How about them Knicks? (I’m writing this after Game 3, so do not respond to this email accusing me of jinxing.) What with the basketball buzz, I almost forgot that soccer’s also in season with the World Cup group stage starting this week. In celebration, the Guggenheim will be screening artists Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno’s masterpiece about French soccer legend Zinédine Zidane starting Thursday. And the Tribeca Film Festival’s this week, too? Seems like when the art world starts to get a little sleepy, the rest of the city comes out to play.
It’s also Pride Month! We kick off our series of interviews with queer and trans elders this June with Senior Editor Di Liscia’s interview with Jamie Nares. Much of her work across experimental film, photography, and music is rooted in New York City, particularly the No Wave movement of the mid-1970s. She calls in from her Upstate New York home to talk about life, identity, and the “essences of things.”
Jamie Nares’s Enduring Romance With the Brushstroke
The New York-based painter and filmmaker speaks to Hyperallergic about finding the essence of things. | Valentina Di Liscia
From Our Critics
Channelle Chevelle Russel
Danielle Mckinney: Forest for the Trees at Boesky Gallery
"Mckinney’s portraits return me to those scenes of the solitary Black feminine self at rest, where notions of solitude and privacy remain just that: solely my own. "
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John Yau
Sanford Wurmfeld: Squares 1971-74 at Ceysson & Bénétière
"The six paintings and one study in his exhibition gave me a fuller picture of Wurmfeld’s methodical and relentless investigation into color, as well as what distinguishes his work from other artists working in this area."
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What Else Is Happening?
- Pace Gallery has cut 50 artists from its roster and laid off 50 staff members in what CEO Marc Glimcher characterized as a “model correction.”
- Renderings of the winning Penn Station redesign prominently feature Trump’s name, raising questions and concerns.
- A fire that broke out in Long Island City on Monday left two Queens artists scrambling to rescue decades of work and look for new studios.
- The New School in Manhattan has laid off 19 full-time faculty and 68 staff members as it confronts a cumulative $160 million structural budget deficit attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic and declining student enrollment.
- A View From the Easel — Stacy Bogdonoff follows artists’ exhibitions around New York City and yearns for more s p a c e.
- Planned Parenthood is hosting a free immersive exhibition about reproductive healthcare, featuring free swag. (Fri June 12–Sat June 13) [Planned Parenthood]
- Hyperallergic contributor Alexis Clements will be talking with graphic novelist Tillie Walden about her new book Charity & Sylvia! (Mon June 15) [nypl.org]
- Brooklyn Creative Reuse is hosting an art supply swap! (Sat June 13) [Brooklyn Creative Reuse]
- Art Retail Therapy in Jackson Heights is opening HOP ON!, a show about NYC trains. (Sat June 13) [artretailtherapy.com]
