Projects + Events Archive

Presented by The Committee + AKArt featuring Dietmar Busse, Allie Pohl, Janine Gordon, Marielis Seyler, Aiden Simon, Philip Smith, Michael Tharp, Sepideh Salehi + Shadi Yousefian at Site/109, NYC, December 11 - 20, 2014. Opening Reception: Thursday, December 11, 2014, 6-9pm. Works available through January 20, 2015 by contacting info@AKArt.com.

'IDEAL WOMAN' NYC HOLIDAY POP-UP SHOP

Held in conjunction with 'The Photography Show,' presented by The Committee + AKArt at Site/109, 109 Norfolk Street, NYC December 11 - 20, 2014.

ALLIE POHL 'DESIGNER IDEAL WOMAN'

The conceptual LA-based artist will have a large-scale installation from her ‘Ideal Woman’ series on view in Miami, December 2-7, with Black Book Gallery at SCOPE Art Fair in booth F07.

SHAHPOUR POUYAN at UNTITLED.

'Jacob’s Ladder'—a performance by artist Shahpour Pouyan will take place at Nautical Twilight [6pm] on Tuesday, December 2 on the beach terrace of UNTITLED. The performance is presented by Lawrie Shabibi, AKArt, + The Committee, with the support of Alserkal Avenue + The Compleat Sculptor. There also will be an Artist Talk with Pouyan + William Shabibi on Friday, December 5 at 12:30pm, as part of UNTITLED. TALKS.

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SEAN FADER #WISHINGPELT at PULSE Sean Fader's #WISHINGPELT, created specifically for PULSE Contemporary Art Fair's PULSE Projects, featured elements which played with aspects of the commercial arena of the art fair + the greater art market and featured #WISHINGPELT Couture: A Lucky Chest Hair Necklace + Lucky Chest Hair T-Shirt. May 8-11, 2014

PRIVATE TOURS OF FRIEZE NY FOR CULTUREHORDE AKArt led private guided tours for CultureHorde members at the invitation-only vernissage of Frieze New York May 8, 2014

PHILIP SMITH in BAM AUCTION The artist's 'Polite Applause' was featured in the 10th Annual BAM Art Auction, on Artsy—and on view at White Box Art Center—with proceeds benefitting BAM Visual Art May 3–5, 2014

HARUSH SHLOMO FEATURED IN THE INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE CENTER 23rd Annual Lifetime Achievement Award Gala Exhibition 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Judy Pfaff + Ursula von Rydingsvard Wednesday, April 30, 2014

JORDAN EAGLES: BLOOD DUST Solo Exhibition at the Boston Center for the Arts, April 25 - June 29, 2014

BAHAR BEHBAHANI + ART IN GENERAL SPRING GALA Featuring Bahar Behbahani's 'Slurry Glory' Gala chaired by Roya Khadjavi Heidari, honoring Lisa Dennison + Phong Bui, with words by Jennifer Blei Stockman + Chuck Close and Silent + Paddle8 Auction Tuesday, April 22, 2014

BROOKLYN CREATIVE LEAGUE THE GALLERY@BCL MEMBER SHOW Featuring work by Michael Benvenga, Danny Cooper, Matt Easton, Carrie Harvey, Michelle Krochmal, Lisa Mann, Anders Ramsey, John Tebeau + Hannah Tinti April 21 - June 22, 2014

JORDAN EAGLES at LAMONTAGNE GALLERY, BOSTON Presentation of new work in LaMontagne Gallery Project Room April 12 - May 17, 2014

HARUSH SHLOMO + PHILIP SMITH in THE FABERGÉ BIG EGG HUNT Event + Auction Benefitting Studio in a School + Elephant Family The Fabergé Big Egg Hunt: April 1 - 18 Paddle8 Online Auction: April 1 - 26 Sotheby's Live + Silent Auction: April 22

HARUSH SHLOMO 'ROUND THE CORNER' Featured exclusively on Sotheby's Preferred Offered exclusively to Sotheby's Preferred members in conjunction with Sotheby's Futurism + Design sale March 24 - July 1

SHAHPOUR POUYAN: PTSD Solo exhibition at Lawrie Shabibi, Dubai, of new sculptures and drawings, curated by Murtaza Vali March 17 - April 22, 2014

PHILIP SMITH IN 'DRAWING ON DIFFERANCE: AN AMBITION' Group exhibition curated by Saul Ostrow and Lidija Slavkovic at Studio Vendome March 12 - April 19, 2014

BAHAR BEHBAHANI in WOMEN—EXPERIMENTAL FILMS The Shed presents a film screening of Suspended in celebration of Women’s Day, with 14 films programmed by Roberta Bonisson, March 8, 2014

LI-LAN: FIVE DECADES at JASON MCCOY GALLERY In celebration of 'Li-lan: Five Decades'—an exhibition of key works from the past 50 years by the acclaimed American painter—at Jason McCoy Gallery, the artist gathered with friends and fans, as well as Carter Ratcliff—author of the recently published first major monograph on Li-lan, 'The Art of Li-lan: A World Achieved.' April 3-25, 2014

JORDAN EAGLES 'BLOOD ILLUMINATIONS' enveloped the lobby and all five theaters for the premiere of Jim Jarmusch's Only Lovers Left Alive at Sunshine Cinema, April 1, 2014

MARYLYN DINTENFASS ARMORY VIP PROGRAM EVENT Private studio event for the collaboration with Architect Aida Miron; Photographer + Videographer Theo Cote; Technologist, Michael Tamburro; and Visual + Sound Artist Paul Kerin, entitled CEASELESS COLLABORATION March 8, 2014

SPRING/BREAK Art Show Curated for the 3rd annual curator-driven art fair SPRING/BREAK Art Show, Tracy Causey-Jeffery of Causey Contemporary and Amy Kisch of AKArt Advisory present a group exhibition exploring the 21st-century dilemma of the fabrication of human/nature, March 4 - 9, 2014

MELISSA MURRAY in TRAVERSE Melissa Murray's mixed media works featured in "Traverse"—a dual exhibition with Erica Stoller, on view at A.I.R. Gallery through March 2 + in SPRING/BREAK Art Show March 4-9, 2014

THE ART OT LI-LAN: A WORLD ACHIEVED Book Signing with Li-lan + Author Carter Ratcliff at Rizzoli Bookstore, NYC, February 27, 2014

JORDAN EAGLES BAR 1-9 On view at the Martha and Robert Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art at the University of Memphis through February 28, 2014

MARIELIS SEYLER in AUSTRIA + NYC The artist's work is featured in TWENTY-FIVE, a group exhibition held in conjunction with the 25th anniversary of the photography organization, FLUSS in the Castle Wolkerdorf, Austria February 15 - March 23, 2014

JORDAN EAGLES "Thresholds: Part Two" group show at the Museum of Contemporary Religious Art (MOCRA), Saint Louis University, February 16 - May 18, 2014

CRITICAL DIALOGUES: BAHAR BEHBAHANI The multi-discipline artist discussed chronic displacement, the beauty of resistance + documentation as an aesthetic form in CRITICAL DIALOGUES: BAHAR BEHBAHANI, a public talk at Tyler School of Art, Temple University, January 29, 2014

KEVIN BOURGEOIS The artist's graphite and record album mixed media "Equinox" series featured in the 'MIA in MIA' music-based exhibition at Lyons Wier Gallery, January 1-29, 2014

JEFF TSE: CATALYST Group Exhibition Gallery Route One, Point Reyes, CA January 17 - February 9, 2014

PHILIP SMITH: SIGN LANGUAGE An Evening with Philip Smith Jason McCoy Gallery, NY December 18, 2013

DROP DEAD GORGEOUS + TOXIC BEAUTY Book Launch + Panel Discussion Marylyn Dintenfass Studio, NY December 17, 2013

SHOJA AZARI: FAKE: IDYLLIC LIFE Panel Discussion moderated by Amy Kisch Leila Heller Gallery, NY December 13, 2013

JEFF TSE: CREATED FROM CHAOS Solo Exhibition Brooklyn Creative League, NY December 11, 2013 - February 18, 2014

MICHELLE LOPEZ: BLUE ANGEL Public Art Commission Opening Art Public Project Art Basel Miami Beach December 2013

PHILIP SMITH: DRAWING ON HABIT Group Exhibition UNTITLED Art Fair Miami December 5 – 8, 2013

KEVIN BOURGEOIS: SOUND/VISION MIAMI Group Exhibition Aqua Art Miami December 3 – 8, 2013

PHILIP SMITH: SIGN LANGUAGE + ON ART Private Guided Tours Jason McCoy Gallery, NY November 12 + 13, 2013

PHILIP SMITH: SIGN LANGUAGE Solo Exhibition Jason McCoy Gallery, NY November 7 – December 20, 2013

TIM WILLIS: ROCKAWAY BEACH BRANCH Solo Exhibition Brooklyn Creative League, NY November 5 - December 11, 2013

JORDAN EAGLES: SKIN/DEEP Group Exhibition William Turner Gallery, CA November 2 – December 14, 2013

ARTS GOWANUS: MARKETING FOR ARTISTS Workshop with Amy Kisch Brooklyn, NY October 28, 2013

HOW TO DO THINGS WITH HAIR Group Exhibition with Sean Fader The Jam Jar, Dubai October 26 – December 2, 2013

CURATE NYC TOP 150 Group Exhibition New York, NY October 24 – November 2, 2013

JORDAN EAGLES: ARTWALK NY Live + Paddle8 Auction New York, NY October 29, 2013