At MoMA PS1, 2 Installations Offer a Symphony of Sound
Queens, NEW YORK—The performance is mesmerizing. A room full of speakers at MoMA PS1, each dedicated to the voice of an individual member of a choir. The result, “The Forty Part Motet” by…
Presence of Classic American Cars Reflects Cuba’s History
HAVANA—Visitors to Cuba are charmed by the omnipresence of vintage American cars, often hiring the classics for a chauffeured ride around town. About 60,000 roam the streets because after the 1959 revolution, it…
Finely Curated: At the Art Show, Dealers are Showing Focused Selections of Work
NEW YORK—The American Association of Art Dealers (ADAA) art fair is underway and the 72 participating galleries are exhibiting tightly curated selections of work. Many, like Metro Pictures where Cindy Sherman’s 1976 “Murder…
Collaborating with Italian Designers, Flos Offers Artful, Sculptural Lighting
NEW YORK—The luminous installation is purple, and then transitions to chartruese and a few other colors. Appropriately named, “Wall Piercing” by Ron Gilad looks like a series of hoop earrings piercing the wall….
Contemporary Artists and Designers Showcase Traditions of Japanese Beauty
NEW YORK—The exhibit is appropriately titled. “Beauty in all Things: Japanese Art and Design” at the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) features functional, sculptural and decorative objects. Almost all of them are…
