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Tag Archives: Photography
Peace and Grief in the Art of US Veterans
Feb 13, 2017 in Hyperallergic The exhibition Not Alone provides access to a complicated and difficult subject matter that intends to open up and bridge dialogue between civilians and those who have served. Installation view, Not Alone: Exploring Bonds Between … Continue reading
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Tagged Afganistan, ceramics, Iraq, Photography, San Fransisco Arts Comission Gallery, Vietnam, war memorial
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Transformative Touch: Photographs Laced with Thread
August 7, 2014 in Hyperallergic Hinke Schreuders, “Works on Paper #37″ (2014), embroidery and ink on paper and linen, 10.25 x 7 x 2.2 in, and “Works on Paper #36″ (2014), embroidery and ink on paper and linen, 10.25 x … Continue reading
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Tagged Craft, DIY, Embroidery, Handmade, Hauder and Wirth, Ken Price, Maker Movement, Museum of Art and Design, Nostalgia, Photography, Sterling Ruby
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Disco-era Bushwick
May 30, 2014 Published in Hyperallergic Meryl Meisler, “The Village People Stepping Out” (The Grand Ballroom, Manhattan, June 1978), and detail of “Three Amigos” (Bushwick, Brooklyn, 1983) (all images courtesy the artist) In the late 1970s and early 80s, Meryl … Continue reading
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Tagged Brooklyn, Bushwick, Bushwick Brooklyn, Disco, Drag queens, Jefferson Street, Manhattan, Melissa Stern, Meryl Meisler, New York City, Photography, Village people
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Wagging the Dog
Oct 3, 2012 • WEGMAN THROWS SINCERITY A BONE Irony is one the most overused conceits in contemporary art. So much so that the term “ironic hipster” has become part of our current lexicon. I’m tired of ironic hipster art, … Continue reading
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Tagged Art of the 1970's, drawing, Hipster art, irony, Man Ray, New York Artists, Photography, Salon94 Freemans, video, William Wegman
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Noir Universe
Alex Prager ‘s pulp fiction CityArts April 18 2012 If you like your art and cinema on the pulp side, I highly recommend you cakewalk over to Yancey Richardson Gallery to see the latest Technicolor noir dreams of Alex Prager. … Continue reading
Portraits of Time and Place- Lisette Model Photographs
Oct 12, 2011 • Lisette Model showing in Chelsea There are few galleries in New York City that approach their mission as thoughtfully as Bruce Silverstein Gallery. Silverstein’s exhibitions are curated with consistent care and intellectual rigor. The current show, … Continue reading