New York Crossings

New York is a site of intersection for artists from all around the world, a site of crossings and cultural exchanges. This Theme explores the work of various artists and collectives relating to the time they have spent in New York, either passing through or settled in the city.  Their art practices reflect the sociopolitical realities of the second half of the twentieth century as well as the challenges of living in the city. The intermingling of the various discourses allows new associations and connections and encourages diversified viewpoints to the common urban experience. MoMA as a pivotal point in the city becomes a site of confluence of creative minds, promoting dialogue between the metropolis and global narratives.

“I have to go back to New York. I have no choice”: Interview with Jaime Davidovich (Part 2)

In this interview, recorded a few months before Davidovich’s passing, curator Ana Janevski talks with the Argentine-American artist about his career, his early days in New York City and Cleveland, and his work Tape Wall Project (1970/1988), recently acquired by MoMA. This is the second of two parts. Read the first part of the interview…

Baltic Exile and Emigrant Communities: Hell’s Kitchen Collective in New York

Andra Silapētere introduces two key figures of the Hell’s Kitchen group of Latvian exile artists in New York. The work of the group will be featured in an exhibition at James Gallery of the CUNY Graduate Center as part of a series of exhibitions on Latvian emigrant artistic communities, Portable Landscapes, organized by the Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art.

“I have to go back to New York. I have no choice”: Interview with Jaime Davidovich (Part 1)

In this interview, recorded a few months before Davidovich’s passing, curator Ana Janevski talks with the Argentine-American artist about his career, his early days in New York City and Cleveland, and his work Tape Wall Project (1970/1988), recently acquired by MoMA. This is the first of two parts. Read the second part here. ANA JANEVSKI:…

Moving Forms: Writings on Graphic Notation

Selections by Uesaki Sen and Miki Kaneda; Annotations by Miki Kaneda Graphic scores visibly and sonically changed contemporary music in the late 1950s and ’60s. The new notation unleashed a torrent of fundamental questions about music, sound, and composition: What counts as music? What distinguishes musical sound from non-musical sound? What is the time of…