Saturday, November 21, 2015

ARTWALK NY 2015

Artwalk NY 2015 Honorees Alec & Hilaria Baldwin, Richard Gere, Patricia Conin and Deborah Kass
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ARTWALK 
NY 2015

Every year The Coalition for The Homeless, in New York City, sponsors an art event to raise money for their cause. Many great artists over the past two decades have donated fabulous art and their time.

Recently the NYC Coalition held their annual gala honoring Alec & Hilaria Baldwin, Richard Gere and the art couple: Patricia Conin and Deborah Kass to raise money for the Coalition. This past November 17th, the Metropolitan Pavilion transformed into a sleek Chelsea gallery space with works of art by Andy Warhol, Ed Ruscha, Jenny Holzer, Louise Fishman, Patrical Conin / Glenn Ligon and many other artists great and emerging being sold in live and silent auctions. All proceeds will help the Coalition to give aid to the homeless residents of New York City.

Art included in
ARTWALK NY 2015 
the live auction:

Andy Warhol
Uncle Sam, from Myths (F. & S. IIB.259), 1981
Screenprint in colors with diamond dust
38″ x 38″
Value: $30,000
Courtesy of Victor Ozeri


Deborah Kass
Daddy, 2013
Acrylic on canvas
46″ x 46″
Value: $75,000
Courtesy of Deborah Kass and Paul Kasmin Gallery


Ed Ruscha
Three Quarters, 2015
Dry pigment and acrylic on paper
7.5” x 11-1/8”
Value: $45,000
Courtesy of the artist


Glenn Ligon
Study for Negro Sunshine # 103, 2012
Oil stick, coal dust on paper
12″ x 9″
Value: $25,000
Courtesy of the artist

Jenny Holzer
Living Series: When someone is breathing on you..., 1981
Hand-painted enamel on metal sign: black on white
21″ x 23″ x 1/16″
Value: $60,000
Courtesy of the Artist

Kasper Sonne
TXCAWNY15, 2015
Industrial paint and chemicals on canvas, in aluminum frame
60” x 48” x 2”
Value: $16,500
Courtesy the artist

Louise Fishman
Untitled, 2000
Water color and ink on paper
Value: $8,000
Courtesy the Artist c/o Cheim & Read, New York

Pat Steir
Untitled, 2008
Oil on Canvas
12” x 12” x 2”
Value: $20,000
Courtesy of the Artist

Patricia Cronin
Canto VI: Circle Three, The Gluttons, 2010
Watercolor on Paper
64″ x 46″ x 2.5”
Value: $25,000
Courtesy of Patricia Cronin
Serious business 
was mixed
with fun!

During the revelry Alec Baldwin joked, “Richard Gere has been pressing his body against women for many years now, going back to ‘American Gigolo….”  On the serious side, both Gere and Baldwin had strong words to say about the gentrification of New York City and the homelessness problem. “Look at what’s happened to Brooklyn,” said Baldwin. “People who live in Brooklyn can now rightfully snicker at people who live in Manhattan. To them, Manhattan is like Beverly Hills now. Like, ‘oh, you live in Manhattan, you live in the village - how quaint’. And Queens is next, and the Bronx is next. They’re going to go up there and tear every building in the Bronx down and build that up, too…. The New York City subway has a fixed fare for a reason,” he continued. “…To bring working-class residents into the heart of 212 to work every day. Now where are those people going to go, 15 or 20 years from now? Rockland? Dutchess County? Columbia County? We have to maintain a certain kind of infrastructure here (NYC) for middle-class people to live in the city.” 
(Although heard by ARTSnFOOD reporter in the moment, exact Alec Baldwin quotes are from WWD article by Ally Betker)

ABOUT The Coalition
for the Homeless
in NYC:

Homelessness in major cities in the US is at near-record levels. Each night in New York City, more than 59,000 New Yorkers, including 24,000 children, bed down in homeless shelters. While most homeless families and some homeless individuals simply need an affordable place to call home, the most costly subset of homeless New Yorkers are people coping with mental illness, substance abuse and chronic illnesses that, left unaddressed, will keep them cycling in and out of shelters, hospital beds and institutions.

As an advocate  for the homeless, the Coalition has long said the city needs at least 30,000 supportive units (apartments) with social services for people whose mental illnesses, addictions and other problems make them extremely vulnerable to returning to the street. This week New York City Mayor de Blasio’s joined forces with the Coalition and announced his support for building 15,000 new apartment units for the homeless and mentally ill in New York City.




(Source: ARTSnFOOD staff attending the event, Art images are from The Coalition for the Homeless' webside, exact quotes by Alec Baldwin were referenced from WWD.)

Until later,
Jack

ARTSnFOOD is an online magazine dedicated to providing artists and collectors around the world with highlights of current art exhibitions, and to encourage all readers to invest in and participate in "The Joy of Art"® and culture. All rights reserved. All Concepts, Original Art, Text & Photographs in this posting (which are not credited) are © Copyright 2015 Jack A. Atkinson under all International intellectual property and copyright laws. All gallery, event, museum, fair or festival photographs were taken with permission. Images © individual artists, fabricators, respective owners or assignees.

Monday, November 16, 2015

MARTIN SCHOELLER: PORTRAITS at HASTED KRAEUTLER Gallery, NYC + FOOD: American Gingerbread




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MARTIN SCHOELLER: PORTRAITS
HASTED KRAEUTLER Gallery, NYC

Hasted Kraeutler Gallery, in NYC, had a major retrospective of Martin Schoeller’s photographs earlier this year, organized to coincide with the release of Portraits (teNeues, 2014), a monograph spanning 15 years of the artist's work. The book features a written introduction by Jeff Koons, and is a true milestone for Schoeller. The exhibition included photographs made over the past decade and a half, both black-and-white and color.




Martin Schoeller is a New York-based photographer whose style of "hyper-detailed close ups" is distinguished by similar treatment of all subjects whether they are celebrities or unknown. His most recognizable work are his portraits, shot with similar lighting, backdrop, and tone.

Jeff Koons, Archival pigment print, Martin Schoeller Portrait, Hasted Kraeutler Gallery, NYC

Cate Blanchett, Archival pigment print, Martin Schoeller Portrait, Hasted Kraeutler Gallery, NYC


Zach Galifianakis, Archival pigment print, Martin Schoeller Portrait,
Hasted Kraeutler Gallery, NYC


Steve Carell, Van Nuys, CA 2009, Archival pigment print, 43" x 35", ed. of 5,
Martin Schoeller Portrait, Hasted Kraeutler Gallery, NYC


Quentin Tarantino, Archival pigment print, Martin Schoeller Portrait, Hasted Kraeutler Gallery, NYC


Robert De Niro, Archival pigment print,  Martin Schoeller Portrait, Hasted Kraeutler Gallery, NYC  


Russell Brand, Los Angeles, CA 2008, archival pigment print, 43" x 35", ed. of 5, Martin Schoeller Portrait, Hasted Kraeutler 


Sean Combs, Archival pigment print,
Martin Schoeller Portrait, Hasted Kraeutler Gallery, NYC


President Bill Clinton, Archival pigment print, Martin Schoeller Portrait, Hasted Kraeutler Gallery, NYC 


Michael Douglas, Archival pigment print,
Martin Schoeller Portrait, Hasted Kraeutler Gallery, NYC


Meryl Streep, Archival pigment print, Martin Schoeller Portrait, Hasted Kraeutler Gallery, NYC


Tony Hawk, Carlsbad, CA, Archival pigment print, Martin Schoeller Portrait, Hasted Kraeutler Gallery, NYC 


Marina Abramovic on Subway Train, NYC 2010,
(cropped detail) Archival pigment print,
29" x 39" Ed. of 10, Martin Schoeller Portrait,
Hasted Kraeutler Gallery, NYC 


Lyle Lovett, Archival pigment print, Martin Schoeller Portrait, Hasted Kraeutler Gallery, NYC 


Cesar Millan, Archival pigment print, Martin Schoeller Portrait, 
Hasted Kraeutler Gallery, NYC 


Clint Eastwood, Archival pigment print,
 Martin Schoeller Portrait, Hasted Kraeutler Gallery, NYC  


Geoffrey Rush, New York, 2009, Archival pigment print, 43" x 35", 
Ed of 5,
Martin Schoeller Portrait, 
Hasted Kraeutler Gallery, NYC 


George Clooney, Archival pigment print,
Martin Schoeller Portrait, Hasted Kraeutler Gallery, NYC


James Gandolfini, Archival pigment print,
Martin Schoeller Portrait, Hasted Kraeutler Gallery, NYC  
Jay Z., Archival pigment print,
Martin Schoeller Portrait, Hasted Kraeutler Gallery, NYC 


Sarah Silverman, Archival pigment print
Martin Schoeller Portrait
Hasted Kraeutler Gallery, NYC

(Source: photos were taken by ARTSnFOOD staff, at the gallery, with permission)



FOOD
Maine Gingerbread
A 200 year old American Recipe

INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter & bacon drippings 
(can substitute shortening)
1 cup molasses
2 tsp soda
1 cup boiling water
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon ginger
1 tsp ground clove
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt

2 eggs (well beaten)

DIRECTIONS
Cream sugar and shortening; add molasses; dissolve soda in boiling water and add to the sugar mixture. Sift the remaining dry ingredients and add this to the mixture, and beat until smooth. Add the eggs last. Pour into a greased pan 12" x 8" and bake in a moderate (350º F) oven for about 45 minutes.
Makes 1 pan
(Source: A recipe passed down through many generations of a Maine family.)

Until later,
Jack

ARTSnFOOD is an online magazine dedicated to providing artists and collectors around the world with highlights of current art exhibitions, and to encourage all readers to invest in and participate in "The Joy of Art"® and culture. All rights reserved. All Concepts, Original Art, Text & Photographs in this posting (which are not credited) are © Copyright 2015 Jack A. Atkinson under all International intellectual property and copyright laws. All gallery, event, museum, fair or festival photographs were taken with permission. Images © individual artists, fabricators, respective owners or assignees.

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Frieze New York 2015, Issue #5, "Ambient Photos"



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Ambient Photos
of Frieze NY 2015
The textures
The beat
The mood
The atmosphere
The artworks
Issue #5

Frieze NY, 2015
In this post let's take a stroll through the Frieze tent, 
enjoying the views and feeling the vibe, with no "brand names" to get in the way of our opinions. 

(Of the five issues devoted to Frieze NYC 2015, which includes this one, there were thousands of artworks we did not cover. The Frieze Art Fair in NYC is always varied and huge!)
















































































































































Aki Sasamato
Coffee/Tea

Aki Sasamato realizes a three dimensional version of a personality test assessed via multiple-choice questionnaire. A maze-like structure built within the grid of the galleries' booths, Sasamoto's project consists of several rooms in which viewers face a choice between two objects or situations. Various choices lead through to a succession of rooms and doors and eventually to the exit, where participants discover which personality best suits the course of action they selected.
one of the personality
exit doors



(Source: All photos were taken by ARTSnFOOD staff 
with permission of the fair's management and with the
permission of every galleries whose artwork is pictured.)

FOOD

















OTHER ARTSnFOOD ISSUES
ON FRIEZE ART FAIR 2015

Until later,
Jack

ARTSnFOOD is an online magazine dedicated to providing artists and collectors around the world with highlights of current art exhibitions, and to encourage all readers to invest in and participate in "The Joy of Art"® and culture. All rights reserved. All Concepts, Original Art, Text & Photographs in this posting (which are not credited) are © Copyright 2015 Jack A. Atkinson under all International intellectual property and copyright laws. All gallery, event, museum, fair or festival photographs were taken with permission. Images © individual artists, fabricators, respective owners or assignees.