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5 hours ago ago from Agora Art
A new exhibition is coming to Agora Gallery next week. Starting on the 15th December and continuing until the 5th of January, The Odyssey Within showcases the work of contemporary Greek and Italian artists and brings their expressions of their own personal journeys to the heart of New York City. Although the title is obviously reminiscent of the works of antiquity, it is clear that these modern-day artists are based firmly in the ...
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Interesting. he art of cultural diaspora is a genre unto itself: a mainstay of curatorial-studies curriculum and art fairs alike. Spawning a motherlode of postcolonial dreck, the genre also includes the odd dazzler, such as the work of transnational superstar Yinka Shonibare (a British-Nigerian artist residing in London), or Zhang Huan (a Chinese émigré in New York) – artists who have made cross-cultural drift a reigning preoccupation of ...
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23 hours ago ago from APT Blog
Thursday, December 17th 7pm The School of Visual Arts Amphitheatre 209 E. 23rd Street (2nd and 3rd avenues), 3rd Floor (please bring photo ID) Q & A to follow the lecture. Free to CCNY members, SVA students, faculty, and staff General admission $10, $5 for other students with ID CCNY presents Video Subtexts , hosted and curated by Yulia Tikhonova. The program will include the work of three New York-based artists– Rico ...
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20 hours ago ago from Spanierman Gallery | An American Art Blog
JASMINA DANOWSKI (b. 1960), 2009, Ink on paper, 40 x 60 inches In the Gallery TOMORROW : Jasmina Danowski will give a gallery talk about the work in her current exhibition at Spanierman Modern, Jasmina Danowski: Quite a Little Bit this Wednesday, December 9th, from 5 to 6 p.m. This charismatic artist will speak about her artistic process and techniques. RSVP to Martha Campbell at mcampbell@spanierman.com Beyond the ...
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23 hours ago ago from Good News Now
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