Archive for category: Art
Impressionism, Fashion, & Modernity
Art, Art Gallery, Art Shows, Museum ShowA gorgeous exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum casts new light on the relationship between art and style. By Sara Evans The current fashion exhibit at the Met. conjures the glory days of the late, great Diana Vreeland, who for years presided over the museum’s Costume Institute. Under her imperious leadership, the museum’s costume exhibits were [...]
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Shadows of MoMA
Art, Art Gallery, Art Shows, Museum ShowPhotographer Carlos L. Esguerra illuminates the “unseen” at Manhattan’s iconic museum by Tina Seligman Navigating the hallways and stairwells of New York’s Museum of Modern Art to view the next gallery of exhibited artwork, most visitors, including myself, swiftly move through without ever noticing the transitory beauty of lights, shadows, shapes, reflections, and colors that [...]
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Edwardian Opulence: British Art at the Dawn of the 20th Century
Art, Art Shows, History, Museum ShowA lush exhibition at the Yale Center for British Art explores a critical period in Britain’s past. By Sara Evans If you, like me, are having severe withdrawal symptoms following the end of Season Three of Downton Abbey, the beautiful Yale Center for British Art in New Haven, Connecticut, has the perfect antidote. The Center [...]
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John Singer Sargent’s Watercolors
Art, Art Shows, Books, Museum ShowA lovely exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum highlights both mastery and medium. By Sara Evans The Brooklyn Museum is celebrating spring with a dazzling display of the watercolors of John Singer Sargent, (1856-1914). Comprising the combined holdings of this museum and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, this treasure trove has no less than [...]
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America’s Cup 2013
Art, Art Shows, entertainment, featured, TravelJuly 4 – September 1, 2013 – Challenger Selection Series: Louis Vuitton Cup (ACCS) The Louis Vuitton Cup, the America’s Cup Challenger Series, is used as the selection series to determine who will race the Defender in the America’s Cup Finals. Scheduled for July 4 – September 1, 2013 on the San Francisco Bay, the Louis [...]
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IN THE MOMENT: JAPANESE ART FROM THE LARRY ELLISON COLLECTION
Art, Art Gallery, Art Shows, Books, Museum ShowThis summer, as the America’s Cup Challenger Series takes to San Francisco Bay, the Asian Art Museum will feature an exhibition of Japanese art from the rarely seen collection of Larry Ellison, Oracle CEO and owner of ORACLE TEAM USA, defender of the 2013 America’s Cup. In the Moment: Japanese Art from the Larry Ellison [...]
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chit chat from MONACO: Europe in Ruins
Art, Art Shows, TravelAn insider’s view of the art mart. By David Shilling E urope in ruins” – you’d think so if you only read the financial press. but when it comes to the art scene, it is a completely different story, believe me. The culture scene in Europe is alive , well and kicking! After the massive [...]
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This American Life
Art, Art Shows, featured, History, Museum ShowThe Shelburne Museum highlights the best of our past. By Sara Evans The Shelburne Museum, set on the edge of Lake Champlain, lies some five miles south of Burlington, Vermont. It is arguably one of the loveliest and most fascinating museums in the country. The lovechild of Electra Havemeyer Webb, (1888-1960), the Shelburne is a [...]
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Home Matters
Art, featuredCurating art into everyday life, residential interior designer Cheryl McGinnis creates spaces that reflect each dweller’s personal story. By Tina Seligman Residential interior designer Cheryl McGinnis ardently believes that with life’s everyday stress, we often forget who we are until we re-enter our home… and then we remember. Home is a place of memories, and [...]
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Going Horizontal
Art, Art Gallery, Art Shows, featured, Museum ShowTurning Painting On Its Side: A Movement Grows in Bellport by Mary Black I was during a winter residency at Gallery 125 in Bellport on Long Island’s south shore that David Adams, Daniel O’Keefe, and John Perreault were surprised to discover they had something in common other then their commitment to abstract painting. All three [...]
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Time Travel in London
Art, Art Shows, featured, History, TravelA compelling exhibition at the British Museum explores the daily life and tragic end of Herculaneum and Pompeii. By Nicky Rowe The Life and death in Pompeii and Herculaneum exhibit at London’s British Museum could easily fall into the style of school history lessons, or assume nothing and perform a simple inventory of artefacts, as [...]
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ARTHOUSE 429
Art, Art Gallery, Art Shows, featuredArtHouse429 celebrates the gallery’s inaugural season with a spring group exhibition and sale by Bruce Helander ArtHouse429 has had a remarkable first year in operation, with packed openings and outstanding press coverage, with articles in all local news media, as well as international coverage in The Huffington Post. Based on its initial success, the gallery [...]
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Angels and Demons
Art, Art Gallery, Art ShowsIn his studio in Greenwich Village, Norwegian artist Vebjorn Sand paints the unimaginable. By Vebjorn Sand The most effective way to paint a narrative is to paint it figuratively. One of the reasons why I think there are few paintings from World War II is because the official art of the Third Reich was the [...]
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France/Amerique
Art, Art Shows, featured, TravelQuebec in summer is a movable feast. By Sara Evans Last time I looked, the airfares between New York and Paris this summer were somewhere north of $1700. Not on the cards. But a lovely drive north takes me to Quebec, which is not only the next best option, but a great choice for summer [...]
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