapid social change in Japan: the soaring rise of its “bubble economy” in the 1980s; its crash […]
FERRIN CONTEMPORARY presents Jason Walker: On the River, Down the Road Through March 1 at Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA
This site-specific installation offers an incisive comment on the indelible impact of humanity upon the natural landscape. Walker is widely celebrated for his skillfully executed ceramic sculpture. These painted porcelain works are simultaneously thought-provoking and unsettling. Treading a fine line between storytelling and social criticism, Walker’s work explores the human experience as […]