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WNYC's Art Datebook: February 24 - March 2

Thursday, February 24, 2011

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The Black & White Gallery Project Space in Williamsburg will be showing an expansive installation by Isidro Blasco, an artist who blends photography with sculpture. Above, a view of his work 'Aerial.'
Courtesy of the artist and Black & White Gallery/Project Space
The Black & White Gallery Project Space in Williamsburg will be showing an expansive installation by Isidro Blasco, an artist who blends photography with sculpture. Above, a view of his work 'Aerial.'
Blasco's installation at Black & White takes his pieces off the wall and pumps them up to human scale. In this image, his 2011 site-specific work 'The End of Things.'
Courtesy of the artist and Black & White Gallery/Project Space
Blasco's installation at Black & White takes his pieces off the wall and pumps them up to human scale. In this image, his 2011 site-specific work 'The End of Things.'
A sculptural piece by Blasco, part of 'The End of Things' — a work from this year.
Courtesy of the artist and Black & White Gallery/Project Space
A sculptural piece by Blasco, part of 'The End of Things' — a work from this year.
Getting Wordy: At Famous Accounts, in Bushwick, artist Meg Hitchcock has created a labor intensive site-specific install comprised of letters that weave along the walls and the floor of the gallery.
Courtesy of the artist and Famous Accountants
Getting Wordy: At Famous Accounts, in Bushwick, artist Meg Hitchcock has created a labor intensive site-specific install comprised of letters that weave along the walls and the floor of the gallery.
Hitchcock used a copy of the Koran to recreate the entire text of the Book of Revelation — weaving it along the gallery walls.
Courtesy of the artist and Famous Accountants
Hitchcock used a copy of the Koran to recreate the entire text of the Book of Revelation — weaving it along the gallery walls.
On Your Knees Boy: Gallery goers read Hitchcock's text piece at Famous Accountants.
Courtesy of the artist and Famous Accountants
On Your Knees Boy: Gallery goers read Hitchcock's text piece at Famous Accountants.
The only portrait of William Shakespeare believed to have been created in his lifetime is this work, known as the Cobbe portrait (c. 1610) — now on view at the Morgan Library.
Collection of Archbishop Charles Cobbe (1686–1765); Cobbe Collection, Hatchlands Park. Courtesy of the Morgan Library
The only portrait of William Shakespeare believed to have been created in his lifetime is this work, known as the Cobbe portrait (c. 1610) — now on view at the Morgan Library.
It is thought that all future depictions of Shakespeare (many of which were created after his death) were based on Cobbe's depiction, such as this print, from 1623.
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan with the Toovey collection, 1899.
It is thought that all future depictions of Shakespeare (many of which were created after his death) were based on Cobbe's depiction, such as this print, from 1623.
At the Brooklyn Museum: In a tight little exhibit at the Sackler, artist Lorna Simpson creates works inspired by found images. Pictured here, a detail of the work '1957-2009 Interiors.'
Courtesy of the artist and Salon 94, New York, via the Brooklyn Museum of Art
At the Brooklyn Museum: In a tight little exhibit at the Sackler, artist Lorna Simpson creates works inspired by found images. Pictured here, a detail of the work '1957-2009 Interiors.'
A closer detail shot of Simpson's installation at the Brooklyn Museum. The show, titled 'Gathered,' also includes other works of photography and video.
Courtesy of the artist and Salon 94, New York, via the Brooklyn Museum of Art
A closer detail shot of Simpson's installation at the Brooklyn Museum. The show, titled 'Gathered,' also includes other works of photography and video.

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Carolina A. Miranda is a regular contributor to WNYC and blogs about the arts for the station as "Gallerina." In addition to that, she contributes articles on culture, travel and the arts to a variety of national and regional media, including Time, ArtNews, Travel + Leisure and Budget Travel and Florida Travel + Life. She has reported on the burgeoning industry of skatepark design, architectural pedagogy in Southern California, the presence of street art in museums and Lima's burgeoning food scene, among many other subjects. In 2008, she was named one of eight fellows in the USC Annenberg/Getty Arts Journalism Program for her arts and architecture blog C-Monster.net, which has received mentions in the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. In January of 2010, the Times named her one of nine people to follow on Twitter. Got a tip? E-mail her at c [@] c-monster [dot] net

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