art

Sculptor's presence lingers in massive monument
By Ryan Marfurt
November 30, 2011 - 10:53am
The "Wheel," designed by Cort Savage, has been on SU's quad for the past 20 years — all 7,000 pounds of it.

Cort Savage hasn’t returned to the Syracuse University campus since he graduated 20 years ago.

Savage, currently the chair of the art department at Davidson College, received his master of fine arts degree from SU in 1991 and while he hasn’t walked through the school’s quad since graduation, his presence still lingers.

Resting between Hendricks Chapel and the Physics Building is Savage’s “Wheel” — a 7,000-pound wheel-like sculpture 8 feet in diameter and made of concrete, steel and glass. Savage designed it in his second of four years spent at the school.

Christo Gains Federal Approval for Art Project
By Jen Folger
November 8, 2011 - 9:56am
Artist will get the chance to complete his "Over the River" work in Colorado

Federal officials announced Monday they have approved Christo's proposal to suspend miles of fabric over the Arkansas River in Colorado. New York-based artist Christo has been planning and trying to get approval of this project since 1992.

The $50 million project is named "Over the River" and will include eight suspended panel segments. The segments are made of a translucent, silvery fabric than will span 42-miles of the Arkansas River.

Painting Once Looted by Nazis Sells for 40 Million Dollars
By Ryan Johnson
November 6, 2011 - 6:38pm
A 1915 work by Gustav Klimt was returned to the owner's grandson and has sold for more than 40 million dollars at a New York City art auction

In 1915, Gustav Klimt created a painting of an Austrian landscape titled "Litzlberg on the Attersee." According to the Washington Post, the landscape was originally owned by the Austrian iron magnate Viktor Zuckerkandl, which was then passed...

Americana style
By NewsHouse Staff
October 11, 2011 - 1:45pm
New exhibition pairs vintage clothes and furniture.

A new exhibition from Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) pairs original Arts and Crafts Movement furnishings, with an emphasis on those designed by Gustav Stickley, with clothing worn by American women during 1909-1913.

Contest: Submit a Name for Downtown Sculpture, Win $50
By Drew Roberts
September 28, 2011 - 11:29pm
The first-ever Syracuse Public Art Naming Contest is accepting entries until October 2.

Just off Armory Square in Syracuse there is a serpent with a head as tall as a lamp post. It’s big, blue and beautiful; all it needs is a name. That’s where the first-ever Syracuse Public Art Naming Contest comes in. October 2 is the deadline to submit names for the serpent sculpture, located at 350 W. Fayette St. The winning submitter gets a $50 Pastabilities gift card and bragging rights for as long as the serpent stands.

Downtown mural to resurrect memories of canal
By Annie Knox
July 26, 2011 - 9:48am
Volunteers from 40 Below are working on a mural spanning two blocks to remind people of the impact the Erie Canal once had on the Salt City.

A dozen people clad in sandals rolled out baby blue paint onto Erie Boulevard in downtown Syracuse Saturday night between Montgomery and Salina streets, a two-block stretch converted from a fraction of the Erie Canal into dry land less than a century ago.

Approaching 9 p.m., the former national power building shone out down the boulevard, and the fountains bubbled behind public works barriers. To the South, the sky loomed dark and opaque.  

Jerk Magazine awards the trendy, artsy and charitable
By Kaitlin Santanna
April 18, 2011 - 9:35am
On Saturday evening, Jerk Magazine hosted its first, soon-to-be-annual awards show. The magazine honored students and community members who do charitable and creative work but often go unnoticed.

Students dressed in artfully ripped tights, short dresses, and high-heeled boots mingled, nibbling their sushi rolls and finger sandwiches as thumping bass shook the walls of Smith Hall’s basement-turned-trendy-art-gallery.

Welcome to the 1st Annual Jerk Awards & Student Show.

The Jerk magazine staff and more than 100 students gathered on Saturday night to recognize groups and individuals doing “out-of-the-ordinary things” to contribute to their community.

Photos & guide to 30 SU statues
By Julia Terruso
January 20, 2011 - 3:17pm

Syracuse University has more than 30 sculptures and statues on campus.

The works range in date from 1890 to 2005 and in topic from Greek mythology to modern art.

Take a tour of the statues and sculptures on campus with the above map. Zoom out to see statues on South Campus.

 

TED will award $100,000 to photograffeur JR
By Brenda Leung
October 20, 2010 - 11:19am
JR, a Parisian artist, will receive the annual prize worth of $100,000 from TED conference.

TED conference, the California nonprofit brings together people of fields in technology, entertainment and design, planned to give the 2011 TED Prize worth of $100,000 to JR, an anonymous Parisian street artist, who identifies himself by his initials.

Art mirrors life in 'No Child...'
By Diep Tran
September 24, 2010 - 10:08pm
Actress Reenah L. Golden uses her experience as a teaching artist to help her perform 16 roles in "No Child..." -- Syracuse Stage's 38th season opener.

If there’s one thing you can say about actress Reenah L. Golden, it’s that she doesn’t take things for granted. Take the moment she was offered the main role for a Rochester production of the one-woman play, No Child… by Nilaja Sun.