Tribeca Film Festival runs from 18-29 April 2012 in lower Manhattan. The festival, now in it's 11th year, features everything from shorts and documentaries to feature-length world premieres and independent films and celebrates NYC as a major filmmaking centre. Stay tuned for ArtSmacked's list of Award Winners, coming soon. In the meantime, for those who can't make it to the Big Apple, there are … [Read more...]
Galley Info & Links: 1. Brancusi: The Photographs, Bruce Silverstein Gallery, 535 West 24th St., Chelsea, 26 April - 23 June 2. Yayoi Kusama, Robert Mapplethorpe, Bill Hendon, Diane Arbus, Robert Miller Gallery, 524 West 26th St., Chelsea, currently showing 3. Peter Shelton: powerhousefrenchtablenecklaces, Sperone Westwater Gallery, 257 Bowery, on view until 28 April 4. Andrea Galvani: … [Read more...]
This month ArtSmacked is showcasing photographs from Southern Italia, Enjoy! Photographs by Alex Tanner & produced exclusively on his iPhone. You can follow him on the iPhone App, Instagram, @alextanner. All images courtesy of ArtSmacked. If you would like to see your work featured on ArtSmacked, email the editor. … [Read more...]
Brooklyn-based street artist, Swoon has teamed up with fellow artist Delaney Martin and DJ Jay Pennington to create a three-story public sculpture/performance space/artists residence called Dithyrambalina located on the outskirts of New Orleans’ French Quarter. The project is funded by Airlift, an organisation founded by Martin & Pennington in response to the devastation caused by … [Read more...]
There's a lot going on at Somerset House this spring. For starters, Out of Sync, an installation by Fernando Casasempere has transformed the Edmond J. Safra Fountain Court from the usual concrete courtyard into a lush green lawn dotted with 10,000 ceramic daffodils celebrating the springtime bloom. Out of Sync is on view until 27 April. In the East Wing Galleries, The Crisis Commission … [Read more...]
Sharks, livestock, butterflies and black flies, oh my! This range of mostly dead animals is usually found in a natural history museum, but in this case, its Damien Hirst’s first major retrospective currently on view at London’s Tate Modern. Spanning the 1980s to present day, works include live butterflies, a faux pharmacy, dizzying paintings and animals suspended in formaldehyde alongside a … [Read more...]
The search for great Mexican food in London is over. Wahaca, a chain of market-style Mexican eateries, seems to popping up all over the city. Service is friendly, atmosphere is … [Read More...]
My anniversary lunch at the Skylon restaurant, located on the third floor of London's Royal Festival Hall on the Southbank, proved to be as elegant and delicious as … [Read More...]
John D'Agostino: Empire of Glass This month ArtSmacked is showcasing the work of New York-based artist John D'Agostino. The online show features a selection of works from his ongoing Empire of Glass project followed by the artist’s … [Go to Gallery...]
The Museum of Modern Art, NYC (MoMA) is celebrating the year 1913, a momentous year for modern art. To commemorate the centennial the museum will be featuring a series of videos highlighting important 1913 works from their collection alongside … [Watch Video...]
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