Waves For Water Relief Statistics
Surfing Magazine recently posted an interview and some uplifting figures from one local organization involved with Sandy relief: Waves for Water. Waves For Water Hurricane Sandy Relief Effort Statistics $1.1 MILLION in monetary donations $3 MILLION worth of essential supplies 250,000 people helped 33,000 Volunteers 5250 Homes and businesses worked on 39 Grants given to families and businesses 18 Homes and businesses currently […]
Repurposed Payphones
Following up on our prior post on the New Museum’s innovative use of New York City’s pay phones for their 1993 exhibit, the city is now actually attempting to decide what to do with the relics, rather than send them to the landfills. The mayor’s office has been holding a sustainable design competition for prototypes […]
Photo Show: Lost Weekend NYC
If you are in New York this weekend, check out the photo show at Lost Weekend. It features the art work of talented local photographer, Tommy Colla. Where: Lost Weekend: 45 Orchard St, New York, NY. When: April 11th, 7PM-10PM More info here.
Rockaway SHORE Relief Restaurant
An excellent way to get involved with (or continue to work on) Sandy recovery efforts in Rockaway is to join this Kickstarter campaign for an environmentally sustainable, pay-as-you-can community kitchen providing access to healthy, local food. Check it out! Only 24 more days left to help!
Italian Art of the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s in New York
New Yorkers have recently benefitted from exhibitions of little-known (on these shores, at least) Italian artists whose work from the 1960s, ’70s, and ’80s is quite spectacular. First there was an exhibition at Casey Kaplan Gallery of folded and graphically treated paintings by Giorgio Griffa. (That’s one of them above.) Then there was the work […]
Jerry Saltz on the Death of the Gallery Show
Are changes in the art market rendering the gallery show obsolete? Jerry Saltz thinks this may be the case, and that it might have profound repercussions: The clustering of hundreds of galleries in several neighborhoods has meant that a huge swath of the art world is continually being presented at our doorstep. That is changing, […]
The Ends(s) of the Library
A library, like the Internet, is a constantly growing, endless entity, with new titles and media added daily. But the way we organize and collect the information within changes with the times, and it is with that in mind that the Goethe-Institut’s New York Library presents a show titled, “The End(s) of the Library.” Starting […]
Recalling 1993
The New Museum has come up with a unique way of promoting their latest show, “1993.” In an attempt to place potential viewers into a mindset of nostalgia and memory related to that specific year, they used one of the few relics of that time for their message’s medium: pay phones. Barely used today, the […]
Thierry Cohen’s Darkened Cities
Those who were near lower Manhattan during the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy may have experienced the rare and eerie view of the city’s skyline gone partway dark. Biking through Manhattan at dusk that week, the loss of power made the night feel that much deeper, and the bright sky that much more brilliant. What are […]
Expo 1: New York, Rockaway Call for Ideas
Via MoMA PS1: In an effort to foster the creative debate on urban recovery after Hurricane Sandy, MoMA PS1 and MoMA’s Department of Architecture and Design are calling out for ideas to create a sustainable waterfront. Artists, architects, designers, and others are welcome to present ideas for alternative housing models, creation of social spaces, urban […]
Within Sight: A Photo Show and Auction to Benefit Sandy Victims
If you are free this Thursday (and happen to find yourself in the New York area) check out this group photo show at Picture Farm Gallery in Williamsburg (388 Wythe Ave). The group photography show was curated by professional surfer and filmmaker Mikey DeTemple and showcases prints from several of the most dynamic surf […]
Michael Gaillard (Harmony Artist-In-Residence)
The work in this installment represents some more experimental work I did during my stay. I use the word experimental to signify their incompleteness rather than in relation to their relative novelty. I see the abstractions as drawings or sketches to be readdressed within my studio and repurposed within the context of their eventual exhibition […]
Basquiat at Gagosian
Very few art openings could inspire what the Wall Street Journal referred to as a mob scene on a cold February evening in Chelesea, New York. And yet, three weeks later, people cannot stop talking about the Jean-Michel Basquiat retrospective at Gagosian Gallery. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Basquiat showed a prococious talent for drawing at […]
New York Screening: Nathan Oldenfield’s The Heart and The Sea
If you’re going to be in the New York area on March 16th, stop by this screening of Nathan Oldenfield’s The Heart and the Sea. For those of you who haven’t seen his last film, Seaworthy, take the time to. It not only features some great surfing, but it’s one of the most heartfelt […]
Issue 2, WAX Magazine
Given the cold and windy weeks we’ve already had this year, it’s easy to associate serious surfing with the west coast. How excited were we to come across WAX, a magazine devoted to the “intersection of art, culture and surfing in and around New York City?” One of Harmony’s bloggers, Aerial is a WAX cofounder and […]
John Bailly tonight at ClampArt
John Bailly, talented painter and friend of the Harmony, has his first NYC show tonight. Come out to see his mixed media works in the “Place of Mind” series, a collaboration with critically acclaimed Cuban-American poet Richard Blanco (whom President Barack Obama recently named inaugural poet). Artist’s reception TONIGHT: ClampArt 531 W 25th St New York, […]
Ed Ruscha at NYPL, March 6
Ed Ruscha’s work has profoundly influenced countless modern artists, but his artist books – such as Twentysix Gasoline Stations, Every Building on the Sunset Strip, Thirtyfour Parking Lots in Los Angeles, and A Few Palm Trees – offer a unique opportunity to trace that influence directly to the near and far corners of the modern […]
Michael Gaillard (Harmony Artist-In-Residence)
Glimpses of Costa Rica, as seen through the lens of my 8×10 camera (please click on a thumbnail to load the slideshow)…
Herbie Fletcher at The Hole
Venerable downtown art gallery The Hole is playing host to six new works from surf legend turned artist, Herbie Fletcher. Titled “Wrecktangles,” the pieces are large-scale constructions made from actual surfboards that were destroyed in the waves. Cut-up, broken and warped by crashes, the pieces come together and form a whole that reveals not just […]
Making Room: New Models for Housing New Yorkers
Anyone living in a city for more than a few weeks knows that solving the perfect apartment setup is an ongoing quest rather than an attainable solution. The Museum of the City of New York ((MCNY) has collaborated with the Citizens Housing & Planning Council for their latest exhibit, Making Room: New Models for Housing New Yorkers. […]
Gravity and Grace
Don’t miss the first solo exhibition in a New York museum by the globally renowned contemporary artist El Anatsui. This show features over 30 works in metal and wood that transform appropriated objects into site-specific sculptures. Anatsui converts found materials into a new type of media that lies between sculpture and painting, combining aesthetic traditions […]
Documentaries in the Wake of Sandy
From the NYT: But while the footage that Mr. O’Keefe and others collected during Sandy and its aftermath will probably be making its way into movies for years, festival directors from Austin to Toronto, from TriBeCa to San Francisco are already getting completed Sandy films, less than three months after the fact. Advances like digital […]
Michael Gaillard (Harmony Artist-In-Residence)
Here are some images from the rodeo/fiesta in the town of Nosara, a few kilometers inland from Playa Guiones where the hotel is located. This is a five-night event, and the entire local population, children and adults alike, Ticos (locals), ex-pats, and tourists, all look forward to the event with great anticipation. I decided to […]
East Coast Surf-Inspired Brands
The temperatures have turned frigid here on the East coast and that means a lot of people (including me) are planning their winter getaways. Here are a few East Coast brands, recommended via Foam Magazine, to help get you inspired. I will say that my Salt bag is my favorite for overnight trips and that […]
