AIM at the Bronx Museum
Posted by currentartevents on July 15, 2009
Living & Dreaming
Through September 13, 2009
Bronx Museum of Arts
1040 Grand Concourse at 165th Street
The Bronx Museum is currently hosting a show featuring the work of 36 young artists who recently completed the museum’s Artist in the Marketplace program. Designed as a sort of prep program for artist, AIM is in the 29th year and has become a highly respected and well-known program.
Below is an excerpt from the NY Times Review by Ken Johnson – click here to read the entire article
Who’s ready for prime time? That is what we might have asked a couple of years ago about “Living and Dreaming,” the Bronx Museum’s annual presentation of works by young artists completing its preparatory program for careers as professionals. The course, Artists in the Marketplace, now in its 29th year, is a series of seminars in the fall and spring that offer advice from established artists, critics, curators, dealers and lawyers.
Some better questions in these trying economic times: Who’s in it for the long haul? Who has the patience, determination and whatever else it takes to keep the faith in the face of minimal encouragement? Of the 36 artists represented, most look as if they could use a few more years of seasoning away from the public eye. But there are a handful who already look like artists worth watching.
