From New York to Westport, the arts are thriving. Kara Walker's "A Subtletly" (35-ton sugar coated sculpture) at the Domino Sugar Factory in Williamsburg is an absolute must-see, with its monumental and thought-provoking sugar-coated sculptures that reflect the dark history of the sugar industry.
The Arts Center is proud to announce the inaugural launch of our brand new Westport Artist Collective with an exciting, one-night-only Pop Up exhibition on Thursday, June 5 from 6 - 9pm. All art is for sale and the artists will be present!
Please also join us on Friday, June 13 from 6 - 8pm for the opening reception of our summer exhibition, "Scents & Soles: Robert Cottingham and Nina Bentley." The exhibition will feature 230 exquisite watercolor paintings of perfume bottles by Robert Cottingham and 23 witty shoe sculptures by Westport's own, Nina Bentley.
Happy reading and best wishes,
Helen Klisser During
Director of Visual Arts
Westport Arts Center
HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLES & EXHIBITIONS
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LISTEN: Artist Kara Walker Draws Us Into Bitter History With Something Sweet
by Audie Cornish, NPR.org
Kara Walker's Sugar Sphinx Spawns Offensive Instagram Photos
by Cait Munro, artnet news
Kara Walker: Process and Inspiration
by Creative Time
World's Top 20 Biennials, Triennials, and Miscellennials
Artnet.com
8th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art
through August 3
An Art Weekend in Bushwick
by Valeriya Safronova, T Magazine
Ai Weiwei: According to What?
Brooklyn Museum
through August 10
Alibis: Sigmar Polke 1963 - 2010
MoMA
through August 3
Italian Futurism, 1909 - 1944: Reconstructing the Universe
Guggenheim Museum
through September 1
Gauguin: Metamorphoses
MoMA
through June 8
Maria Lassnig
MoMA PS1
through September 7
Mel Bochner: Strong Language
The Jewish Museum
through September 21
Avedon
Gagosian, Athens
through July 25
Chicago in L.A.: Judy Chicago's Early Work,
1963 - 74
Brooklyn Museum
through September 28
Carrie Mae Weems: The Museum Series
The Studio Museum Harlem
through June 29
Sherrie Levine: Red Yellow Blue
Paula Cooper Gallery
through May 23
Wafaa Bilal: The Ashes Series
Driscoll Babcock Galleries
through June 1
Maira Kalman: Girls Standing on Lawns and Other Projects
Julie Saul Gallery
through June 14
Mika Rottenberg: Bowls Balls Souls Holes
Andrea Rosen Gallery
through June 14
Art Basel in Hong Kong 2014 Scorecard: What Worked Well and What Didn't
by Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop, Blouin ARTINFO
A Stonehenge for the Modern Age
by Holland Cotter, The New York Times
MoMA PS1 Announces 2014 Warm Up Schedule
by Alanna Martinez, Blouin ARTINFO
Gleeful Museums Unpack a Bequest: Rarities from Mellon Collection Reach New Homes
by Carol Vogel, The New York Times
VIDEO: Art Critic: I don't care what happens to the thieves, just bring back the masterpieces
CNN interview with Jerry Saltz
Art School Creates a New Reality: New York Academy of Art Recovers From a Bad Reputation
by Randy Kennedy, The New York Times
VIDEO: Katharina Grosse: Freunde von Freunden
ArtReveiw Asia Spring/Summer 2014
What to See at Serpentine's 'Park Nights'
by Ashitha Nagesh, Blouin ARTINFO
The World's Most Infamous Unmade Bed Is Up For Auction For $2 Million
by Katherine Brooks, The Huffington Post
Artists and writers defy censorship in Egypt
by Ann Shaw, The Art Newspaper
Lunch with the FT: Edmund de Waal
by Jackie Wullschlager
Met Plans a Gut Renovation of Its Modern Wing
by Robin Pogrebin, The New York Times
In a Commanding Literary Voice, Maya Angelou Sang Out to the World
by Elizabeth Alexander, The New York Times
North Miami Fights to Keep Its Art Museum
by Patricia Cohen, The New York Times
Norman Rockwell's Art, Once Sniffed At, Is Becoming Prized
by James B. Stewart, The New York Times
VIDEO: Great Museums-- Elevated Thinking: The High Line in New York City
War photographers are unique, driven, and talented-- without them, the world would be blind
by Tracy McVeigh, The Guardian
Rebelling Against Abuse, Afghan Women See Signs of Change
by Alissa J. Rubin, The New York Times
Photojournalist Killings Make My Work Dangerous: The death of a French photojournalist weighs on conflict photographer Lynsey Addario
by Lynsey Addario, National Geographic
More than 400,000 pieces from the Metropolitan Museum of art are available for download online
by Caitlin Dewey, The Washington Post
An On-Demand Painting to Match Your Sofa? Just Ask Brendan Smith
by Scott Indrisek, Blouin ARTINFO
Jack Shainman opens The School in Kinderhook, NY
by Katy Diamond Hamer, Flash Art
Iranian Artist Has Covered Over 100 of Tehran's Walls In Surreal Street Art
by Katherine Brooks, The Huffington Post
Surreal Paintings Reveal the Violent Absurdities of the Columbia Drug Trade
by Priscilla Frank, The Huffington Post
Reflections on the Magic of the Journal Gallery, From the Artists Who Show There
by Ben Barna, T Magazine
Marianne Vitale, At Home on the High Line
by Blake Glopnik, Blouin ARTINFO
Ana Mendieta: death of an artist foretold in blood
by Sean O'Hagan, The Observer
9 Inspiring Maya Angelou Poems You Can Read Online
by Maddie Crum, The Huffington Post
In MoMA's Garden, a Gala for Patrons: The Scene at MoMA's Annual Garden Party
by Yana Paskova, The New York Times
WHAT'S GOING ON AT WAC
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The Arts Center is proud to announce the inaugural launch of our brand new Westport Artist Collective with an exciting, one-night-only Pop Up exhibition on Thursday, June 5 from 6 - 9pm. All art is for sale and the artists will be present!
Please also join us on Friday, June 13 from 6 - 8pm for the opening reception of our summer exhibition, "Scents & Soles: Robert Cottingham and Nina Bentley." The exhibition will feature 230 exquisite watercolor paintings of perfume bottles by Robert Cottingham and 23 witty shoe sculptures by Westport's own, Nina Bentley.
Happy reading and best wishes,
Helen Klisser During
Director of Visual Arts
Westport Arts Center
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| Kara Walker's "A Subtlety" at the Domino Sugar Factory, Williamsburg. Photo by Helen Klisser During. |
HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLES & EXHIBITIONS
(click images for article links)
LISTEN: Artist Kara Walker Draws Us Into Bitter History With Something Sweet
by Audie Cornish, NPR.org
Kara Walker's Sugar Sphinx Spawns Offensive Instagram Photos
by Cait Munro, artnet news
Kara Walker: Process and Inspiration
by Creative Time
World's Top 20 Biennials, Triennials, and Miscellennials
Artnet.com
8th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art
through August 3
An Art Weekend in Bushwick
by Valeriya Safronova, T Magazine
Ai Weiwei: According to What?
Brooklyn Museum
through August 10
 |
| Mika Rottenberg's, "Bowls Balls Souls Holes" at Andrea Rosen Gallery, through June 14. Photo by Helen Klisser During. |
Alibis: Sigmar Polke 1963 - 2010
MoMA
through August 3
Italian Futurism, 1909 - 1944: Reconstructing the Universe
Guggenheim Museum
through September 1
Gauguin: Metamorphoses
MoMA
through June 8
Maria Lassnig
MoMA PS1
through September 7
Mel Bochner: Strong Language
The Jewish Museum
through September 21
Avedon
Gagosian, Athens
through July 25
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| Sterling Ruby, "SUNRISE SUNSET" at Hauser & Wirth, through July 25. Photo by Helen Klisser During. |
Chicago in L.A.: Judy Chicago's Early Work,
1963 - 74
Brooklyn Museum
through September 28
Carrie Mae Weems: The Museum Series
The Studio Museum Harlem
through June 29
Sherrie Levine: Red Yellow Blue
Paula Cooper Gallery
through May 23
Wafaa Bilal: The Ashes Series
Driscoll Babcock Galleries
through June 1
Maira Kalman: Girls Standing on Lawns and Other Projects
Julie Saul Gallery
through June 14
Mika Rottenberg: Bowls Balls Souls Holes
Andrea Rosen Gallery
through June 14
 |
| Tara Donovan, "Untitled" made of styrene index cards at Pace Gallery, through June 30. Photo by Helen Klisser During. |
Art Basel in Hong Kong 2014 Scorecard: What Worked Well and What Didn't
by Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop, Blouin ARTINFO
A Stonehenge for the Modern Age
by Holland Cotter, The New York Times
MoMA PS1 Announces 2014 Warm Up Schedule
by Alanna Martinez, Blouin ARTINFO
Gleeful Museums Unpack a Bequest: Rarities from Mellon Collection Reach New Homes
by Carol Vogel, The New York Times
VIDEO: Art Critic: I don't care what happens to the thieves, just bring back the masterpieces
CNN interview with Jerry Saltz
Art School Creates a New Reality: New York Academy of Art Recovers From a Bad Reputation
by Randy Kennedy, The New York Times
 |
| Artist Katharina Grosse shows her newest project on her phone at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Photo by Helen Klisser During. |
VIDEO: Katharina Grosse: Freunde von Freunden
ArtReveiw Asia Spring/Summer 2014
What to See at Serpentine's 'Park Nights'
by Ashitha Nagesh, Blouin ARTINFO
The World's Most Infamous Unmade Bed Is Up For Auction For $2 Million
by Katherine Brooks, The Huffington Post
Artists and writers defy censorship in Egypt
by Ann Shaw, The Art Newspaper
Lunch with the FT: Edmund de Waal
by Jackie Wullschlager
Met Plans a Gut Renovation of Its Modern Wing
by Robin Pogrebin, The New York Times
In a Commanding Literary Voice, Maya Angelou Sang Out to the World
by Elizabeth Alexander, The New York Times
North Miami Fights to Keep Its Art Museum
by Patricia Cohen, The New York Times
Norman Rockwell's Art, Once Sniffed At, Is Becoming Prized
by James B. Stewart, The New York Times
VIDEO: Great Museums-- Elevated Thinking: The High Line in New York City
War photographers are unique, driven, and talented-- without them, the world would be blind
by Tracy McVeigh, The Guardian
 |
| View of the 9/11 Memorial site. Photo by Helen Klisser During. |
Rebelling Against Abuse, Afghan Women See Signs of Change
by Alissa J. Rubin, The New York Times
Photojournalist Killings Make My Work Dangerous: The death of a French photojournalist weighs on conflict photographer Lynsey Addario
by Lynsey Addario, National Geographic
More than 400,000 pieces from the Metropolitan Museum of art are available for download online
by Caitlin Dewey, The Washington Post
An On-Demand Painting to Match Your Sofa? Just Ask Brendan Smith
by Scott Indrisek, Blouin ARTINFO
Jack Shainman opens The School in Kinderhook, NY
by Katy Diamond Hamer, Flash Art
by Katherine Brooks, The Huffington Post
 |
| Faith Ringgold's "Goovin High" on the High Line, through June 2. Photo by Helen Klisser During. |
Surreal Paintings Reveal the Violent Absurdities of the Columbia Drug Trade
by Priscilla Frank, The Huffington Post
Reflections on the Magic of the Journal Gallery, From the Artists Who Show There
by Ben Barna, T Magazine
Marianne Vitale, At Home on the High Line
by Blake Glopnik, Blouin ARTINFO
Ana Mendieta: death of an artist foretold in blood
by Sean O'Hagan, The Observer
9 Inspiring Maya Angelou Poems You Can Read Online
by Maddie Crum, The Huffington Post
In MoMA's Garden, a Gala for Patrons: The Scene at MoMA's Annual Garden Party
by Yana Paskova, The New York Times
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| Oh Lorde! New Zealand singer/songwriter, Lorde, (center) stands with UNDP Administrator and former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Helen Clark (r), and WAC Director of Visual Arts, Helen Klisser During (l). |
WHAT'S GOING ON AT WAC
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| One-night only! Not to be missed! |
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| Opening Reception: Friday, June 13, 6 - 8pm |
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