Happy New Year from ArtSmacked! It's time to mark your calendars for the unmissable art shows of 2013! 1.  Matisse: In Search of True Painting, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York until 17 March. If you didn't catch it in December this exhibition has been receiving rave reviews. (See NY Times review here) 2.  Lichtenstein: A Retrospective, Tate Modern, London from 21 February to 27 May … [Read more...]

By the early 20th century, George Bellows (1882–1925) was regarded as one of America's greatest living artists. Though, one of the later members of the Ashcan School, his reputation overshadowed the group. Nevertheless, he is responsible for coining their name; a direct result of his 1915 drawing, Disappointment of the Ash Can which depicts three vagabonds inspecting an ash can full of what we … [Read more...]

Considered the father of modern photojournalism, French photographer,  Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908 - 2004) was a major figure in defining modern photography in the early 1930s. Throughout his career he travelled the world capturing life on the move and history in the making which he termed “the decisive moment”. He co-founded the now prestigious Magnum Photos and remains a major influence … [Read more...]

Unfortunately, it's not the best time to be in New York at the moment. My heart goes out to the people affected by hurricane Sandy, my friends and family who are displaced and still struggling with no power, heat and water. For those looking for an escape, Greg Crewdson's film, Brief Encounters, a documentary of the phenomenal photographer's creative process by filmmaker Ben Shapiro, is … [Read more...]

Not only is it Halloween but it's also AS Editor, SC Tanner's 40th Birthday, which makes this holiday extraordinarily Scary! Even worse, she's nearly 7 months pregnant so there's no getting drunk to ease into it! In spite of this predicament, there's a ton of spooky activities throughout the city to take one's mind off ageing... Woman in Black Now in its 23rd year, this spine chilling play at … [Read more...]

New outdoor sculptures by Tony Cragg on view in central London this fall. Exhibition Road, which has recently been opened to the public after what seems like ages of construction, has been pedestrianised. To celebrate the new changes, along with the London 2012 Festival Tony Cragg has installed a few new sculptures, some over 5m high! Smaller-scale sculptures will be exhibited nearby at the … [Read more...]

1.  Richard Hamilton: The Late Works, The National Gallery A retrospective of one of Britain’s most celebrated artists which highlights his unfinished and never before seen final work, Balzac (a) + (b) + (c).  The exhibition brings forth the artist's use of  single-point perspective; depiction of the female body; influence of Renaissance masters and longstanding  fascination with Marcel … [Read more...]

1.  Picasso Black and White, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Exhibiting over 100 works including painting, sculpture and works on paper, exclusively in black and white from 1904 to 1971, Picasso Black and White examines another side to the experimental artist and his continuous fascination with "graphic" art-making. Opens 5 October. 2.  Faking It: Manipulated Photography Before Photoshop,  … [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...]