The Architect’s artist: Costantino Nivola at Magazzino Italian Art
If Alvar Aalto can be dubbed the ‘architect’s architect,’ I call Costantino Nivola the ‘architect’s artist.’ A Sardinian native, he fled Fascist Italy with his Jewish wife, finding himself happily ingrained in the explosive mid-century AbEx New York City ecosystem.
Spooky Action: Liz Nielson
I have been told by local Newburgh, NY friends that Liz Nielson and her wife, Lina, run the best gallery in the city. Elijah Wheat Showroom is a gem, tucked down the lush, and now quiet — save for the
Behind the scenes with Art in Odd Places Curator Furusho von Puttkammer
Q&A: Behind the scenes with Art in Odd Places Curator Furusho von Puttkammer This weekend, we’re looking forward to checking out the myriad of outdoor artworks and performances curated by Furusho von Puttkammer for the Art in Odd Places
…as Artist, Cartographer, and Architect: Mira Dayal at Spencer Brownstone Gallery
Emily Conklin "…In that Empire, the Art of Cartography attained such Perfection that the map of a single Province occupied the entirety of a City, and the map of the Empire, the entirety of a Province. In time, those Unconscionable Maps
Escape Velocity: NFTs and The Promise of Utopia
Bitcoin Planet, by oxiyusufIn the infancy of the internet, it was thought by some that we were on the brink of a global communist revolution, as new technologies for sharing would obviate the need for private property. This belief seemed
NFT Art: Q&A with Blockchain Entrepreneur and Crypto Investor Aram Barnett
Above: "To the Moon” // (2021) by 3irdeye on OpenSeaUnless you’ve taken a vow of internet celibacy, or have somehow managed to avoid the news cycle of the past two weeks, then you likely have come across the subject of NFT
Glimmer in the Slick: A Meditation on SOPHIE’s Legacy
The first time I heard SOPHIE, a couple of friends and I were driving around aimlessly and blasting a few of the singles that would appear on her 2015 compilation record Product. I’ve always been an avid pop listener, and I’d
Placemaking, Not Building
It seems this month has brought a spat of non-niche architectural news to the fore of public discourse. With way more tabs than I felt comfortable with lined up, I focused particularly on the announcement of this year’s (delayed) Serpentine
Editors’ pick: A Year in Two Reviews
Pollinate editors Emily and Cornelia have each compiled a list of twenty art-related, or tangentially art-related, things they have encountered and enjoyed throughout 2020.It’s hard to think of this year as a year; in many ways, it has felt like
Changing the face of public art: Tara DePorte and the Creative Climate Awards
Tara DePorte is at the helm of the Creative Climate Awards, an annual celebration that activates arts and public spaces with an intent to draw attention to the climate crisis we’re living through today. The Creative Climate Awards is a program