«MAKE IT NOW» Artforum International; October 1, 2005; Ammirati, Domenick; 700 + words «MAKE IT NOW» SCULPTURECENTER SculptureCenter's «Make It Now: New Sculpture in New York» arrived hot on the heels of two other exhibitions that purported to clue us in about the country's two
big art scenes: P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center's bloated «Greater New York 1005» and the UCLA Hammer
«Make It Now»: SculptureCenter Artforum International; October 1, 2005; Ammirati, Domenick; 700 + words SculptureCenter's «Make It Now: New Sculpture in New York» arrived hot on the heels of two other exhibitions that purported to clue us in about the country's two
big art scenes: P.S. I Contemporary Art Center's bloated «Greater New York 2005» and the UCLA Hammer Museum's «THING: New Sculpture from
As I've been saying for years...
the big art scenes don't need you — and chances are, they don't want you.
Simply, there is
a big arts scene growing bigger every year and also a lot of wealthy people coming there to see and buy art.
Not exact matches
With two actual jockeys riding the horses in the movie's
big race — recently retired Chris McCarron is on The Admiral as Charles Kurtsinger, Gary Stevens on The Biscuit as Woolf — the
scenes ring evocatively true, to
art as well as to history.
Consistently named one of America's top cities for friendliness, dining, music, and travel destination, Nashville offers a cosmopolitan sophistication with
big - city amenities, including major league sports, museums, symphony, dance, theatre, visual
arts, and a legendary music
scene.
And now, an impressive piece of fan
art brings that
scene back in a
big way.
The film also weaves in lots of
scenes that are meant to make us think that Barnum was the first 21st century - style «woke» white straight man in America — a goodhearted fellow who gave circus jobs to outcasts of one kind or another (talk about a
big tent: the repertory company includes African - Americans, little people, giants, conjoined twins and a bearded lady), not just because they happened to possess certain talents or physical characteristics that Barnum could exploit (often by appealing to the majority's prurient interests or bigotries) but because the onetime poor boy Barnum sees himself in their striving, and wants to build a theatrical - carnival
arts utopia in America's largest city with help from his new partner, rich kid turned playwright Philip Carlyle (Zac Efron).
I would be cheating my own rules for this annual exercise if I were to crown Howards End as my film of the year - I have in fact seen it many, many times before and loved it for a long time (although never before was I able to enjoy the finesse of its narrative structure, and admire its sumptuous mise - en -
scene and
art direction - actually delivered on a shoestring budget - on a
big screen).
Both mediums share the same overwrought and needlessly complicated story but they also have some of the most exciting fight
scenes and chase sequences outside of a
big budget martial
arts film.
This documentary surveys the full breadth of this street -
art rabble - rouser's life and times, from his rise in the skateboarding
scene around RISD to the
big political controversies that followed in the wake of his most well - known work.
Freddie Pikovsky, Founder and CEO at Off Track Planet, discusses the local booming
art scene; and in the spirit of the old Brooklyn Dodgers, Roy Berger talks about baseball history and his new book,
Big League Dream.
Much more than just a collection of Asian restaurants, Chinatown is a nightlife and
arts scene destination, with
big stage shows at the historic Hawaii Theatre, the Chinatown
art walk, and neighborhoods with loads of live music coming from the loft clubs and underground bars that are here to explore after dark.
You'll discover cool bars, quality restaurants, and a lively
arts and music
scene in NSW's second -
biggest city, just two hours» drive north of Sydney.
With nearly all the major settlements situated along the coast, you can find beachfront hangouts, superb seafood and trendy
art scenes in all the
big cities.
Our hotel's downtown address places you minutes from exciting
big - name music and sporting events at the BOK Center and the Tulsa Performing
Arts Center, but also next door to quaint, historic neighborhoods, outdoor markets and the local jazz
scene.
A
big part of that
scene is the First Friday
Art March (artmarchsavannah.com), where galleries and studios, including the Non-Fiction Gallery (henandcake.com/flourless), open their doors to the public and local artists set up their easels along De Soto Avenue.
Routinely showing some of the
biggest Latin American artists around, like Mariana Castillo Deball, Adrián Villar Rojas and Dr. Lakra — as well as international artists such as Danh Vo and Rirkrit Tiravanija — the gallery was instrumental in transforming the Mexican capital city into one of the richest
art scenes of the new millennium.
A standby for often conceptual, contemporary
art since 2000, Canada is one of the first galleries in the area representing some of the
biggest names on the
scene like Xylor Jane and Joanna Malinowska.
Is the
art scene here getting better, he asked, or just
bigger and richer?
Perhaps the
biggest (recent) disappointment to Nashville's contemporary
art scene came with the closing of Ruby Green, a contemporary
arts center founded in 1998 that despite national attention and invitation into the Warhol Foundation Initiative, finally closed in 2009 due to financial constraints.
So, immersed in the New York
art world, everything is new and a
big scene.
Alexandre Farto aka Vhils, one of the
biggest names in the street
art scene, has been working tirelessly throughout the year producing wall after...
«In NYC, he gets «a
big inspiration from something» at least once a week, from the music
scene to the latest
art in Chelsea to the Old Masters at the great museums (Whitmore's... read more... «Ian Whitmore and Graham Caldwell: DC artists move to NYC»
The
art scene in Dallas isn't emerging out of its
big blue skies (though the fair might be a sign it's reached a pinnacle).
Thanks to the imagination and determination of the
Art Programme team, sponsors and supporters, the Elizabeth line will be the single biggest addition to the capital's public art scene in a generation and will cement London's place as a global capital for arts and culture.&raq
Art Programme team, sponsors and supporters, the Elizabeth line will be the single
biggest addition to the capital's public
art scene in a generation and will cement London's place as a global capital for arts and culture.&raq
art scene in a generation and will cement London's place as a global capital for
arts and culture.»
As someone who has lived and worked in both New York and L.A., what do you see as the
biggest differences between the two cities»
art scenes?
There may be
art for more than the elite, even in an
art scene obsessed with
big spaces,
big audiences, and stardom, but for now all that is up in the air.
Cooper's classic New York dealer approach, one that places the artist first, began to seem almost quaint as
art became a commodity and auction houses, business - savvy artists and aggressive
big - box gallerists began to rule the
scene.
But where does she sit in an
art scene that's constantly chasing the next
big thing?
Part of the Roman
art scene from his first show at La Tartaruga in 1960, his
biggest impact came in 1969 when he exhibited 12 live horses in Galleria L'Attico.
Having represented Britain in the XLIV Venice Biennale in 1990 and winning the Turner Prize in 2002, the British - Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor is one the
biggest names on the
art scene today, worth just over $ 85 million.
«We can divide the main gallery into eight spaces and give a reasonable size for everyone to work in... we want it to be part of an ongoing process which means we want them to get to know each other, show in each other's spaces, in the future develop contacts, and really build a much, much
bigger integration of the
art scenes here and in Berlin.
More than in recent years, it turns to
big names from the
art scene in New York and, notably, Los Angeles.
Much of the fair's success this year was due to its commitment to championing Istanbul's
arts scene as a whole, and through its co-ordination with the cities biennial and several concurrent major gallery openings, the city currently is a
big draw for collectors and tourists alike.
Other exhibitions at MoMA include «Louise Bourgeois: An Unfolding Portrait,» the museum's third
big excursion into Bourgeois's world, and «Club 57,» a museum - worthy revival of the 1980s East Village
art scene via films and ephemera.
Britain's
arts scene has lots to shout about, from
big openings such as the Hepworth Wakefield to an innovative artist - run space in Birmingham
There's plenty to discover in the Berlin
art scene and the most interesting things are not always the fancy presentations of the creations of the
big names.
Opening: «Haim Steinbach» at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery An Israeli - born, American artist who made a
big impact during the post-modern, Neo-Geo
art scene of the late 1980s, Haim Steinbach makes sculptural assemblages and artistic installations that cleverly combine seemingly unrelated consumer goods.
With around 1,500 galleries, current London
art scene is one of the world's
biggest, with a reach that rivals, and arguably exceeds, hubs like New York and Paris.
Read our interview to find how the role of a
big museum PR is performed, what's her view on Lisbon's contemporary
art scene and how a change of projects is yet to scare Namalimba.
An eye - opening book about the 1980s New York
art scene, its far - reaching effects on contemporary
art, and the rise of some of the
biggest names in the
art world today.
The SoCal
art scene may have needed
big names from the East to put it on the map initially, but it quickly turned the tide of influence, sending proof out to the wider world that it was the
art center of the future.
Bess wanted to succeed in New York but didn't like
art speak or the
big scene, referring to his rich contemporaries as «the concoctionists.»
The
biggest names in science are represented in The Universe And
Art, but so, too, are some of the biggest names in the contemporary art scene, such as photographers Hiroshi Sugimoto and Wolfgang Tillma
Art, but so, too, are some of the
biggest names in the contemporary
art scene, such as photographers Hiroshi Sugimoto and Wolfgang Tillma
art scene, such as photographers Hiroshi Sugimoto and Wolfgang Tillmans.
The definitive book on one of the worlds leading street
art festivals featuring exclusive essays from some of
scene's
biggest names.
The artist soon became a central figure in the international Pop -
Art scene, himself describing the movement as «popular, transient, expendable, low cost, mass produced, young, witty, sexy, gimmicky, glamorous,
big business».
«It feels like there's been a
big push over the past 10 years into bridging the gap between sound installations and the world of electronic music,» says Hawtin, highlighting festivals such as Montreal's Mutek or Barcelona's Sonar, which have more in common with the
art world than the rave circuit, as well as recording artists such as Germany's Carsten Nicolai, who rose out the European techno
scene, but is now more commonly heard in a gallery setting.
«The
Big World» alludes to the vast, almost unimaginable scale of contemporary Chinese
art in the international
art scene, but the title also references a large and storied Shanghai amusement park.
This weekend is a
big one for the Hamptons
art scene.