Banksy in NYC

Art, graffiti, New York Art

British graffiti artist Banksy is/was in New York City. Since he is a mysterious figure, I don’t know if he is still in NY.

I went to see this 14^th street one on Sunday March 18th. It was there. But on Tuesday, they already removed. A spokesperson for the company said that the clock has been placed in storage ahead of the building’s scheduled demolition.

I went to another one in Houston street. Big 70-foot-long mural. A Turkish-Kurdish artist, Zehra Doğan who was sentenced to prison is painted one of the part. Screen Shot 2018-03-21 at 6.30.20 PM

You like or dislike his art works, there are many Banksy’s works in NYC!

Wangechi Mutu show

Art, show and exhibition

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I went to an exhibition of new work by Wangechi Mutu at Gladstone Gallery. The title for this exhibition comes from the Gikuyu words for mud and trees, the prima materia for this body of work. Born in Nairobi, Kenya, Wangechi Mutu received her MFA from Yale University. There were so many people at the opening night.

Francis Picabia at MOMA

Art, MoMA, Museum

I went to see the show, Francis Picabia: Our Heads Are Round so Our Thoughts Can Change Direction at MOMA.

I knew Francis Picabia but didn’t know much about his works. It was amazing to see entire his career! Its styles ranged widely—and wildly—from Impressionism to radical abstraction, from Dadaist provocation to pseudo-classicism, and from photo-based realism to art informel. He mastered each style. The show looked like works of ten different artists. I love the fact that his works has the sense of millennium.

rancis Picabia. La Nuit espagnole (The Spanish Night). 1922

Francis Picabia. Portrait d’un couple (Portrait of a Couple)

Francis Picabia. La Source (The Spring). 1912.

Art, New York Art, sculpture

I went to Chelsea to see a show opening, Mia Fonssagrives-Slow show, Robots at Kasher Potamkin a couple weeks ago. It was still in middle of cold winter but it was a pack of people inside the gallery. The show was fun and pleasant.

Gowanus Open Studio

Art, New York Art, Open Studios

I went to Gowanus Open Studio. Since I was there few hours before ending, it was not so many people around there. Because of that, visitors were having nice conversations with artists. I enjoyed that.

DUMBO Arts Festival

Art, New York Art, show and exhibition

DUMBO Arts Festival

I went to DUMBO art festival few weeks ago. My first impression was tens, thousands of people. So many families, kids, young people, old people.

There are outdoor and indoor visual art installations and exhibitions, digital art and projections, visiting artists in their studios or making murals on the street, dancers, poets as well as performers throughout the neighborhood, on street corners, and in the park.

Many people and many events. It was like an art Disneyland! Here are some photos I took.

Puddle, pothole, portal at Sculpture Center, Long Island City, NY

Art, Museum

Puddle, pothole, portal at Sculpture Center, Long Island City, NY

Sculpture Center was celebrating their newly expanded facility and opening of Puddle, pothole, portal.

There were a lot of people. It was a fun Opening Reception and Community Day. Children enjoyed art works as well as adult visitors. The size of the show was just right. It was neither unsatisfied nor overwhelmed.

I love their building, – a former trolley repair shop built in 1907 according to their home page. Specially their basement floor! Narrow tunnel like space is good for site specific piece. I felt as if I was in ghost house. The works they showed basement floor were matched in their space.