"Regarding Warhol: 60 Artists, 50 Years" - Exploring Andy Warhol's Influence on Contemporary Art

A new exhibition called "Regarding Warhol: Sixty Artists, Fifty Years" recently opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The exhibit shows the enormity of Andy Warhol's influence on contemporary art. Forty-five works by Warhol are juxtaposed with one hundred works by some sixty other artists. The exhibition depicts how the other artists responded to Warhol's pioneering work. The exhibit runs through the end of 2012.

Yayoi Kusama Retrospective Exhibition at the Whitney Museum

Video from the Whitney Museum website featuring Kusama’s Fireflies on the Water on view in the Lobby Gallery.

Yayoi Kusama is one of Japan's most prominent contemporary artists. Her best known works of art involve the use of dense patterns of polka dots and nets, as well as her intense, large-scale environments. Kusama works in a  wide variety of media, including sculpture, painting, drawing, photography, film, performance, and immersive installation. A new retrospective of Kusama's artworks is now on exhibit at the Whitney Museum. The exhibition includes the enchanting "Fireflies on the Water", an installation of lights, mirrors, and water. Timed tickets are required to experience this particular exhibit. Born in Japan in 1929, Kusama came to the United States in 1957 and quickly became part of the New York avant-garde. She has returned to her native country where she continues to be a prolific contemporary artist.

Armory Art Show - Modern and Contemporary at Piers 92 and 94

The Armory Art Show is a major international contemporary and modern art fair that draws thousands of the art industry's top collectors, curators and museum directors at Pier 92 and Pier 94 on the far west side of Manhattan. Last night, the 2012 edition of the show opened. This "boutique-style" art show, now in its 14th year features artworks presented by 120 exhibitors. A good combination of different kinds of art characterizes this event. Pier 92 shows historically significant Modern art, which generally encompasses styles extending from the late 1800s to the 1970s including Cubism, Surrealism and Expressionism, among others, with prints by famous artists such as Pablo Picasso and Chuck Close. Pier 94 features Contemporary art, generally defined as having been produced after World War II. Post-modern and avant-garde installations make up the bulk of the pier. This year, Scandinavian art is also represented in a new section called "Armory Focus: The Nordic Countries." In one section where works by Scandinavian artists are on display, there's a section called "free stuff" where free posters are available. "Within the lounge are artist multiples or posters created by the artists presented here and they're all free. So you can come by here and put together a collection of about 15 different artists," says Armory Show founder Paul Morris. The show runs through March 11. Admission is $30, or $60 for the full four days.