Richard Phillips Captures The New York Auto Show

The New York International Automobile Show was first held in 1900. As the oldest American automobile exhibition, it’s also the modern day show that draws the highest number of visitors. This week, the general public comes to the auto show to car-gaze at the practical and impractical manifestations of the contemporary vehicle. Design is paramount at the auto show, as a sign... Read More

New Exhibition: Vision in a Cornfield

    We love abandoned robot cars. The fantastical exhibition “Vision in a Cornfield” is open at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, bringing together classic Detroit art rebels Destroy All Monsters, the activist perspective of Ogun and the fascinating electromechanical collective Apetechnology. The exhibit offers a chance to see into the creative foundations... Read More

New Exhibition: Syd Mead at BravinLee

COPYRIGHT © OBLAGON INC. www.sydmead.com courtesy BravinLee programs Syd Mead is in the brains behind the sets of Blade Runner, Tron, and Mission Impossible III, but he’s also one of the most prolific designers of the modern era, who has designed for Ford, Sony and architectural firms. Mead is also an accomplished painter who exhibited at Document 6 in Kassel, Germany in 1973.... Read More

Artist Prints For LACMA By Paddle 8

A print series including work by William Eggleston, Barbara Kruger, David Salle and Glenn Ligon is available at Paddle8, with proceeds benefitting the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The Eggleston print is pigmented ink print on Museo Silver Rag on paper sized 20 x 15 1/8 inches and is made in an edition of 30, priced at $3000.00.Bruce Wagner writes of Eggleston’s work: “We... Read More

New Exhibition: Vivian Maier

The work of street photographer Vivian Maier was revealed when collector John Maloof sold them at Chicago auction in the 2007. Maier shot over 2000 rolls of film from the 1940s to the 1970s, and traveled to many countries to capture her subjects. She focused on New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, the Southwest, Manila, Beijing, Egypt and Italy.  She used a Rolleiflex camera, and worked... Read More

Simon Starling’s Fiat Flaga

A few weeks ago, I covered Simon Starling’s work “Flaga” as part of the exhibit Ostalgia. While the exhibit is now closed, the image has stuck in my head — which is the result of effective conceptualism. Here’s what I wrote about his interpretation of the Polski Fiat for Forbes: Simon Starling’s process for the work “Flaga” began in Turin, Italy in 2002, where... Read More

Xaviera Simmons meets George Brecht’s Motor Vehicle Sundown

copyright: Xaviera Simmons Xaviera Simmons created this still work for an exhibition at Bard College as a realization of George Brecht’s event score Motor Vehicle Sundown (Event) with members of The Surrealist Training Circus. She shared it with us. Tweet This Post Read More

New Exhibition: Stargazers at the Bronx Museum

A new exhibition presents artist Elizabeth Catlett in conversation with 21 contemporary artists. Our friend  Isolde Brielmaier curated the exhibition that opens Jan. 27 to May 29 at the Bronx Museum of Arts. Catlett is a renowned 95-year-old sculptor, painter and print maker, who has received the Lifetime Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award, International Sculpture Center. The... Read More

littlewhitehead at the London Art Fair

Craig Little and Blake Whitehead are the artists littlewhitehead, who live and work in Glasgow, Scotland. They will be showing several provocative pieces at the London Art Fair. In “Spam,” a life size child figure made from wax wears a Darth Vader helmet. A photo titled ‘Vader Kid’ was the inspiration for the work. The work is composed of plaster, foam,... Read More

Camilo Pardo Limited Edition Print

Automotive Designer and Artist Camilo Pardo Released a Limited Edition Art Print. The Pardo collection features a screen print over the top of each uniquely painted backgrounds. The designer of the Ford GT captures 1960s imagery in bold colors with the motif of mod. All 45 prints have sold out. Next up is a print of Detroit artist Ron Zakrin on Dec. 27. Tweet This Post Read More