The Manhattan Project is an exploration of Manhattan as the crucible of late 20th century art. I have created a database (using the Timemap/The Heurist database engine) which maps a timeline of the locations of the studios and residences of Manhattan artists in the 1940s..
In this 1942 photograph we see famous Manhattan émigrés posing in Guggenheim’s gallery on 57th Street.
Left to right front: Stanley William Hayter, Leonora Carrington, Frederick Kiesler, Kurt Seligmann.
Middle: Max Ernst, Amedee Ozenfant, Andre Breton, Fernand Leger, Berenice Abbott
Back: Jimmy Ernst, Peggy Guggenheim, John Ferren, Marcel Duchamp, Piet Mondrian. (photographer unknown)
My database tracks the locations over time of number of artist who lived in Manhattan in the 1940s.
A Screenshot from the Manhattan Painters Heurist database. Above we can see the lifelines of Pollock, Krasner, Duchamp and Mondrian with pivotal events marked on the timeline and Manhattan location on the map.
Below are some paintings exploring the Manhattan theme.
Manhattan Triptych
2013, acrylic on three 120cm X 45cm panels)
Manhattan Four Ways. 2012-13 (work in progress)
Four joined canvases inspired by Manhattan-based painters: Mondrian, Pollock, Rauchenberg and Johns (with maybe a bit of Lichtenstein and Warhol thrown in).
2012-13 (Acrylic on canvas. 4 X 60cm X 30cm)
Manhattan Stencil (left)
On the left is one of the
Manhattan stencils.
Basically the stencils are A4 sheets of paper held together with tape and paint.
Invalid Displayed Gallery