Friday, August 28

NYC Photography Shows


By far the best resource you can find for photography shows and openings is the Photograph magazine. This is a bi-monthly magazine devoted solely to art galleries but specifically focuses on photography exhibitions. Each issue features listings of all the galleries with photography material scheduled to be on view in the coming weeks and has a handy map of each neighborhood with the galleries number plotted so you can plan your route for your gallery go. Very thoughtful!

If you don't want to drop by a photo-store to pick up a copy for $5 you can go to their website photographmag.com and check out the exhibitions listed, but they don't have that handy map in the web site.
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After a Gallery Go Near Central Park in the Summer


One of my absolute favorite things to do after seeing some art is seeing even more art! Every summer the Public Theater of New York or "The Public" puts together free theater showings in Central Park's Delacorte Theater. Shakespeare in the Park is the program's name but it does not just feature Shakespeare exclusively nor are the productions cheap or low quality. Find out whats playing now! The stage is very unique and I've seen some very creative sets there. I've always gotten the free tickets.

You can plan your art adventure so that you finish up around the w81st st area and walk over to the theater and get on line. Pack a blanket because to guarantee your ticket you should get there between 5 and 5:30pm but the show doesn't start till 8pm. While your waiting you can mingle with the other people on the line and order food from Andy's deli which delivers directly to you on the line! (their chicken parmesan hero is delicious) Its all well worth the wait and is relaxing.

The plays will not fail to impress you and the setting is very nice. The perfect way to finish off a day of art.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art->Roxy Paine on the Roof: Maelstrom


The Met is displaying a sculpture on the roof you can see the official page here. The exhibition ends November 9th. I found the stairwell with mirrors all over the walls which exits the roof more stimulating than the exhibition itself. You can get an idea of the space in the video below.

The roof was surprisingly small considering the amount of space in the museum, and about a quarter or so is devoted to the "roof cafe" brandishing overpriced juice, snacks and bottled water. That said, the piece itself was interesting in terms of the complicated construction, but the complex construction was not made apparent by the composition. The bright stainless steel construction does not mix with the mid day sun reflecting bright rays into the viewers' eyes making it harder to appreciate. Overall, the piece does not give "viewers the sense of being immersed in the midst of a cataclysmic force of nature" but rather they were looking for another dimension of the piece which isn't there.

The piece brought into consideration the juxtaposition of man vs. nature and the gray area that is inherent with the assumption that man and nature are actually separate from each other.

It is not worth a trip just for this exhibit. The video would have done the trick for me.
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