Photography’s Last Century: The Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee Collection On View: March 10–June 28, 2020 Location: The Met Fifth Avenue, Galleries 691–693 Opening March 10, 2020, the exhibition Photography’s Last Century: The Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee Collection celebrates the remarkable ascendancy of photography in the last hundred years through the magnificent promised gift to…
On Tuesday October 15th, the 28th annual edition of Take Home a Nude Auction & Benefit took place in the Sotheby’s newly remodeled main hall in NYC with tequila cocktails, dinner, and a party. Presented by New York Academy of Art and Sotheby's, and honoring painter Dana Schutz, this year’s event was a tremendous success…
On October 15th the New York Academy of Art presents their annual "Take Home a Nude" benefit auction at Sotheby's, honoring Brooklyn-based artist Dana Schutz. All proceeds go towards scholarships and programs for the Academy. The auction includes over 200 pieces of sculpture, paintings, and drawings by notable artists, including many of their MFA graduates.…
Feminist Avant-Garde of the 1970s The Photographers' Gallery 16 - 18 Ramillies St, London W1F 7LW October 7, 2016 - January 29, 2017 For women, the last few months have been exhausting. There is now a man in the White House who has not only been accused of sexual assault, but who actually brags about…
November 22 through 26 marked the debut of Photo Vogue Festival in Milan, Italy. A main theme and exhibition of the festival was The Female Gaze, which highlighted the work of cutting-edge female photographers who are relentlessly revolutionizing how the female body is portrayed in fashion. Vogue's embracement of the female gaze as viable subject matter proves that mainstream media is…
"Public, Private, Secret" International Center of Photography 250 Bowery, NY 10012 June 23rd, 2016 - January 08, 2017 The International Center of Photography has packed up and moved to their new downtown Manhattan location on Bowery Street. The ICP Museum opened their doors on June 23rd with a new exhibition entitled, "Public, Private, Secret" which…
The Female Gaze, Part Two: Women Look at Men Cheim & Read 547 West 25th St, New York June 23 - September 2 Cheim & Read Gallery is exhibiting a group show of thirty-two female artists kaleidoscopic interpretations of men. "The Female Gaze, Part Two: Women Look at Men," is curated by John Cheim and…
IT IS NO SECRET THAT THE ART WORLD, though responsible for propagating spectacular, history-shaping movements, has been at best an uneven playing field for men versus women in the fight for respect and artistic reification. At worst it’s served as an unassailable fortress wherein institutionalized sexism is not just a latent function of the system…
The Venice Biennale (La Biennale di Venezia) has for more than 100 years been one of the most esteemed cultural institutions in the world. Currently presided over by Paolo Baratta, the Biennale is leading other international events by setting the standard for research and promotion of new artistic trends. In Venice, specifically, it organizes events…
SHIZARU BAD FOR YOU: CURATED BY BETH RUDIN DEWOODY PRIVATE RECEPTION OCTOBER 9, 6:30 - 8:30PM - INVITE ONLY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC OCTOBER 10 - NOVEMBER 23 112 MOUNT STREET, LONDON, W1K 2TU As the international community flocks to London for Frieze, Shizaru presents BAD FOR YOU, an exhibition curated by Beth Rudin DeWoody featuring…
Article by Aniko Berman for XXXX Magazine Last Thursday night, February 24, the new Chelsea gallery Mallick Williams, threw an artistic event for a profound cause: the Sheba International Leadership Council, a dynamic Israeli-based charity that benefits the Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer. The event was co-chaired by Heidi Lee and Zak Williams. Ms. Lee, a contributor to this magazine,…
