DISPATCH – Mar 4, 2012 (2:15 p.m.) Oakdale, NY A recent visit to an outdoor sculpture exhibition evoked a range of intriguing responses to the concise installation. ”Sites for Sculpture” at Dowling College in Oakdale presents a single work by six sculptures installed in a single location. The art was selected by Guild Hall chief curator Christina Mossaides Strassfield and Pam Brown, director of The [...]
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Visual Diary – Sculpture at Dowling College
Posted: March 4, 2012 in Long Island, Public Installation, Sculpture, Visual DiaryTags: Art, Sculpture
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Art in 2011
Posted: December 31, 2011 in Art Fairs, Bridgehampton, Ceramics, East Hampton / Springs, Greenport, Installation, Performance Art, Public Installation, Sculpture, SouthamptonTags: Art, public art
DISPATCH – Dec 31, 2011 (3:07 p.m.) HAMPTONS, NY 2011 was a great year for art! Of course, on the East End of Long Island, pretty much every year is a great year for art. Installation and outdoor sculpture seemed to be particularly prominent this year. Here’s a sample of some of the works installed during 2011: [...]
“The Ship of Tolerance” Rises in Miami
Posted: November 29, 2011 in Art Fairs, Greenport, North Fork (other than Greenport), Public InstallationTags: Art, Art Basel Miami Beach, Ilya and Emilia Kabakov, Miami Children's Museum, The Ship of Tolerance
DISPATCH – November 29, 2011 (7:08 p.m.) North Fork, NY and Miami, FL Waving a flag to draw attention is a time-tested tradition. Hoisting a sail to encourage tolerance and embrace differences may be on the way to becoming one. The fifth incarnation of “The Ship of Tolerance” takes to the waterways of Miami this week in [...]
Visual Diary – Summer Memories
Posted: October 28, 2011 in Art Fairs, East Hampton / Springs, Exhibitions, Greenport, Long Island, Painting, Photography, Public Installation, Sculpture, Visual DiaryTags: Art, Avital Oz, Chris Duncan, Claire Watson, Jack Dowd, Mike Hansel, Neo-Political Cowboys, outdoor sculpture, Painting, Patchogue Arts Biennial, Rob Lorenson, Robert Strimban, Sculpture, Steven Ceraso
DISPATCH – October 28, 2011 (Friday; 9:19 a.m.) Hamptons, NY Fall has arrived, bringing fluttering yellow leaves, orange pumpkins and white Montauk Daisies. If longing has set in for sunglasses days, sidewalk dining at dusk and more art exhibition options than it’s possible to attend, here’s some art that appeared on the East End during July. Two other Visual Diary blogs conjuring summer will follow. Happy memories! Rope became mesmerizing in [...]
New Sculpture Arrives at the Parrish
Posted: July 24, 2011 in Artist Profiles, Exhibitions, New York City, Public Installation, Sculpture, SouthamptonTags: Art, art installation, Mel Kendrick, museum, Sculpture
DISPATCH – July 23, 2011 (Saturday; 7:00 p.m.) Southampton, NY The concrete sculptures arrived from NYC. They were unloaded, one by one, from three trucks and moved onto the grassy grounds of the Parrish Art Museum. It took a bit of managing. There are four sculptures. Each piece is 11 feet high. Each weighs 9 tons, [...]