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Interesting French Website

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http://www.pangee-network.com/

Second Contemporary Curated auction on view @ SOTHEBY'S New York

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Keith haring Untitled OVERVIEW On March 7th, Sotheby’s is thrilled to present the second Contemporary Curated auction, an editorialized version of the mid-season sale offering diverse perspectives from today’s tastemakers. Maria Baibakova, Anna Sui, Trevor Traina, and Reem Acra each chose works from the sale that inspired them most, and shared with us why. The auction features a strong selection of both Post-War and Contemporary art. Highlighting the morning session is Property from the Collection of Abby and B.H. Friedman, the real estate executive, novelist, and author of biographies on Jackson Pollock and Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. The collection includes two early important Salvatore Scarpitta paintings, a 1967 Ed Ruscha gunpowder drawing, and exceptional works on paper by Franz Kline, Willem de Kooning, Jim Dine, and Joseph Cornell. The afternoon session includes fantastic examples of art by some of the most interesting, influential and visionary artists of today, inc

Something About New York: Tom Fruin's WATERTOWER

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Tom Fruin's WATERTOWER source: http://www.tomfruin.com/watertower.html Location: DUMBO, Brooklyn   USA Situated on the rooftop of 20 Jay Street the sculpture is viewable from the parks and streets of Dumbo, the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges, FDR Drive and Lower Manhattan. The prime viewing locations are the Brooklyn Bridge Park at Washington Street( see map ), and the Manhattan Bridge bike path. Information: Tom Fruin Studio is pleased to present  Watertower , a new sculptural artwork by Brooklyn artist Tom Fruin. For the US premiere of his internationally recognized Icon series, Fruin has created a monumental water tower sculpture in colorful salvaged plexiglas and steel.  Watertower  is mounted high upon a water tower platform becoming part of the DUMBO, Brooklyn skyline. This project is the fourth work in the plexiglas and steel patchwork Icon series which features scavenged, reclaimed, and recycled materials constructed into sculptural tributes to architectural icons

Julie Langsam is back to Purchase after 30 years!...and her works are on view @ Dolly Maas Gallery

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More infos  http://www.purchase.edu/Departments/AcademicPrograms/Arts/artdesign/richardanddollymaassgallery.aspx Julie Langsam: Revisiting Paradise Opening Reception:  Thursday, February 20, 4:30-7pm On View : February 17-March 21, 2014 Gallery Hours : Monday-Friday, 10am-5pm Located within the Visual Arts Building March 13, 6:30pm: Q&A with Cole Akers, Curator and Special Projects Manager of the Philip Johnson Glass House, Visual Arts Building, Room 1016 My selection:  Barnes Master Plan: SUNY Purchase 2014 Oil and acrylic on panel 23.75" x 23.75"

Save the dates for the ART fairSSSSSS

THe ART SHOW March 5–9, 2014 Park Avenue Armory Park Avenue at 67th Street New York City Gala Preview Tuesday, March 4, 2014 Wednesday–Friday: 12 to 8pm Saturday: 12 to 7pm Sunday: 12 to 5pm Admission $25 Buy Tickets Now For Preview Tickets call 212.766.9200 ext. 248 or visit  Henry Street Settlement . http://www.artdealers.org/artshow.html Volta NY Venue: 82 Mercer Street, SoHo Website:  http://www.ny.voltashow.com/ Dates: March 7 – 10 Daily Hours: Thursday, 11AM  –  2PM (VIP Preview); Thursday, 2PM  –  8PM; Friday – Saturday, 11AM  –  8PM; Sunday, 11AM  –  6PM

recent article written by Michael Torlen ....about the teaching of Hoyt L. Sherman published In Visual Inquiry Learning and Teaching Art

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more information VISUAL INQUIRY LEARNING AND TEACHING ART LINK:  http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-Article,id=16923/ Table of contents Visual Inquiry: Learning & Teaching Art ISSN:  20455879   First published in 2012 3 issues per volume Volume 2 Issue 3 Cover Date:  September 2013 Hit with a brick: The teachings of Hoyt L. Sherman purchase PDF Authors:   Michael Torlen   DOI:  10.1386/vi.2.3.313_1 Keywords   Ames demonstrations,drawing,Flash Lab,Gestalt,Hoyt Sherman,neuroscience,painting,visual perception Abstract   This article discusses the pedagogy of Hoyt L. Sherman, a fine arts professor at The Ohio State University from 1932 to 1974, whose approach to art education utilized the psychology and physiology of visual perception as presented in his three pedagogical books – Drawing By Seeing (1947), The Visual Demonstration Center (1951) and Cézanne and Visual Form (1952). The article describes Sherman’s innovations, The Visual Trai

Brooklyn Diner as suggested by NU HOTEL

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BROOKLYN BREWERY    1 Casual American 79 North 11th Street  718.486.7422 www.brooklynbrewery.com PETER LUGER STEAKHOUSE    2 Steakhouse 178 Broadway  718.387.7400 www.peterluger.com SEERSUCKER    3 Southern/New American 329 Smith Street  718.422.0444 www.seersuckerbrooklyn.com WILD GINGER    4 Pan Asian 112 Smith Street  718.858.3880 www.wildgingerny.com CUBANA SOCIAL    5 Cuban 70 North 6th Street  718.782.3334 www.cubanasocial.com VINEGAR HILL HOUSE    6 New American 72 Hudson Avenue  718.522.1018 www.vinegarhillhouse.com AL DI LA    7 Italian 248 5th Avenue  215.592.7787 www.aldilatrattoria.com

Save the date Next exhibit @ DODGE gallery Opens Saturday March 1 6-8pm

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March 1  -  April 13, 2014 Reception:  Saturday, March 1, 6-8pm CANCEL ALL OUR VOWS : A SOLO EXHIBITION WITH TAYLOR DAVIS & A GROUP EXHIBITION ORGANIZED BY TAYLOR DAVIS AND NANCY SHAVER Nancy Shaver,  Mary Barrett #2 blue , 2013, found metal, wooden blocks, fabric, pillow,  fabric loops, paper Flashe acrylic paint, house paint, 19 x 36 x 22 inches. Welding: John  Jackson. Courtesy of Feature Inc. Balancing: Family and friends, working for living, living for making art, thinking art. Duchamp was able to devote his life to thinking art; no family, no job,  no Income Tax, no internet. A $1.00 plate of spaghetti a day. He said,  "Fifty years ago we were pariahs. A young girl's parents would never let  her marry an artist." In 2014 artists are educated as artists; in schools, by other artists, and  by themselves. They an upper class, a middle class, a working  class, a working poor. Famous. Famous for being famous. Not famous. Balancing: F

check out NEW YORK NATIVES website..

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Where  I could read today the information below  and lots of other information... http://newyorknatives.com 02.17.14 ON THIS DAY IN NYC’S HISTORY: THE FIRST THE NEW YORK ARMORY SHOW OPENED Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on google_plusone_share Share on linkedin Share on pinterest_share 1 By On This Day in NYC's History MODERN ART INVADED On February 17, 1913:  The New York Armory Show, then known as the International Exhibition of Modern Art, introduced the artists Picasso, Matisse and Duchamp to the United States. The show was described as “an invasion of modern art on America.” Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons http://newyorknatives.com

LAST opportunity to meet MICHAEL TORLEN @ ARTLAB78

You are welcomed to take a look this SATURDAY february 15 from 3 to 6 pm Check out Michael Torlen's website: www.michaeltorlen.com Keep posted by signing for the newsletter on ARTLAB78 website www.artlab78.com Remember the idea for ARTLAB78 ABOUT ARTLAB78 GENERAL INFORMATION about ARTLAB78 ARTLAB78  is a new experimental exhibition space in NYC where invited artists are given the opportunity to show their work in an intimate setting to a selected audience composed of  artlovers, critics, journalists, designer, artists and friends. ARTLAB78 will be a gallery space, as the work is for sale a meeting place for the artist and audience, and a center for dialogue. It will also serve as a short-term residence for an artist, if the artist is not living in New York City. ARTLAB78 draws its inspiration from Alfred Stieglitz’s galleries: 291, “Intimate Gallery, and ” An American Place; Roy Neuberger and patrons like him who decided to help living artists

"Dear Diary: Update on All" on view @ the Neuberger has been reviewed in the NYTimes

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N.Y. / REGION | ARTS REVIEW | WESTCHESTER From Private Repository to Public Forum A Review of ‘Dear Diary: Update on All’ in Purchase By  MARTHA SCHWENDENER FEB. 7, 2014 http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/09/nyregion/a-review-of-dear-diary-update-on-all-in-purchase.html?_r=0