Intake Week

All the art I saw in NY this week

Happy Spring officially. We are out of hibernation mode which means bopping around the city, smiling more, and my dog having more playmates at the dog park.

My output has been focused on longer term projects, but I have taken in a lot of amazing art the the past 2 weeks that I must share. We’re so back!

The Whitney

Before the Biennial, my aunt and I (shoutout #auntfarm!) stopped on the 3rd floor at the recommendation of Assistant Curator and pal Roxanne Smith to see the Mabel Dwight show. She produced lithographs started at 52 (I’m early! a young 37!), made from sketches she would do in a hidden sketchbook around New York. I of course loved all the ferry and subway depictions. Mabel must have had to be extra sneaky because no one was absorbed into their phones…

My version. Have been loving graphite for recent subway drawings

The Biennial was rich and beautiful and tiring because it was so big. My favorite pieces had a femininity and “domestic keepsake energy” to them. Enter art critic mode:

So much to say about Emilie Louise Gossiaux, a multidisciplinary artist who is blind and hearing impaired. Her drawings about her late guide dog London moved me to tears. The dogs always do.

I loved this pinhole camera photos and ceramic frames by Erin Jane Nelson. The intimate portrait of the southwest in contrast to the sweeping landscapes we are used to and inside of these kooky 90s frames was fun to see in such a formal museum setting.

These Jasmin Sian doilies are carved out of deli paper bags and immortalize her memories and the animal word. They feel fragile but strong in the use of everyday object to create a delicate and refined artifact.

Andie Dinkin In the Spirit World at Charles Moffat

If you’re in NY you must go see this show, up until April 25th. I caught the tail end of the buzzy opening and was drawn into the world of Andie and didnt want to leave.

My favorite are the notes on the side mixing to-do lists, visual inspirations, and thoughts on life that creating these pieces inevitably brought up. The true mind of an artist!

It was the energy I wanted to bring into my birthday party the next night:

The real art, created by my friend the genius Sara Nosaka who really needs to go pro

Inspired by Andie to draw my own version of abundance

Outsider Art Fair

On my birthday, my friend Remy took me to the Outsider Art fair. Highly recommend going to this type of event on your birthday to remind you of of everything good in the world. It helped that the sun was out.

We especially loved all the Progressive Art Studios that are nonprofits that help artists with intellectual and developmental disabilities build and sustain their careers in the arts.

I was so overwhelmed I didn’t get all the artists names of things I took photos of! But the theme was definitely COLOR.

Simone Johnson’s NYC Bodega Cats series at Pure Vision Arts

Carl Clark from Interact Gallery

This was actually just outside my apartment and made by my favorite outsider artist: my mom

Marc by Sofia

I went with fellow in-taker and inspiring artist Bijou Karman to see the doc about Marc Jacobs at the Angelika. It was really fun and inspiring to see how someone can have such a strong throughline of inspiration in their career. Key takeaway: must watch more Bob Fosse movies.

Time to create! What have you all been intaking this month?

xo

Emily