Thursday, October 25, 2012

In Focus: Exhibition of works by Robert Mapplethorpe opens at the J. Paul Getty Museum

In Focus: Exhibition of works by Robert Mapplethorpe opens at the J. Paul Getty Museum

Museum of Modern Art opens six month exhibition of Edvard Munch's "The Scream"

Museum of Modern Art opens six month exhibition of Edvard Munch's "The Scream"

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Film Forum, New York October 31-November 13, 2012




 Film Forum, New York
 October 31-November 13, 2012


Film Forum is pleased to open GREGORY CREWDSON: BRIEF ENCOUNTERS, a new documentary by Ben Shapiro. Gregory Crewdson's riveting photographs are elaborately staged, elegant narratives compressed into a single, albeit large-scale image, many of them taken at twilight, set in small towns of Western Massachusetts or meticulously recreated interior spaces, built on the kind of sound stages associated with big-budget movies. Shapiro's fascinating profile of the acclaimed artist includes stories of his Park Slope childhood (in which he tried to overhear patients of his psychologist father), his summers in the bucolic countryside (which he now imbues with a sense of dread and foreboding), and his encounter with Diane Arbus's work in 1972 at age 10. Novelists Rick Moody and Russell Banks, and fellow photographer Laurie Simmons, comment on the motivation behind their friend's haunting images. But Crewdson remains his own best critic: "Every artist has one central story to tell. The struggle is to tell and retell that story over again - and to challenge that story. It's the defining story of who you are." Gregory Crewdson's work is in many collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The body of work featured in the film is "Beneath the Roses," and was produced from 2002-2008. Film Forum will be selling the book by the same title during the film's engagement. On Gregory Crewdson: "Crewdson often shoots at twilight, and the bewitching qualities of what T.S. Eliot called 'the violet hour' fill almost every shot... He is a master of menace, melancholia and the macabre. He turns the American dream into a quiet nightmare." --The Telegraph (UK) On the film: "A refreshingly frank look at the artistic process, as comprehensive and lovingly realized as the work it pays tribute to." --Filmmaker Magazine GREGORY CREWDSON: BRIEF ENCOUNTERS (2012, 77 mins.) Produced, Directed and Photographed by Ben Shapiro. Editor: Tom Patterson, Nancy Kennedy. Original music: Dana Kaproff. Featuring: Gregory Crewdson, Russell Banks, Rick Moody, Melissa Harris, Richard Sands. USA. Zeitgeist Films. EVENTS: Gregory Crewdson and filmmaker Ben Shapiro in person Thursday, November 1 at 8:00 pm screening VISITOR INFORMATION Film Forum 209 West Houston Street New York, NY 10014 USA T. +1.212.727.8110 Website: Film Forum | Crewdson For further information please contact the gallery at newyork@gagosian.com or at +1.212.741.1111. ---------- Gagosian Gallery was established in 1980 by Larry Gagosian in Los Angeles. Attuned to the dynamics of today's world, Gagosian Gallery has since evolved into a global network, currently maintaining distinctive exhibition spaces in eight cities: New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris, Rome, Athens, Geneva, and Hong Kong. On October 19th, 2012 Gagosian Gallery will inaugurate its twelfth gallery space in the north of Paris, at Le Bourget. Over the last three decades, Gagosian Gallery has presented an exceptional historical program alongside a roster of ambitious exhibitions by the world's most renowned living artists. Such exhibitions, which have placed Gagosian Gallery at the forefront of the contemporary art scene, are accompanied by beautifully designed, scholarly catalogues and monographs. The gallery is also publishing catalogue raisonnés on several of its artists.

Exhibition of recent paintings, prints, and tapestries by Chuck Close opens at the Pace Gallery in New York

Exhibition of recent paintings, prints, and tapestries by Chuck Close opens at the Pace Gallery in New York

LACMA presents The X, Y, and Z portfolios by American photographer Robert Mapplethorpe

LACMA presents The X, Y, and Z portfolios by American photographer Robert Mapplethorpe

South African photographer Alfred Kumalo, who depicted apartheid, dies at age 82

South African photographer Alfred Kumalo, who depicted apartheid, dies at age 82

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Kunstroof Rotterdam

Stolen art can be burden if thieves who robbed Rotterdam's Kunsthal exhibition this week don't have a plan

Stolen art can be burden if thieves who robbed Rotterdam's Kunsthal exhibition this week don't have a plan

MdM Salzburg presents works from an outstanding Austrian collection of photography and media art

MdM Salzburg presents works from an outstanding Austrian collection of photography and media art

ARTmostfierce Affordable Print Pick of the Week: Zoe Crosher for 20x200



The Triple Vision Flattened Fantasy from the Disbanding of Michelle duBois

by Zoe Crosher

I just happen to visit the Modern Museum of Modern Art yesterday to see the New Photography 2012 show . Among the selected artists for it one of them is Zoe Crosher which, had been a great fan of her work. A big surprise for me was to see that among the images for Zoe Crosher, Michelle Dublois series on display one of them was the one that our dear art maven Jen Bekman selected as this week feature on 20x200. Now folks, I highly encourage you to get one. They are limited edition and sign and how often you will get to say that you own the same image that is currently on display at the MoMA...? You get my point? Kudos to Jen Bekman and her 20x200 for making high art available to all of us. And, now like Sofia Vergara will say in the K-mart ads...NOW GO!

http://www.20x200.com/artworks/4227-zoe-crosher-the-triple-vision-flattened-fantasy

Sunday, September 9, 2012

Nocturnal/Activo de Noche: an exhibit by Ruben Natal-San Miguel @ The New York Public Library as part of Hispanic Heritage Month September 7-October 31,2012


Nocturnal/Activo de Noche: an exhibit of photographs by Ruben Natal-San Miguel, curated by Elizabeth Barragan.
Experience the transformative effects of NYC's bodegas and other businesses that serve its communities 24/7 as they light up the night. 
Opening reception September 15, 2012 @ 3:30 PM
Artist's Talk  - September 15, 2012, Saturday @ 3:30 pm
In Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month 2012
On view at the Bronx Library Center September 8 through October 31.
Admission - Free
'''Nicol'' 2012, East Harlem, NYC. Ruben Natal -San Miguel

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Nocturnal/Activo de Noche: an exhibit by Ruben Natal-San Miguel

Nocturnal/Activo de Noche: an exhibit by Ruben Natal-San Miguel

Monday, September 3, 2012


Summer of 2012
A bitter/sweet one.

Started a new job, now in business drag most of the time.

Discovered the Rockaways, fell in ♥ with it and created a new body of photography work which, I am happy with.

Lost my best friend and pet in the whole world. Gia. That is still
devastating to me.

Got a solo show The New York Public Library during Hispanic Heritage opening September 15- October 31, 2012.

Just yesterday met someone who might change my life forever or at least will be a big part of my it.

And still, I am very lucky and fortunate to have your ♥ and support.

Thank you!
Have a great Labor Day Weeeknd!
Always,
♥ Ruben

Monday, May 28, 2012

STREET - Opening May 31, 2012 Curated by Erin Goldberger @ Art in FLUX Harlem



Lady Money Sings The Blues, 2011, Harlem, NYC © Ruben Natal- San Miguel

 Senorita's Roach Killers, 2011 E. Harlem, NYC © Ruben Natal- San Miguel




STREET
 May 31 to June 28, 2012
Curated by Erin Goldberger
  1961 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. @ 118th Street, New York, NY 10027

Very happy of being part of this show. Come to the opening!

Each day the street opens up the possibility to be both vulnerable and unprotected. And each day we put ourselves again in this position in order to work, eat, and play. Through photography, painting and sculpture, STREET portrays both the seen and the unseen; those who are empowered to embrace their strength and those still searching for a way to be free of harassment and abuse.
Opening Reception:  May 31, 6pm to 9pm

Exhibiting Visual Artists:
Eileen Burgess
Jonathan Elliott
Jay Miriam
Ruben Natal-San Miguel
Bayeté Ross Smith
Matt Siffert

Performing Artists on May 31:
Suzette Azariah Gunn, Actress, Writer & Director*
Damon Alston, DJ
Solomon Hicks, Guitar of Harlem Arts Alliance CULTURE CRASHERS
Georgie Exinord, Vocal of Harlem Arts Alliance CULTURE CRASHERS

May 31 to June 28, 2012


Opening: May 31, 6pm to 9pm

Art in FLUX HARLEM
MAY/JUNE 2012:  1961 Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. @ 118th Street, New York, NY 10027

Art In FLUX is a movement of Harlem artists appearing in Pop-Up art galleries.

FLUX highlights and creates opportunity for artists living and/or working in Harlem; brings art into the center of the community where people walk to work and school, shop and dine; creates a positive use for vacant retail locations; and stimulates a vibrant neighborhood merging art, commerce and community.

for Harlem
FLUX provides an opportunity for artists living and working in the community to show their work publicly and meet collectors.  Artists presented at Art In FLUX Harlem are recruited for their ingenuity, edge, and aptitude.
FLUX partners with local nonprofit organizations serving the Harlem community to raise money and awareness for their cause.

in Harlem
FLUX brings art into the center of the neighborhood, creates awareness of the arts, inspires discussion, and contributes to the vitality of the neighborhood.
FLUX brings art into areas of commerce where residents walk, shop, and meet their neighbors.  By utilizing vacant retail spaces, FLUX stimulates interest, development and growth in the community.

about Harlem
FLUX intends to reveal or uncover the abundance of talented emerging artists living and working in the beautiful streets of Harlem.
FLUX will explore the influence that this architecturally and historically rich neighborhood has on its resident artists
http://www.artinfluxharlem.com/#!special-events