Everything tagged with ‘art’

Brooklyn Revival

Words: Adisa Vera Beatty • Apr 6th, 2008 • 5 Comments • Category: SPOTS.

On the cusp of Bedford-Stuyvesant and Clinton Hill, hiding in plain sight on Atlantic Avenue is Frank White. Basically, a newborn in the ‘hood Frank White is five-months-old and as George Clinton said, “Gainin’ on ya!”

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All That and More

Words: Adisa Vera Beatty • Feb 25th, 2008 • Category: FOLKS.

I am voraciously reading everything I can about Maine Anders and the more I read the more I feel the need to prepare myself for an act of nature.

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Dread Scott: Welcome to America - Artist Talk - 3/13 (Brooklyn)

Words: Square Rootz • Feb 24th, 2008 • Category: AFFAIRS.

[ March 13, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Dread Scott will lead a tour and discussion of his work in relation to his artistic and political influences. Sure to be a dynamic conversation! This event will be free, but donations are greatly appreciated.

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Dread Scott: Welcome to America - Opening Reception - 2/28 (Brooklyn)

Words: Stacey Younge • Feb 24th, 2008 • Category: AFFAIRS.

[ February 28, 2008; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Welcome to America includes engaging multi-media installations, sculptures and videos.

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Different Strokes

Words: Jessica Jones • Feb 18th, 2008 • 5 Comments • Category: FOLKS.

Growing up, Charnier Corey never thought being an artist was a legitimate profession. He knew he could draw; he even won prizes in art class. But he thought that was the extent of it.

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African American Art: 200 Years - 1/31 to 3/08 (NYC)

Words: Square Rootz • Jan 31st, 2008 • Category: AFFAIRS.

[ January 31, 2008 to March 8, 2008. ] Come see works of 40 19th and 20th century artists, including: Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence, Eldzier Cortor.

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Gaia: Multi Site Art Installation Interrogates Global Climate Change - 2/8 (Philly)

Words: Square Rootz • Jan 21st, 2008 • Category: AFFAIRS.

[ February 8, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Gaia is a multimedia installation exploring the intersections between deep ecology, the art industrial complex and the ruination of the natural world. The exhibition examines the profound impact of environmental degradation on the human psyche.

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Moving Mountains, Painting Cities

Words: Adisa Vera Beatty • Jan 21st, 2008 • 14 Comments • Category: FOLKS.

“My parents always taught me it’s best to share what you know or it dies with you. It’s important that I step out of myself a lot of the time, step out of my studio and give back to the community…”

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Frida Kahlo Exhibit 2/20 - 5/18 (Philly)

Words: Square Rootz • Jan 14th, 2008 • Category: AFFAIRS.

[ February 20, 2008 to May 18, 2008. ] Organized in celebration of the centenary of the artist’s birth, this exhibition of over 40 paintings focuses on Frida Kahlo’s extraordinary self-portraits. Also on view are portraits and still-life paintings, in which Kahlo projects her passions, both personal and political, onto other people’s likenesses or everyday objects.

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