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Nancy Holt, Electrical System II: Bellman Circuit (1982) David Bellman Gallery, Toronto, Canada - 3/4 in. steel conduit, lighting and electrical fixtures, light bulbs, electrical wire - Length: 55 ft. (16.7 m); Width: 24 ft. (7.3 m); Height: 9 1⁄2 ft.(2.9 m) © Holt/Smithson Foundation, Licensed by VAGA at ARS. Today, UMass Dartmouth and the College of Visual and Performing Arts announced a $45,000 award from the Henry Luce Foundation’s American Art Program for the exhibition Nancy Holt: Ma...

5 Online Activities: Earth Day 2021 “It’s surely our responsibility to do everything within our power to create a planet that provides a home not just for us, but for all life on Earth.” – David Attenborough. Thursday 22 April marks the 51st anniversary of Earth Day. With the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference approaching in November, the international day of environmental action takes on an even greater relevance. Never has it been more important to consider our relations...

Espace Louis Vuitton München opens a new exhibition dedicated to French artist Cyprien Gaillard Cyprien Gaillard, Real Remnants of Fictive Wars V, 2004. © Cyprien Gaillard. Courtesy of Sprüth Magers and Gladstone Gallery. MUNICH .-The Espace Louis Vuitton München is presenting Wolkengarten, a new exhibition dedicated to French artist Cyprien Gaillard. The works belong to the collection and are presented within the framework of the Fondation Louis Vuitton “Hors-les-murs” programme. Cyprie...

Sonic Youth cofounder, partner install immersive art exhibition at WT WTAMU Newsroom CANYON — The cofounder of Sonic Youth and his artist partner have presented an immersive art installation in West Texas A&M University’s Dord Fitz Formal Gallery. Leah Singer, a multidisciplinary artist and magazine editor, and Lee Ranaldo, who cofounded the indie rock band in 1981, created the installation as a visual and audio survey of 2020. “Yesterday Was a Year Ago (I Don’t Want a Future, I Want a ...

Lena Henke Discusses Distances and Desires From fetishistic sculpture gardens in Italy to a giant breast in New York, the artist speaks with Carina Bukuts on what role gender and sex play in public art Carina Bukuts With many galleries and museums closed due to the pandemic, public art has become more important than ever. How has the notion of public space changed for you over the past year?  Lena Henke With private spaces feeling claustrophobic during lockdown, public spa...

Inside the Renovated Dia Chelsea, Challenging (and Enchanting) New Commissions by Lucy Raven Vogue 2 hrs ago © Vogue This week, Dia Chelsea reopens to the public after a two-year—and reportedly $20 million—renovation. Designed by Architecture Research Office (ARO), the 32,500-square-foot site combines three contiguous buildings on West 22nd Street into a space that encompasses 20,000 square feet for exhibitions, a “talk space” for public and educational programming, and Dia’s book...

Lena Henke Discusses Outdoor Distances and Desires From fetishistic sculpture gardens in Italy to a giant breast in New York, the artist speaks with Carina Bukuts what role gender and sex play in public art Carina Bukuts With many galleries and museums closed due to the pandemic, public art has become more important than ever. How has the notion of public space changed for you over the past year?  Lena Henke With private spaces feeling claustrophobic during lockdown, publ...

To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. This week, Dia Chelsea reopens to the public after a two-year—and reportedly $20 million—renovation. Designed by Architecture Research Office (ARO), the 32,500-square-foot site combines three contiguous buildings on West 22nd Street into a space that encompasses 20,000 square feet for exhibitions, a “talk space” for public and educational programming, and Dia’s bookstore. Dia has long had a footprint in that area, open...

Apollo. Preview and subscribe here. Once upon a time, you could stand on the roof of 548 West 22nd Street, up among the water towers of Manhattan, with views out over the Hudson to New Jersey, and watch the city shimmer and reflect on the surfaces of one of Dan Graham’s glass pavilions. It was a New York moment. You could go downstairs, following the blue and green glow of a Dan Flavin light sculpture lining the stairwell, and see shows by leaders in contemporary European and American art re...