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Everyone at Agora Gallery would like to thank all of the people who so kindly contacted us to ask how we were all doing during and in the wake of Hurricane Irene, and to check that all was well with us and the gallery. We’d like to assure you that we are all well, and that the gallery is completely fine! We’re open as normal this week and, as always, we welcome art enthusiasts to the gallery.
However, we did all have a rather dramatic weekend. The blog seems like a good place to share some of the experience of members of the Agora Gallery staff, so here we go!
The traditional image of artistic creation is of the artist in their studio, working at an easel or walking around a block of material that is going to become a sculpture. Of course, this idea has some truth – there are artists who work just like that. However, it would be a mistake to imagine that this is the only way artists can work. This post is a guest post by Soco Freire, one of Agora Gallery’s talented represented artists, who often works in quite a different way. Her work will be appearing in the collective exhibition at Agora Gallery that begins at the end of November and runs through well into December. The unusual thing about her creative process is that she frequently engages in a process known as ‘live painting’ to create her lively, colorful paintings.
Do you ever wonder what to do and how to act when you visit an art gallery or museum? This may seem like a strange topic for a post, but it continues to surprise me how many people who visit New York feel nervous or a little uncomfortable about taking advantage of the wonderful art museums and galleries that make the city such a vibrant center of the art world.
I don’t think it’s a feature of New York particularly, but rather an astonishingly common source of concern to both art enthusiasts and casual gallery visitors. If you’re someone who might let uncertainty prevent you from checking out the art wherever you may be, it’s time to stop worrying. NYC is a great example of why it’s worth getting over any lingering doubts – [...]
The second section of the High Line opened about two months ago now, and at Agora Gallery we’re very happy about the new addition to the local attraction. In fact, the latest section actually runs from 20th to 30th Street, meaning it passes over 25th very close to where the gallery is located, so we take every opportunity to take a walk along it in preference to taking the normal roads.
The High Line was originally an elevated railway which ran through the meatpacking district so that factories and warehouses could transport their goods easily and safely, avoiding the streets below. It fell into disuse and disrepair back in the 1970s and ‘80s, and for some time represented merely a relic of a time gone by. Thanks to the enthusiasm and [...]
Something a little different for you this week – an art tidbit from Chiara, one of Agora Gallery’s friendly and knowledgeable gallery assistants. Chiara is originally from Italy, and it was in Rome that she achieved her B.A. in Art History, with a special focus on Renaissance art. What an inspiring location! She loves to share her learning with other art lovers, and in this weeks’ post she shares a side of Michelangelo of which few people are aware.
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Everyone knows of Michelangelo (1474- 1564), and everyone knows that he was one of the masters of the Italian Renaissance. Most art lovers also know that he was a genius painter, sculptor and architect and that his drawings are still used nowadays as samples of how to [...]
It’s the month of May, and that means that it is time for the biannual appearance of a new edition of Agora Gallery’s contemporary art magazine, ARTisSpectrum! This is always a source of excitement here at Agora, and this time we’re particularly proud of the cover article of Volume 25, which features the Agora staff and the ways we work together to create successful exhibitions and other achievements. Inspiring artist, writer, keynote speaker and teacher Lynda Pogue spent time at the gallery watching and talking to staff and witnessing firsthand how it all fits together, and the results can be found in the article Synergy of Success.
As always, one of the most fascinating and appealing aspects of the magazine is its collection of artist [...]
