Sarah Schmerler SELFIE AT FEATURE, INC.; HUDSON, TODD CHILTON, UNKNOWN PERSON
Digital photograph, 5 x 7 inches, 2012
Valuation: $30 Starting bid: $25

Did you ever stop to think about how interconnected we all are—how much faith we’ve put in each other’s talents, work ethics, and attitudes over the years? Earlier this month, Williamsburg-based curator and art advisor John Silvis gave a lecture at a local college, explaining to ambitious undergrads how the art market works. (Having worked for Max Protetch Gallery and the Dia Foundation, among others, he had garnered some first-hand views.)

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Our friends at All That Is Interesting have done it again; this time Chris Altman and crew take us on a graffiti tour of Bushwick.

Check it out on ATII’s tumbler http://all-thats-interesting.tumblr.com

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WG reader Chris Altman, who writes for All That Is Interesting, sent us this message: “We thought you might find this post interesting; we recently did a tour of the street art of DUMBO, part of an ongoing series about street art in NYC.”

He was right! Chris and photographer Killian Simon did a beautiful job assembling this astoundingly beautiful work, along York and Pearl streets, under the BQE overpasses.

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Reprinted from the collection of essays A Case for Identity by Philip Gould (Boson Books Press, 2013)

JULY 2012 — An exhibition of drawings by Ellsworth Kelly opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art two weeks ago. I found the show a profoundly moving experience. Take note that the exhibit is tucked away in the American Paintings Wing making its whereabouts difficult to find. I might have thought the setting was an oversight or an unintended offense but on further reflection I could agree with the curator’s decision as completely in sync with the character of the works. Most of the drawings are done with pencil (graphite) on white paper.

Artist Fred Tomaselli discusses his new book, Fred Tomaselli: The Times, with author Lawrence Weschler. They explore the artist’s politically charged series of work and the process of developing this new book. In this brilliant time capsule of recent world events, celebrated artist Fred Tomaselli intrepidly and colorfully re-imagines the front pages of the New York Times.

A self-proclaimed news junkie, Tomaselli has been responding to the earth-shattering events of the past decade through a fascinating series of artworks collected in this book for the first time. Tomaselli superimposes his signature psychedelic aesthetic on the front page, setting up a striking contrast between the paper’s sober depictions of reality and his vivid interventions. Readers will delight in comparing the actual headlines, captions, and articles that surround the images with Tomaselli’s trippy, highly detailed interpretations.

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