Three To See – Weekend of 03.30.12

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DISPATCH – Mar 30, 2012 (5:20 p.m.) HAMPTONS, NY Two galleries launch the 2012 season with openings on Saturday. A third welcomes spring on Sunday with a group show celebrating the earth’s transformation from subdued grays into full Read more »

Rafael Ferrer Gets Bumped

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DISPATCH – Mar 29, 2012 (7:30 a.m.) GREENPORT, NY and LANCASTER, PA The most difficult parts of having a museum show should be securing the exhibition and selecting the art. Rafael Ferrer’s recent experience upped the ante. With 29 days Read more »

Ceramicist and her Figurative Archetypes Get Noticed

Ceramicist and her Figurative Archetypes Get Noticed 1

DISPATCH – Mar 24, 2012 (12:24 p.m.) WATER MILL, NY Tina Folks and her ceramics are both getting noticed. Folks was recently appointed the new director of the Celadon Gallery in Water Mill, NY. The gallery is the Read more »

Three To See – Weekend of 03.23.12

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DISPATCH – Mar 23, 2012 (9:20 pm.) HAMPTONS, NY Two new contemporary art galleries launch and an established gallery reopens this weekend to welcome the 2012 season. New to the Hamptons are ILLE Arts in Amagansett and Hampton Hang Gallery in Water Mill. Reopening is Read more »

Visual Diary – The Armory Show Modern

Visual Diary – The Armory Show Modern 0

DISPATCH - Mar 21, 2012 (8:57 a.m.) NEW YORK, NY The reports are in. The Armory Show drew over 60,000 visitors to the two-part art fair focusing on Modern or Contemporary art from Mar 8 to 11, 2012. All told, Read more »

Andrea Kowch SCOPE Art Fair Winner

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DISPATCH – Mar 18, 2012 (1:24 p.m.) NEW YORK & SAG HARBOR, NY Andrea Kowch won a top spot during a global artist search sponsored by SCOPE New York. The painter who combines Goth with an Old Masters style was Read more »

Homage to Figurative Art

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DISPATCH – Mar 17, 2012 (10:05 a.m.) SPRINGS, NY An artist group dedicated to figurative work unveils their art today in a weekend show at Ashawagh Hall, just outside of East Hampton, NY. “Body of Work VII” features art Read more »

LEGO Blocks as Sculpture

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DISPATCH – Mar 14, 2012 (12:48 a.m.) ROSLYN HARBOR, NY LEGOs aren’t just for kids. New York sculptor Nathan Sawaya has known this for a while. In fact, he’s been making art from the toy plastic building blocks for 10 years or so. Read more »

LI Spotlight – “The Work of Women”

LI Spotlight – “The Work of Women” 0

DISPATCH – Mar 9, 2012 (10:35 a.m.) SETAUKET, NY A compelling exhibition of art by contemporary female artists is opening tonight at Gallery North. “The Work of Women” presents art that stays away from clichés about what’s women’s work and what’s not. Instead, Read more »

Firestone Gallery Brings Street Art Vibe to SCOPE

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DISPATCH – Mar 9, 2012 (9:58 a.m.) NEW YORK, NY SCOPE Art Fair knows what it’s like to pull yourself up by your bootstraps. Since inception, the fair has supported and presented emerging galleries showing artists trying Read more »