Chhaya Naran, Melange, 2018. 1 minute, 21 seconds. Music by Z/Bernard Szjaner. Courtesy of the artist. In Melange, Chhaya Naran blends digital techniques with hand drawn textures to create a space
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Phenomenal Nature: Mrinalini Mukherjee at the Met Breuer
“Mukherjee’s [works]… attain a level of marvel that edges slightly towards the monstrous,”[1] stated Peter Nagy of Nature Morte. Having seen them first hand, ‘marvelous monstrosity’ seems an apt description.
Tea & Draw at At Peace Tea Factory
I’ll just say it now: At Peace Tea Factory’s Tea & Draw is the chillest drink and draw I’ve ever been to.
Shahryar Nashat at Swiss Institute / Contemporary Art
“The notion of the figurative takes on a new meaning when the organic merges with the synthetic to depict the body as something unfixed, malleable, and remote.” – Ruba Katrib,
‘Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth’ at the Morgan Library & Museum
The Morgan Library &Museum’s exhibition Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth feels like the missing piece of the Tolkien puzzle. Collecting a mass of his visual material together, the exhibition emphasizes that Tolkien’s holistic approach to his invented world went farther than map making. His illustrations draw from the same well as his writing and language creation, and complete the fantasy-fiction-as-historical-text that draws so many to Tolkien’s world.
‘Agua Viva’ by Alexa Lim Haas
Alexa Lim Haas, Agua Viva, 2017. 6 minutes, 46 seconds. Voice by Mengda Zhang. Courtesy of the artist. New York-based animator Alexa Lim Haas uses a fluid, improvisational line to create
Excerpts from ‘Interview’ with Neo Rauch by Ena Swansea
Excerpts from “Interview” with Neo Rauch by Ena Swansea
Drink N’ Draw at Bat Haus: An Interview with Joel Morrison, Cody Sullivan, and Patrick Keefe
It’s a quarter past seven on Wednesday night at Bat Haus Coworking Space, and already people are arriving 45 minutes early to grab a coveted seat at the drink and draw—stylized as “Drink N’ Draw” —hosted weekly at Bat Haus.
Making Policy Public with The Center for Urban Pedagogy
The Center for Urban Pedagogy. Making Policy Public 10th Anniversary, 2019. 5 minutes and 45 seconds. Courtesy of The Center for Urban Pedagogy. The Drawing Center’s 2019 Winter Term explores
‘Laymun’ by Catherine Prowse and Hannah Quinn
Catherine Prowse and Hannah Quinn, Laymun, 2017. 4 minutes, 42 seconds. Compositions and sound design by Kalle Jurvanen. Courtesy of the artists. London based director and animator Catherine Prowse and