The Arts in NYC Fall 2012

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Check it out on my blog: http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/graffitiasart/.

Oh graffiti …

– Salma

The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Guardian, and dozens of other media outlets have covered this story regarding the arrest of a man, Vladimir Umanets, who defaced one of Rothko’s paintings at Tate Modern in London with his tag. This certainly does not help my ‘Graffiti as Art’ project, but I was quite intrigued by the comment the tagger made. The New York Times reported: “Mr. Umanets told the BBC that he is responsible for defacing the painting, saying: ‘I am not a vandal.  I haven’t done criminal damage.’ Comparing himself with Marcel Duchamp, he added, ‘Art allows us to take what someone’s done and put a new message on it.’’’

A photo posted on Twitter of the defaced corner of Rothko’s Black on Maroon. Source:The  Guardian

I have linked the different articles to the newspapers mentioned above. Just hover over and click. What do you all think of this ‘scandal’?

– Salma M.

Hey, everyone! Here is the link to my Multimedia Presentation about Graffiti. I will be adding to it over time so feel free to check it out every now and then.

http://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/graffitiasart/

P.S. You must be logged into your eportfolios account to view the site because I didn’t want it spammed. Enjoy!

– Salma M.

“Piss Christ” (1987) by Andreas Serrano

And here’s a link from Marina Abramovich’s  “The Artist is Present” at MOMA.

My Sadie Nash Leadership Program sisters kindly forwarded this to me, so I am sharing it with all of you! Sounds like an amazing exhibition to check out! You’ve got a month to do so – take advantage of some more cool stuff to do!

YOUnity Exhibit! : October 19^th, 2012 (opening day)

PURPLE Exhibit, Causey Contemporary Gallery: This autumn, eleven female contemporary artists will explore Purple as a color, word and psychological context in a freestyle exhibition where medium, formal strategies and process intersect to create original content.

Purple will be on view at Causey Contemporary Gallery, 92 Wythe Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, from October 19 – November 18, 2012, with an opening reception from 6pm – 9pm on Friday, October 19^th. This exhibition is produced by YOUNITY, an international collective of urban female visual artists, designers and craftswomen. The collective collaborates on creative projects, resource networks, mentoring of youth, community building, and the production of art exhibitions that promote women in the arts.

Curated by Diana McClure and YOUNITY co-founder Alice Mizrachi, this exhibition features a group of internationally recognizable street, mural, urban and contemporary artists from across the United States and abroad including: Alice Mizrachi, Diana McClure, Gilf!, Lady Pink, Lichiban, Miss Van, Olek, Priscila De Carvalho, Queen Andrea, Ritzy Periwinkle, and Sofia Maldonado.

– Salma M.

Hi Everybody!

Kenneth Pietrobono told me that some of you made it to the High Line last Friday.  Here’s a picture from his “Terms and Conditions.”  What do you think?

And here’s a photo with some of you:

On Thursday, September 6, Kenneth Pietrobono will visit class to talk about his project “Terms and Conditions” that will begin on Friday September 7 @6PM on the High Line.  I’ve posted an essay from Felix Gonzalez-Torres, an artist whose work inspires Pietrobono’s.  Please read it before class.  Here are a few You Tube videos of artists whose work Pietrobono admires: